On December 9, 2015, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2015-29234, authorizing the Administration to enter into negotiations and further authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Professional Services Agreement with the firm of Savino Miller Design Studio, P.A., (Consultant), to provide professional services for the planning, design, bid, award and construction administration of the Bayshore Park, former Par 3 (Project). On May 19, 2016, a professional services agreement was executed in the amount of $933,465.

The site of the Project was previously a golf course and is being developed as a passive community park. The project scope includes site contamination remediation, a central lake, stormwater infrastructure to capture the stormwater runoff from the adjacent neighborhood, open meadows, informal open play field areas; site grading and drainage, pavilion, six (6) courts marked for tennis and pickleball, lighting system for the courts, restroom facilities, children’s playground, dog park, pathways, pathway lighting, vita course and a fitness cluster, butterfly garden, linear water feature, parking lot, and park identification signs. The passive park will preserve the landmark specimen trees and pastoral spaces and have extensive tree planting, landscaping, and irrigation system. The Project includes abandoning and replacing the existing water and sanitary sewer force mains with a new 20-inch water main and a 30-inch force main.

On January 26, 2018, the Mayor and City Commission approved Amendment No.1, in the amount of $32,295, for design revisions reducing and reconfiguring the lake, the removal of the parking lot from the west side of the property, increased parking along Pinetree Drive, and reconfiguration of the walkway and jogging path.

On May 16, 2018, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2018-30291 approving Amendment No. 2, in the amount of $35,698, for additional Architectural and Engineering Design Services associated with the site changes which occurred due to Hurricane Irma debris storage and removal operation.

On September 12, 2018, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2018-30492 approving Amendment No. 3, in the amount of $126,781, for additional Architectural and Engineering Design Services associated with the incorporation of resilient and sustainable strategies, including installation of the infrastructure to retain and store a portion of the stormwater runoff from the adjacent neighborhood, into the central lake at the Bayshore Park.

On April 10, 2019, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2019-30764 approving Amendment No. 4 in the amount of $50,100, for additional coordination with DRER.

On June 24, 2020, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2020-31291 approving Amendment No. 5 in the amount of $122,041 for additional services associated with the implementation of resilient and sustainable elements and additional monitoring and reporting requirements by DRER for the project.

On December 14, 2022, the Mayor and City Commission awarded the construction contract and
construction is anticipated to commence in spring of 2023. The consultant evaluated the post design services scope in their current contract and requested to amend their contract to account for the additional post design services that is needed during construction. The additional services are due to the extended construction duration from twelve (12) to twenty-two (22) months, increased complexity in the park scope of work, DRER contamination remediation monitoring and reporting requirements during construction and the special inspections required by the City of Miami Beach Building Department for the park’s structural elements.

Additionally, the City of Miami Beach Police Department has requested incorporating the CCTV security system infrastructure into the park. The scope of the additional work is to coordinate with the police department’s consultant during the CCTV security system design, develop the infrastructure design drawings and obtain City of Miami Beach Building Department permit.

The consultant provided a fee proposal in the amount of $554,993.30 for additional services needed during construction. City staff has reviewed the proposal and has found it to be fair and reasonable.

Amendment No. 6 (Exhibit A) in the amount of $554,993.30 will revise the total contract amount, to a total of $1,855,372.95.