On November 6, 2018, Miami Beach residents voted to approve a $439 million General Obligation Bond Program to revitalize public spaces, public structures and enhance public security for the future of Miami Beach.
The North Shore Youth Center was identified as part of the General Obligation Bond program to be enhanced with the installation of a 500 kW generator as well as a number of ancillary items such as the automatic transfer switch, enclosure, fuel system and concrete base. The Project procured via the Gordian Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) was awarded to Team Contracting Inc. an eligible contractor under the Sourcewell IQC Contract No. FL-SEA-GC04-041019-TCI. The installation of the generator will allow the North Shore Youth Center to function as a City designated Emergency Operations Activation (EOA) in the event of a storm or other catastrophe that results in loss of power to the facility.
The Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a contracting methodology that enables facility owners to expedite and accomplish a large number of repairs, maintenance and construction projects with a single, competitively bid contract with pre-established pricing for most construction activities.
On February 21, 2014 the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee (the Committee) endorsed a recommendation by the Administration to reintroduce this efficient process of project delivery to the City, to begin utilizing the Gordian Group's indefinite quantity contract (IQC), alternatively known as JOC, for construction services to expedite the delivery of construction or maintenance projects under $250,000, or for emergency projects, as approved by the City Manager.
Sourcewell, formally known as National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), a national cooperative that bids contracts aggregating the spend volume of agencies across the country, has awarded Contract No. #071415-GGI for IQC construction services to the Gordian Group. The NJPA contract with the Gordian Group includes a number of contractors prequalified to provide services to the City pursuant to the contract under an IQC pre-priced methodology.
In the interest of time, the City has chosen to expedite the Project and utilize the IQC process to procure the necessary construction services for the Project.
Through the IQC process, Team Contracting, Inc. (“Contractor”) was identified as the most qualified and experienced contractor to complete the identified scope utilizing the Sourcewell IQC Contract No. 071415-GGI to procure the necessary construction services. The City and the Gordian Group met with the Contractor to review the scope for the Project. After negotiations, the Contractor submitted a bid proposal, utilizing the Catalog in the amount of $502,117.49 for the Project plus an Owner’s project contingency of $80,000.00, for the total amount of $582,117.49.
The cost proposal is currently being reviewed and analyzed by the engineer of record, staff, and the Gordian Group to negotiate final cost. Therefore, the Administration believes that it is in the City’s best interest to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the work order with Team Contracting, Inc., in the amount of $582,117.49 including an Owner’s contingency with previously appropriated funding for the installation of emergency generator at the North Shore Youth Center, pursuant to the competitively bid Sourcewell Cooperative Contract for Construction Services, formerly known as National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA).