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PUBLIC NOTICE/ADVERTISEMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NO. 42-03/04 FOR ENGINEERING, URBAN DESIGN, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOR DESIGN, BID AND AWARD AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR THE BISCAYNE POINT RIGHT OF WAY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. The Biscayne Point Right of Way (ROW) Infrastructure Improvement Project is a $7.38 million infrastructure project which includes the restoration and enhancement of an urban, mixed use, residential (single and multi-family) neighborhood’s hardscape, including roadway, sidewalk, curb and gutter, landscape, streetscape irrigation, lighting, potable water, and storm drainage infrastructure as needed. This project is funded through a combination of General Obligation and Water and Stormwater Bonds. The purpose of issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is to obtain qualifications from professional firms with the capability and experience to provide professional engineering, urban design, and landscape architecture services for design, bid and award, and construction administration of urban streetscape improvements in the Biscayne Point Neighborhood in Miami Beach. Planning efforts were previously completed by another Consultant and is documented in the City Commission approved Biscayne Point Basis of Design Report dated October 15, 2003. Sealed qualifications will be received until 3:00 PM on December 17, 2004, at the following address: City of Miami Beach City Hall Procurement Division -- Third Floor 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Any response received after 3:00 PM on December 17, 2004 will be returned to the consultant unopened. The responsibility for submitting qualifications before the stated time and date is solely the responsibility of the consultant. The City will not be responsible for delays caused by mail, courier service, including U.S. Mail, or any other occurrence. A Pre-RFQ Submission Meeting is scheduled for December 3, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at the following address: City of Miami Beach City Hall Fourth Floor City Manager’s Small Conference Room 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida. Attendance or telephone call-in is encouraged and recommended as a source of information but is not mandatory. Consultants interested in participating in the pre-RFQ submission meeting must follow these steps: (1) Dial the TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1-800-915-8704 (Toll-free North America) (2) Enter the MEETING NUMBER: *2659980* (note that number is preceded and followed by the star (*) key). The City of Miami Beach reserves the right to accept any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Miami Beach, or waive any informality in any proposal. The City of Miami Beach may also reject any and all proposals. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS RFQ IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS, WHICH MAY BE FOUND ON THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH WEBSITE: http://www.miamibeachfl.gov/newcity/depts/purchase/bidintro.asp •CONE OF SILENCE -- ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3378 •CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS -- RESOLUTION NO. 2000-23879. •DEBARMENT PROCEEDINGS -- ORDINANCE NO. 2000-3234. •PROTEST PROCEDURES -- ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3344. •LOBBYIST REGISTRATION AND DISCLOSURE OF FEES -- ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3363,
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