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NTPC AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION:

August 17, 2026

PRE-SUBMITTAL PROJECT BRIEFING TO BE HELD:

(While attendance is not mandatory, interested parties are encouraged to attend. The person responsible for submitting a proposal in INFORMS is strongly encouraged to attend.)

August 24, 2026, at 11:00 AM (Local Time) 111 NW 1st Street, 19th Floor, Main Conference Room

Miami, Florida

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF QUESTIONS:

August 28, 2026, AT 2:00 P.M. (Local Time)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CONTACT FOR THIS SOLICITATION:

Caryn Mautner, A/E Consultant Selection Coordinator Strategic Procurement Department (SPD)

111 NW 1st Street, Suite 1920, Miami, Florida 33128 Telephone: (305) 375-3094

E-mail: Caryn.Mautner@miamidade.gov

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS:

September 21, 2026, AT 2:00 P.M. (Local Time)

The County Mayor, Miami-Dade County (County), pursuant to Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, Sections 2-8.1 and 2-10.4 of the County Code, Implementing Order 3-34 and 3-39 announces that the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) is seeking four (4) A/E consultants to provide Professional Services in engineering, planning services, and technical personnel.

For the purpose of preparing and submitting a Proposal, the following shall be the order of precedence:

1. Addenda to the Notice to Professional Consultants (NTPC)

2. Notice to Professional Consultants (NTPC)

3. Draft Professional Services Agreement (PSA)

4. Referenced Codes and Standards

It is the policy of Miami-Dade County that all elected and appointed County officials and County employees shall adhere to the Public Service Honor Code (Honor Code). The Honor Code consists of minimum standards regarding the responsibilities of all public servants in the County. Violation of any

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA

NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS (NTPC)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS (DTPW)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR PLANNING SERVICES

STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT (SPD) PROJECT NO. E23TP11

Page 2 of 35 NTPC_INFORMS Rev 07/09/2026 of the mandatory standards may result in enforcement action. See, Implementing Order (“ I.O. “7-7).

Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 287.05701, Proposers are hereby notified that the County will not request documentation of, or consider, the social, ideological or political interests of a Proposer when determining if a Proposer is a responsible vendor nor will the County give preference to a Proposer based on the Proposer’s social, ideological or political interests. Therefore, nothing in this NTPC shall in any way be utilized to request documentation relating to or authorizing consideration of a Proposer's social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the Proposer is a responsible vendor or to give a preference to a Proposer based on the Proposer's social, political, or ideological interests.

Nothing in this NTPC is intended to support, implement or advance a net zero policy, require any Proposer, contractor or person to support a net zero policy, or provide a procurement or purchasing preference for a product or vendor on the basis that the procurement or purchase of such product or from such vendor will advance or support a net zero policy as “net zero policy” is defined in section 377.816, F.S., as may be amended from time to time, or in any way violate any applicable provision of section 377.816, F.S.

THE SELECTED FIRM MUST PROVIDE UNDISPUTED AUDITS OF THE TEAM’S INDIRECT COST

RATES, CONDUCTED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

COST PRINCIPLES CONTAINED IN THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 31.

HOWEVER, IN THE CASE OF A TASK INVOLVING A VERY SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNT, THE

COUNTY MAY NEGOTIATE CONSULTANT FEES BASED ON THE COUNTY’S COST AND PRICE

ANALYSIS. UNDISPUTED AUDITED RATES MUST BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTRACT

ESTIMATION, NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION AND CONTRACT PAYMENT. THIS

REQUIREMENT APPLIES TO PRIME CONSULTANTS AS WELL AS SUB-CONSULTANTS.

The following project specific documents may be requested from the A/E Consultant Selection Coordinator denoted above as they become available: Selection Committee Appointment Memoranda, Pre-Submittal Project Briefing Attendance List, List of Respondents, Schedule of Presentations as applicable, and Evaluation Meeting Tabulation Sheets showing final rankings.

PURSUANT TO REVISIONS TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IMPLEMENTING ORDER 3-39, THE

EVALUATION CRITERIA, TIE BREAKING PROCEDURES, AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

AMONGST OTHERS HAVE CHANGED.

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http://www.miamidade.gov/aopdfdoc/aopdf/pdffiles/IO7-7.pdf https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2023/0287.05701 https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1217/BillText/er/PDF https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1217/BillText/er/PDF

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 1.0 PROCEDURES AND SCOPE OF SERVICES………………………………….………... 5

DIVISION 2.0 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.…………………………………………………….……25

2.1 Format and Contents

2.2 Submittal Requirements

2.3 Postponement/Cancellation

2.4 Costs Incurred by Proposers

DIVISION 3.0 EVALUATION/SELECTION PROCESS………………………………………..……..30

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Selection Process

3.3 Proposal Evaluation

3.4 Negotiations

ATTACHMENTS:

RFP/A&E/DB Proposal Submittal Form

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4

1.5 1.6 1.7

1.8

1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13

1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17

Definitions Notice of Electronic Bidding Scope of Services and Terms A/E Technical Certification Requirements Contract Measure(s) Teaming Restrictions Pre-Qualification and Technical Certification Requirements Reporting of Subconsultants Payment Via the County’s Web-Based System Business Management Workforce System (BMWS) Additional Information/Addenda NTPC Availability Applicable Legislation Cone of Silence Communications and Submittal of Additional Information Intentionally Omitted Confidential Information Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) Draft Professional Services Agreement

1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26

1.27 1.28

1.29 1.30 1.31

1.32 1.33

Sustainable Building / Infrastructure Program Vendor Registration Public Entity Crimes Lobbyist Contingency Fees Intentionally Omitted Energy Efficient Building Property Deduction Scrutinized Companies Listing of Subcontractors Required Access Statement for Notices of Public Meetings and Department Publications Sea Level Rise Public Records and Contracts for Services Performed on Behalf of Miami-Dade County Team Composition Rights of Protest Listing of Subconsultants Via the County’s Web-Based Business Management Workforce System (BMWS) Inspector General Reviews E-Verify Requirement

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Miami-Dade County Letter of Qualifications (LOQ) Lobbyist Registration Affidavit SPD Form No. 9 Fair Subcontracting Policies A/E Experience & Qualification/Preference/Reference Form Contractor Due Diligence Affidavit E-Verify Affidavit Attachment “A” Draft Professional Services Agreement (PSA) Exhibit “A” Federal Requirements and Provisions and Forms:

• Miami-Dade County Buy America Certificate of Compliance

• Certificate Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters

• Lobbying Certification

• State for Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance

• Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Exhibit “B” Appendix of Miami-Dade Affidavits and Forms:

• Criminal Record Affidavit

• Florida Statutes of Public Entity Crimes Exhibit “C” Travel Request Form Exhibit “D” Reimbursable Expenses Exhibit “E” Maximum Rates Exhibit “F” Detailed Scope of Work

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DIVISION 1.0 PROCEDURES AND SCOPE OF SERVICES

1.1 DEFINITIONS

The following definitions, as well as additional terms necessary for understanding the provisions of this solicitation, are defined in Implementing Order (“I.O.”) 3-39. Subject legislation may be obtained via the internet at www.miamidade.gov, or from the Clerk of the Board (COB); refer to Division 2.2 for COB location.

a) A/E: Architectural and engineering.

b) A/E Consultant Selection Coordinator: The person designated by the County as the primary contact for this solicitation, whose name appears on the cover of this NTPC. Synonymous with the term “Contracting Officer”.

c) BCC: Board of County Commissioners.

d) BMWS: Business Management & Workforce System: Shall refer to the County’s web-based system used to report all Miami-Dade County A/E, Design-Build and Construction contracts awarded and payments to Prime(s) and Subconsultants/Subcontractors.

e) COB: Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners.

f) County: shall refer to Miami-Dade County, Florida.

g) CSC: Competitive Selection Committee. As defined in Section 2-10.4 (5) of the Code, the committee appointed by the County Mayor or County Mayor’s designee to evaluate qualifications and performance of the firms requesting consideration for the specific project, and select the most qualified firm (s) to perform the services.

h) Consultant: Respondent that receives an award of a contract, from the County, as a result of this solicitation. Consultant is also synonymous with the term “prime consultant”.

i) Contract: Synonymous with the term “agreement.” An agreement refers to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA).

j) Experience and Qualifications: An aptitude and knowledge/familiarity factor which shall be considered by the appointed CSC during the evaluation process.

k) INFORMS: Integrated Financial Resources Management System: shall refer to the technology utilized to track budget, procurement (including soliciting and receiving bids through the Strategic Sourcing module), as well as human resources, and financial operations for the County.

l) LOQ: Letter of Qualifications. A two-page document identified in this NTPC, which will be utilized by Miami-Dade County to obtain information from A/E firms about their qualifications. Subject LOQ is required to be submitted on or before the deadline for receipt of proposals.

m) Non-Responsive: Term utilized to identify a proposer, who in the County’s sole http://www.miamidade.gov/

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n) NTPC: Notice to Professional Consultants. A document soliciting professional A/E services. Subject document contains scope description, technical certification requirements, applicable contract measures, data sheets (forms to be completed and submitted as part of the proposal), and submission dates.

o) Strategic Procurement Department (“SPD”) which serves as the centralized department for the purchase of goods, services, including professional architectural /engineering services under the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act(“CCNA”), Sec. 287.055, Fla. Stat. and capital projects by the County, its agencies and instrumentalities.

p) Preference: Term utilized to identify positive evaluation consideration granted, by the appointed CSC, to consultants demonstrating favored experience, as denoted in Section 1.3, Scope of Services.

q) Pre-Qualification Certification: An annual certification process required of all firms providing A/E, landscape architectural, land surveying and mapping professional services pursuant to Miami-Dade County professional services agreements.

r) Project: Shall mean that fixed capital outlay study or planning activity as defined in Section 2-10.4(1) (e) (1) and (2), of the Code.

s) Proposer: The person, firm, business entity, or organization submitting a response to this solicitation. Term is synonymous with the words “submitter” and/or “respondent.”

t) PSA: Professional Services Agreement. Synonymous with the term “contract.”

u) Qualifier: A full-time professional employee of the firm whose project references comply with the specific Technical Category requirements and are listed on the Technical Certification Form 2 on file with Miami-Dade County.

v) Responsive: Term utilized to identify a proposer who, in the County’s sole discretion, has complied with all the material requirements outlined in the solicitation, as applicable.

w) SBD: Small Business Development, a division of the Strategic Procurement Department.

x) Technical Certification: Comprehensive review by the County Technical Certification Committee affirming a firm’s eligibility to provide professional services to the County in various technical categories.

1.2 NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC BIDDING

This NTPC is being solicited electronically through the INFORMS. Electronic bids are to be submitted through a secure mailbox at INFORMS (https://supplier.miamidade.gov) until the date and time indicated in this Solicitation document. It is the sole responsibility of the Proposer to ensure their proposal reaches INFORMS before the Solicitation closing date https://supplier.miamidade.gov/

Page 7 of 35 NTPC_INFORMS Rev 07/09/2026 and time. There is no cost to the Proposer to submit a proposal in response to a Miami- Dade County solicitation via INFORMS. Electronic proposal submissions require the uploading of electronic attachments and Proposers must CONFIRM their proposal (acknowledge) in order for the proposal to be received by the County through INFORMS.

The submission of attachments containing embedded documents or proprietary file extensions is prohibited. All proposals received and time stamped through the County’s INFORMS system, prior to the proposal submittal deadline shall be accepted as timely submitted. If you submit your Proposal and subsequently an Addendum is issued, failure to resubmit the Proposal by clicking on the “Submit Bid” button, after acknowledging Addenda or making any edits to your Proposal in INFORMS, will result in your Proposal not being received by the County. The circumstances surrounding all proposals received and time stamped after the proposal submittal deadline will be evaluated by the procuring department in consultation with the County Attorney’s Office to determine whether the proposal will be accepted as timely. Proposals will be opened promptly at the time and date specified. The responsibility for submitting a proposal on or before the stated time and date is solely and strictly the responsibility of the Proposer.

The County will in no way be responsible for delays caused by technical difficulty or caused by any other occurrence. All expenses involved with the preparation and submission of proposals to the County, or any work performed in connection therewith, shall be borne by the Proposer(s). For information concerning technical specifications please utilize the question/answer feature provided by INFORMS at https://supplier.miamidade.gov within the solicitation. If there are any questions regarding INFORMS, please contact INFORMS

Support at 305-375-5773 or email: ISD-VSS@miamidade.gov.

Proposers are encouraged to access the link below to assist with submission of responses to the Solicitation:

https://www.miamidade.gov/technology/library/informs/job-aid/submit-a-bid.pdf

No part of your proposal can be submitted via HARDCOPY, EMAIL, OR FAX, unless otherwise expressly directed by the solicitation documents.

1.3 SCOPE OF SERVICES AND TERMS

DTPW requires four (4) Non-exclusive Professional Services Agreements (PSA) to provide professional services in engineering, planning services, and technical personnel on a work order basis, to supplement the Transportation Planning and Policy Division staff. The selected Consultants will provide planning services including but not limiting to: grants administration, infrastructure planning, multimodal planning, service planning, scheduling, and passenger amenities. The Scope of Services also includes the development, implementation, and evaluation of transportation projects for systems planning, multimodal planning, Vision Zero, freight planning, Enhanced Transit Amenities Program, policy planning, corridor planning, feasibility planning, master planning, environmental planning, Project Development and Environmental studies, public participation and community partnership coordination, grant application and administrative support, federal, state and regional planning, and other miscellaneous services. The Consultant shall utilize professional project management and quality assurance/quality control practices under this

PSA.

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DTPW may request Consultant(s) services on an as needed basis through the issuance of Work Orders for the required work to be performed and the estimated fees to be paid for the services authorized pursuant to the Scope of Services. Services to be provided by the Consultant(s) will be initiated and completed as directed by DTPW’s Project Manager for each assignment authorized under the PSA.

The County intends to retain four (4) qualified consultant/team of firms for four (4) Non- Exclusive Professional Services Agreement (PSA), each with an effective term of five (5) years with the option for a two (2) year extension, or until depletion of the funds allocated to pay for the cost of the services described in the PSA, and each with an estimated contract amount of $15,000,000, inclusive of any contingencies and dedicated allowances.

The following rotational methodology will be used by Department of Transportation and Public Works when assigning work to the awarded A/E firms for this project. These factors will be evaluated by the staff and presented to the Director’s designee for their approval.

• Previous work assigned

• Capabilities of the team

• Schedule(s)

• Familiarity with the location and infrastructure

• Conflicts of Interest and Conflicts of Interest mitigation

No minimum amount of work or compensation is promised to the retained consultants.

The County reserves the right to re-use the work products of the retained consultant(s) and to retain other consultants to provide the same or similar services at its sole discretion.

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:

The Prime and/or Subconsultants are preferred to have knowledge of funding strategies/financial planning specifically related to transit services and operations, and preferred experience with Civic engagement/public involvement with proven success and expertise in developing and analyzing surveys. Proficiency in graphic design and overall content management is also preferred.

For the Prime:

a) The prime consultant should demonstrate experience with two (2) previously designed projects with similar scope in their respective categories, within the last ten (10) years.

For the Subconsultants:

a) The subconsultants should demonstrate experience with two (2) projects of similar scope in their respective categories, within the last ten (10) years.

The expertise must be met by a qualified individual(s) of the prime and/or sub-consultant firm(s), as applicable. The experience must be demonstrated by direct or substantial involvement of the individual(s) in a supervisory capacity at the Project Manager level or above. The determination of the individual’s qualifications and compliance with the experience and qualifications and preference stipulations shall be at the sole discretion of the County. The Competitive Selection Committee (CSC) may negatively evaluate

Page 9 of 35 NTPC_INFORMS Rev 07/09/2026 proposals from firms they determine have failed to meet the above referenced experience and qualification(s). Information regarding the experience and qualification(s) and preference stipulations, for the Prime consultant, A/E sub-consultants, and non A/E sub-consultants, must be included in the A/E Experience & Qualification/Preference/Reference Form , this form may be submitted more than once per individual Team member firm as applicable.

1.4 A/E TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

1.01 Transportation Planning - Urban Area and Regional Transportation

Planning (PRIME)

16.00 General Civil Engineering (PRIME)

17.00 Engineering Construction Management (PRIME)

1.02 2.01 2.02 2.04

2.06 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08

3.09 3.10 3.11 10.01 10.05 10.06 14.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 20.00 21.00 22.00 26.00

Transportation Planning - Mass and Rapid Transit Planning Mass Transit Systems - Mass Transit Program (Systems) Management Mass Transit Systems - Mass Transit Feasibility & Technical Studies Mass Transit Systems - Mass Transit Controls, Communications, and Information Systems Mass Transit Systems - Mass Transit Safety Certification for System Elements Highway Systems - Site Development and Parking Lot Design Highway Systems - Major Highway Design Highway Systems - Bridge Design Highway Systems - Traffic Engineering Studies Highway Systems - Traffic Counts Highway Systems - Traffic Calming Highway Systems - Traffic Signal Timing Highway Systems - Intelligent Transportation Systems Analysis, Design, and Implementation Highway Systems - Signing, Pavement Marking and Channelization Highway Systems - Lighting Highway Systems – Signalization Environmental Engineering - Stormwater Drainage Design Engineering Services Environmental Engineering - Contamination Assessment and Monitoring Environmental Engineering - Remedial Action Plan Design Architecture Surveying And Mapping - Land Surveying Surveying And Mapping - Aerial Photogrammetry Survey And Mapping - Underground Utility Location Landscape Architecture Land-Use Planning ADA Title II Consultant Claims Analysis Services

To satisfy the technical certification requirements for the requested services, valid technical certification in all of the above-specified area(s) of work must be held by a firm responding as a sole respondent, or a team of firms. Teams of firms must designate one of its members as the “prime consultant”. The Prime Consultant will be held responsible for the coordination of all work and must hold technical certification in categories 1.01

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Transportation Planning - Urban Area and Regional Transportation Planning, 16.00 General Civil Engineering, and 17.00 Engineering Construction Management. Joint ventures are not allowed. Firms that list other areas of work as supplements to the required technical certifications must also be certified for those supplemental areas. See Section 1.7 for more information regarding the Pre-Qualification and Technical Certification process.

1.5 CONTRACT MEASURE(S)

Effective 10/03/2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR), suspending all DBE and ACDBE goals in solicitations until further notice.

1.6 TEAMING RESTRICTIONS

Respondents must select between submitting as a prime consultant or sub-consultant when responding to a specific solicitation. All affected proposals, wherein the respondent is in violation of this condition, shall not be considered.

