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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager | | | DATE: | October 16, 2019 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING, AS A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-367(D) OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, THE
PURCHASE OF UTILITY SERVICES FROM FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT
(FPL), FOR THE PREPARATION OF A DETAILED DESIGN AND BINDING
ESTIMATE FOR THE RELOCATION OF OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINES
AND ASSOCIATED POWER POLES AT THE SITE OF THE FUTURE 72ND
STREET COMMUNITY CENTER AT 263-299 72ND STREET (CITY PARKING
LOT NO. 92), IN THE AMOUNT OF $154,180; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A LETTER
AGREEMENT WITH FPL, SUBJECT TO FORM APPROVAL BY CITY
ATTORNEY.
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| On July 31, 2019, the City Commission directed staff to proceed with the completion of the feasibility study and commence the preparation of the Design Criteria Package for the 72 Street Community Center project. To that end, City staff and the design criteria professional have commenced meeting with project stakeholders to discuss and refine project requirements.
Existing overhead FPL transmission lines currently bi-sect the site (Attachment A). These lines are supported by utility poles located within the existing parking lot, and cross 72 and 73 street.
The feasibility study looked at the option of relocating the transmission lines and determined that this would provide the eventual design builder with more design flexibility in the siting of the structures, and increased efficiency of design. This in turn will allow the design-build firms greater design creativity, and potentially develop unique solutions which may more cohesively address the project site.
City staff met with FPL to discuss the relocation of the FPL transmission lines. FPL has provided a non-binding preliminary estimate with two (2) options (Attachment B). The first option assumes a commitment by the City after November 1, 2019, at a cost of $1,583,600, with the FPL construction work taking place in 2021. The second option assumes a commitment prior to November 1, 2019. The estimated cost for this option is $1,028,600, saving the City $555,000 through reductions in FPL planned system hardening, with FPL construction commencing in September 2020.
In addition, FPL has provided an alternative which proposes undergrounding the overhead lines, but cannot, at this time, provide a cost estimate or construction timeline, as it would require additional engineering. FPL estimates that the underground alternative has a cost range of ten to fifteen times greater than the non-binding cost options for the relocation.
As a result of the potential benefits to the project in design flexibility and increased opportunity for site development, and increased efficiency of design, this resolution seeks to approve the payment to FPL for the non-refundable deposit amount required by FPL prior to the preparation of the required engineering, design and binding, detailed cost estimate for the relocation of the overhead lines
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| | | | | | | | | Account(s) | 391-0820-061357-26-410-546-00-00-00-21719 | Amount(s) | $154,180 |
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION
| | The Administration recommends that the City Commission approve the resolution. |
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| | | | | | | | Applicable Area
| | North Beach |
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| | | | | | | | | Is this a Resident Right to Know item? | | Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds? | | | Yes | | Yes | |
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