Consultants electing to submit as a prime consultant may only respond once to a solicitation, and are limited to participation in a single team. If submitting as a prime consultant, the prime consultant may not participate as a sub-consultant on the same solicitation.

If a prime consultant or sub-consultant fails to adhere to the restrictions stated above and participates in more than the outlined maximums, then all affected proposals shall be found non-responsive.

1.7 PRE-QUALIFICATION AND TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

In accordance with Chapter 2, Section 2-10.4, of the County Code, and I.O. 3-39 of Miami- Dade County, all firms and/or individual consultants properly licensed to provide architectural / engineering (“A/E”), landscape architectural, land surveying and mapping services, must be Pre-Qualified and Technically Certified. For more information, please visit the following link: Pre-Qualification Certification Process and refer to I.O. 3-39.

Furthermore, if an individual is providing services that require technical certification by Miami-Dade County, then said individual is required to have the relevant certification(s).

Individuals who are not technically certified will not be allowed to perform work for those scopes of work requiring technical certification. Any change (e.g. termination, resignation, etc.) in a qualifying agent (Qualifier), must be immediately reported in writing to the Technical Certification Committee, through SPD. Failure to notify the Committee will result in the termination of your current certification and a possible denial of any future certification requests.

Proposers (prime and/or sub-consultants) failure to be technically certified at the time of proposal submittal, as applicable, shall cause the proposal to be deemed non-compliant.

For non-project specific questions regarding Miami-Dade County's A/E Technical Certification and Certification Committee meeting dates, please contact Nubia Gonzalez, SPD, at (305) 375-5637. Technical Certification application submission deadline dates and Technical Certification meeting dates may be accessed via the web at https://www.miamidade.gov/global/strategic-procurement/pre-qualification-and-technical-certification-process.page

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PLEASE VERIFY EACH TEAM MEMBER PROVIDING A/E SERVICES HAS AN

APPROVED PRE-QUALIFICATION CERTIFICATION PRIOR TO THE RESPONSE

DEADLINE.

1.8 REPORTING OF SUBCONSULTANTS PAYMENTS VIA THE COUNTY’S WEB-

BASED SYSTEM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT WORKFORCE SYSTEM (BMWS)

The Prime A/E firms are responsible for reporting via the BMWS all payments made to each subconsultant participating in a County project and verification of payments received must be confirmed by the subconsultant via BMWS.

1.9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ADDENDA

Requests for additional information or clarifications must be made in writing and submitted using the question/answer feature provided by INFORMS at https://supplier.miamidade.gov. Subject requests must be submitted no later than the deadline for receipt of questions shown on the cover page of this NTPC.

The County will issue responses to inquiries and any other supplements, corrections or amendments it deems necessary in the form of written addenda; subject addenda will be issued prior to the deadline for receipt of proposals. Proposers should not rely on any representations, statements, or explanations other than those made in this NTPC or in any written addenda to this NTPC. Where there appears to be conflict between the NTPC and any addenda, the last addendum issued shall prevail. It is the proposer’s responsibility to assure receipt of all addenda.

Proposers who obtain copies of this NTPC from sources other than through INFORMS risk the potential of not receiving project addenda. Such proposers are solely responsible for those risks.

1.10 NTPC AVAILABILITY

A solicitation notification will be forwarded electronically to all parties who have registered with INFORMS with category code “99999” for A/E in their profile. The NTPC and accompanying documents may be obtained electronically through INFORMS. Register on INFORMS at https://supplier.miamidade.gov to respond to solicitations.

1.11 APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

The selected consultant will be required to abide by all applicable federal, state, and local laws, as amended. The following are among the applicable laws:

Federal Regulations (Code of Federal Regulations:“CFR”); Federal Statute(s)(United States Code :“USC”)

▪ 2 CFR 200: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements

▪ 23 CFR 172: Procurement, Management, and Administration of Engineering and Design Related Services http://www.miamidade.gov/procurement/pre-qualification-and-technical-certification-process.asp http://www.miamidade.gov/procurement/pre-qualification-and-technical-certification-process.asp https://supplier.miamidade.gov/ https://supplier.miamidade.gov/ https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200?toc=1 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-23/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172

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▪ 49 CFR Part 21 (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964): Nondiscrimination in Federal Projects

▪ 23 USC 112(b)(2)(A): Letting of Contracts

▪ 40 USC 1101-1104 (“Brooks Act”): Selection of Architects and Engineers

▪ 23 CFR: Highways

▪ 49 CFR: Transportation

▪ 48 CFR 31: Contract Cost Principles and Procedures

Florida Statute(s)

▪ Section 119.07: Inspection and Copying of Records; Photographing Public

Records; Fees; Exemptions.

▪ Section 119.0701: Contracts; Public Records

▪ Chapter 125, County Government

▪ Section 215.473: Divestiture by the State Board of Administration; Sudan; Iran

▪ Section 215.4725: Prohibited investments by the State Board of Administration;

companies that boycott Israel.

▪ Section 287.001: Procurement of Personal Property and Services

▪ Section 287.055: Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act

▪ Section 287.133: Public Entity Crimes

▪ Section 287.135: Prohibition against contracting with scrutinized companies

▪ Section 287.138: Contracting with entities of foreign counties prohibited

▪ Section 377.816 Prohibiting the adoption of implementation of net zero policies by governmental entities

▪ Section 448.095: Employment eligibility

Miami-Dade County Code

▪ Section 2-1076: Office of the Inspector General

▪ Section 2-8.1: Contracts and purchases generally

▪ Section 2-8.4: Protest procedures

▪ Section 2-8.5.2: Contracting Preferences

▪ Section 2-8.6: Funding of, or County contracts with individuals or entities convicted of a felony during past ten years

▪ Section 2-8.8: Fair Subcontracting Practices

▪ Section 2-10.4: Acquisition of Professional Architectural, Engineering, Landscape

Architectural or Land Surveying and Mapping Services.

▪ Section 2.11.1: Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics

▪ Section 2-11.15 - Works of art in public places

▪ Section 9-71 through 9-75: Sustainable Building Program

▪ Section 10-34: Listing of Subcontractors Required

Ordinance(s)

▪ 03-107: Ordinance Amending Section 2-11.1 (s) of the Conflict of Interest and

Code of Ethics

▪ 07-65: Sustainable Building Program codified as Sections 9-71, 9-72, County

Code)

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▪ 01-105: Amending Section 2-10.4 of the Miami-Dade County Code for the acquisition of professional architectural, engineering, landscape architecture or land surveying and mapping services

▪ 08-14: Water Use Efficiency Standards

▪ 98-30: County Contractors- Employment/Procurement Practices, codified as

Section 11A-38, County Code.

▪ 14-79: Sea-Level Rise Ordinance, codified as Sec. 2-1, County Code, BCC Rule

5.09

▪ 77-13: Financial Disclosures Requirements

▪ 19-17: Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Requirements

Implementing Order(s)

▪ 3-21: Bid Protest Procedures

▪ 3-34: Formation and Performance of Selection Committees

▪ 3-39: Standard Process for Construction of Capital Improvements, Acquisition of

Professional Services, Construction Contracting, Change Orders and Reporting

▪ 7-7: Policies and Procedures Establishing a Public Service Honor Code for

Elected and Appointed County Officials and County Employees

▪ 8-8 Sustainable Buildings Program

Administrative Order(s)

▪ 3-11 - Art in Public Places Program Implementation and Fund

▪ 3-20: Independent Private Sector Inspector General Services

▪ 3-26: Ordinance Amending Section 2-10.4 Requiring Certain Agreements for

Professional Architectural and Engineering Services to Include Value Analysis as a Part of the Base Scope of Services.

▪ 03-27: Cone of Silence

▪ 10-10: Duties and Responsibilities of County Departments for Compliance with the

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

▪ 11-3: Life Cycle Costing Procedure

Resolution(s)

▪ R-385-95: Policy Prohibiting Contracts with Firms Violating the American with

Disabilities Act (ADA) and Other Laws Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of Disability ADA Requirements, are a Condition of Award, as Amended by Resolution R-182-00

▪ R-894-05: Independent Private Sector Inspector General Services

▪ R-744-00: Requiring the Continued Engagement of Critical Personnel in Contracts for Professional Services for the Duration of the Project

▪ R-185-00: Domestic Violence Leave Requirements are a condition of Award

▪ R-273-05: Public Involvement Planning

▪ R-1431-08: Participation in “Cool Counties” Goals and Objectives

▪ R-228-09: Government Electric Energy Consumption

▪ R-1053-09: Green Procurement Preference

▪ R-390-10: Resolution Rescinding Administrative Order 3-34, Formation and

Performance of Selection Committees, and Approving Implementing Order 3-34 to Provide Direction to The County Mayor or His Designee Regarding the Formation http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=011444&file=false&yearFolder=Y2001 https://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/legistarfiles/MinMatters/Y2008/080212min.pdf http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=980236&file=false&fileAnalysis=false&yearFolder=Y1998 http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=141211&file=true&yearFolder=Y2014 https://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/legistarfiles/MinMatters/Y2019/190662min.pdf https://documents.miamidade.gov/ao-io/IO/IO-03-21.pdf https://documents.miamidade.gov/ao-io/IO/IO-03-34.pdf https://documents.miamidade.gov/ao-io/IO/IO-03-39.pdf http://www.miamidade.gov/aopdfdoc/aopdf/pdffiles/IO7-7.pdf https://documents.miamidade.gov/ao-io/IO/IO-08-08.pdf http://www.miamidade.gov/aopdfdoc/aopdf/pdffiles/AO3-11.pdf http://www.miamidade.gov/aopdfdoc/aopdf/pdffiles/AO3-20.pdf http://www.miamidade.gov/aopdfdoc/aopdf/pdffiles/AO3-26.pdf http://www.miamidade.gov/aopdfdoc/aopdf/pdffiles/AO3-27.pdf http://www.miamidade.gov/aopdfdoc/aopdf/pdffiles/AO10-10.pdf https://documents.miamidade.gov/ao-io/AO/AO-11-03.pdf http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=992825&file=false&yearFolder=Y1999 http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=051218&file=true&fileAnalysis=false&yearFolder=Y2005 http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=001739&file=false&yearFolder=Y2000 http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=000287&file=false&yearFolder=Y2000 http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=050098&file=true&yearFolder=Y2005 https://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/legistarfiles/MinMatters/Y2008/083495min.pdf https://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/legistarfiles/MinMatters/Y2009/090098min.pdf https://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/legistarfiles/MinMatters/Y2009/091931min.pdf http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=100742&file=true&yearFolder=Y2010

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▪ R-1103-10: Requirement for Energy-Efficient Reflective Roofs or Green Roofs

▪ R-918-12 and Resolution R-795-12: Benchmarking Energy and Water Use and use of Energy Star Certified products

▪ R-63-14: Contractor Due Diligence Affidavit

▪ R-451-14: Infrastructure Projects to Consider Sea Level Rise

▪ R-614-15: Pledge to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

▪ R-1011-15: Requiring Vendors to Provide Addresses of Local Offices

▪ R-1164-15: Reducing Greenhouse Gases and the Effects of Climate Change

▪ R-303-17: Solar Energy Feasibility Study

▪ R-617-17: Envision Sustainable Infrastructure

▪ R-54-18: Requiring “Cool Roofs” on all New, Roofing Maintenance and Re-Roofing

Work

▪ R-828-19: Disclosure of Lawsuits Alleging Discrimination

▪ R-321-23: Resolution Amending Implementing Order 3-34, Formation and

Performance of Selection Committees, to Require Certain Reports and Findings of the Miami-Dade County Office of the Inspector General and Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust to be Provided to Selection Committees

▪ R784-23: Florida Friendly Landscaping

▪ R-208-25: Oral Presentations Required for Contracts with Estimated Fiscal Impact

Exceeding $25,000,000.00 Annually.

Copies of the aforementioned legislation may be obtained at the COB.

1.12 CONE OF SILENCE

Pursuant to Section 2-11.1(t) of the Miami-Dade County Code, as amended, a “Cone of Silence” is imposed upon advertisement of each Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Qualifications (RFQ), and terminates at the time a written recommendation is issued to the County Mayor (Mayor) or Board of County Commissioners (BCC), as applicable. The Cone of Silence is hereby defined to mean a prohibition on the following, among possible others:

a) Any communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ or bid between a potential vendor, service provider, bidder, lobbyist, or consultant and the County's professional staff including, but not limited to, the Mayor and his or her staff;

b) Any communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ or bid between the Mayor, County Commissioners or their respective staffs and any member of the County's professional staff including, but not limited to, the Mayor and his or her staff, other than any professional staff member who is designated by the Mayor to engage in such communications;

c) Any communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ or bid between a potential vendor, service provider, bidder, lobbyist, or consultant and any member of the selection committee therefore;

d) Any communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ or bid between the Mayor, County Commissioners or their respective staffs and any member of the selection committee therefore;

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e) Any communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ or bid between a potential vendor, service provider, bidder, lobbyist, or consultant and the Mayor, County Commissioners and their respective staffs; and

f) Any communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ, or bid between any member of the County's professional staff and any member of the selection committee therefore.

The Mayor and the Chairperson of the selection committee may communicate about a particular selection recommendation, but only after the committee has submitted an award recommendation to the Mayor and provided that should any change occur in the committee recommendation, the content of the communication and of the corresponding change as well as the reasons for such change shall be described in writing and filed by the Mayor with the Clerk of the Board and be included in any recommendation submitted by the Mayor to the BCC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Cone of Silence shall not apply to:

a) Competitive processes for the award of Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) and Surtax Funds administered by the Miami-Dade County, Office of Community and Economic Development and the Community- Based Organization (CBO) competitive grant processes administered by the Park and Recreation, Library, Water and Sewer, and Solid Waste Departments, Cultural Affairs and Tourist Development Councils and the Department of Environmental Resources Management;

b) Communications with the County Attorney and his or her staff;

c) Communications between a potential vendor, service provider, bidder, consultant or lobbyist and employees of the Training & Business Outreach Team (formerly the Management and Technical Assistance Unit) regarding Small Business Enterprise (SBE) programs including Small Business Enterprise – Architectural and Engineering Program, (formerly the Community Business Enterprise (CBE) Program); and Equitable Distribution Program (EDP);

d) Communications between a potential vendor, service provider, bidder, consultant or lobbyist and employees responsible for administering disadvantaged business enterprise programs in County departments receiving federal funds, provided the communications are limited strictly to matters of programmatic process or procedure;

e) Duly noticed site visits to determine the competency of bidders regarding a particular bid during the time period between the opening of bids and the time the Mayor makes his or her written recommendation;

f) Any emergency procurement of goods or services pursuant to Administrative Order 3-2;

g) Communications regarding a particular RFP, RFQ or bid between any person and the Vendor Information Center staff, the procurement agent or contracting officer responsible for administering the procurement process for such RFP, RFQ or bid, Page 16 of 35 NTPC_INFORMS Rev 07/09/2026 provided the communication is limited strictly to matters of process or procedure already contained in the corresponding solicitation document;

h) Communications between a potential vendor, service provider or bidder and employees of SPD or other department identified in the solicitation document as the issuing department; and

i) Consultations by employees of SPD with professional procurement colleagues in determining an appropriate approach or option involving a solicitation in progress.

Exceptions

a) The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to oral communications at pre-bid conferences, oral presentations before selection committees, contract negotiations and negotiation strategy sessions, any portion of a meeting discussing an unsolicited proposal in accordance with State law, public presentations made to the BCC during any duly noticed public meeting or communications in writing at any time with any county employee, official or member of the BCC unless specifically prohibited by the applicable RFP, RFQ or bid documents.

Communications in writing are specifically prohibited except as described in Section 1.13 of this bid document. The bidder or proposer shall file a copy of any written communication with the COB and the COB shall make copies available to any person upon request.

b) The provisions of this ordinance shall also not apply to oral communications at briefings held by county commissioners and the County Mayor or designee, after the selection committee or other evaluating group makes its recommendation to the Mayor, provided that the briefings are not intended to influence the outcome of the selection committee or other evaluating group's recommendation to the Mayor;

provided, however, that this exception shall not apply to outside groups such as lobbyists or representatives of the responding or bidding companies or entities.

Penalties

a) In addition to the penalties provided in Subsections (s) and (v) hereof, violation of this Subsection (t) by a particular bidder or proposer shall render any RFP award, RFQ award or bid award to said bidder or proposer voidable. Any person who violates a provision of this ordinance shall be prohibited from serving on a Miami- Dade County CSC. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, violation of any provision of this ordinance by a Miami-Dade County employee shall subject said employee to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. Additionally, any person who has personal knowledge of a violation of this ordinance shall report such violation to the State Attorney and/or may file a complaint with the Ethics Commission.

Within 30 days of a recommendation from a selection committee, the County Mayor or designee shall either select a negotiation team or take other affirmative action with respect to the solicitation, including but not limited to rejection of proposals or recommendation for award. In the event that negotiations have not commenced within 30 days, or if such other affirmative action has not been taken within 30 days, the County Mayor or designee shall

Page 17 of 35 NTPC_INFORMS Rev 07/09/2026 report such event, and the reasons therefore, to the BCC. Additionally, the County Mayor or designee shall present the COB with a recommendation for award, or a recommendation to reject proposals, within 90 days from the date a selection committee makes a recommendation. In the event that the County Mayor or designee has not provided such recommendation to the COB within 90 days, the County Mayor or designee shall provide a report on the status of the solicitation to the BCC, including the reasons for any delay.

Written communications may be in the form of an e-mail, to the A/E Consultant Selection Coordinator denoted on the cover page of this NTPC, with a copy to the COB at clerk.board@miamidade.gov.

This language denoted above is only a summary of the key provisions of the Cone of Silence. Please review Section 2-11.1(t) of the Miami-Dade County for a complete and thorough description of the Cone of Silence.

1.13 COMMUNICATIONS AND SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Upon request by the A/E Consultant Selection Coordinator on behalf of the CSC, additional submittals and/or supplemental information after the submission deadline, as noted on the cover page of this NTPC, shall be submitted only upon request by the County. Proposers are hereby advised that effective with the advertisement of this solicitation, proposers and their lobbyists and consultants are prohibited from any communication with the CSC outside of publicly noticed Selection Committee meetings. All project specific questions and/or requests for public documents shall be addressed, in writing, to the A/E Consultant Selection Coordinator, with a copy to the COB.

1.14 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

1.15 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

The proposer shall not submit any information in response to this solicitation which the proposer considers to be a trade secret or confidential.