NTPC_E26SP01.pdf

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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 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM (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:

Julie Whiteside, Procurement Contracting Officer Strategic Procurement Department (SPD)

111 NW 1st Street, Suite 1920, Miami, Florida 33128 Telephone: (305) 375-1559

E-mail: Julie.whiteside@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 Seaport Department is seeking an A/E consultant to perform management, financial consulting, and bond engineering services.

PARTICIPATION RESTRICTIONS

Prime and/or sub-consultants with a current agreement or an open Work/Service Order for design and/or construction management services for the Seaport Department will not be considered for this project.

The Prime consultant awarded this project and its subconsultants will not be eligible to perform any design and/or construction management services during the term of this agreement.

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

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA

NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS (NTPC)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SEAPORT DEPARTMENT

MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL CONSULTING, AND BOND ENGINEERING SERVICES

STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT (SPD) PROJECT NO. E26SP01

mailto:Julie.whiteside@miamidade.gov http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0200-0299/0287/Sections/0287.055.html https://www.municode.com/library/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-8.1COPUGE https://www.municode.com/library/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-10.4ACPRARENLAARLASUMASE https://documents.miamidade.gov/ao-io/IO/IO-03-34.pdf https://documents.miamidade.gov/ao-io/IO/IO-03-39.pdf

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1. Addenda to the NTPC

2. 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 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 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 AND

ADOPTION OF IMPLEMENTING ORDER 3-68, THE EVALUATION CRITERIA, TIE BREAKING

PROCEDURES, AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS AMONGST OTHERS HAVE CHANGED.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 1.0 PROCEDURES AND SCOPE OF SERVICES………………………………….………... 4

DIVISION 2.0 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.…………………………………………………….……28

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………………………………………..……..33

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Selection Process

3.3 Proposal Evaluation

3.4 Negotiations

ATTACHMENTS:

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 Small Business Development (SBD) – Certificate of Assurance Form (“COA”) SPD Form - Locally Headquartered Business Affidavit (Rev. 07-14-2025) SPD Form - Locally Headquartered Business – Letter of Commitment (LOC) Exhibit “A” – Draft Professional Services Agreement

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

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 Local and Locally Headquartered Businesses Preferences Confidential Information Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI)

1.17 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

Draft Professional Services Agreement Sustainable Building / Infrastructure Program Vendor Registration Public Entity Crimes Lobbyist Contingency Fees Local Certified Veteran Business Enterprise Preference Energy Efficient Building Property Deduction Scrutinized Companies Listing of Subcontractors Required Access Statement for Notices of Public Meetings and Department Publications Intentionally Omitted 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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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) COA: Certificate of Assurance: Shall mean the departmental form submitted with proposal documents whereby the Proposers acknowledges: (i) Small Business Enterprise (“SBE”) measures apply to the project; and (ii) Proposer will submit its list of certified SBEs to satisfy the measures via Miami-Dade county’s web-based system, within the specified time frame.

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

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

h) 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.

i) 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”.

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

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

l) 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.

http://www.miamidade.gov/

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m) 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.

n) Non-Responsive: Term utilized to identify a proposer, who in the County’s sole discretion, has not complied with all the material requirements outlined in the solicitation, as applicable. Those proposers who are found non-responsive may not be considered for contract award.

o) 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.

p) 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.

q) 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.

r) 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.

s) 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.

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

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

v) 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.

w) 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.

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

y) SBE-AE: Small Business Enterprise Architecture and Engineering Firm: Shall mean a firm certified to provide architectural, landscape architectural, engineering or surveying and mapping professional services.

z) SBE-G: Small Business Enterprise Goods Firm: Shall mean a firm certified to

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aa) SBE-S: Small Business Enterprise Services Firm: Shall mean a firm certified to provide services for public or private consumption that does not consist of goods, construction or A/E services.

bb) 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.

cc) UP: Utilization Plan: Means the plan whereby Proposer submits via the County’s BMWS its commitment that if awarded the agreement, it will enter into written subconsultant/subcontractor agreement(s) with the identified SBE-A/E or SBE-G/S for the scope of work and at the percentages set forth in the Utilization Plan within the time frame specified by SBD.

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 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 https://supplier.miamidade.gov/ mailto:ISD-VSS@miamidade.gov https://www.miamidade.gov/technology/library/informs/job-aid/submit-a-bid.pdf

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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

The Seaport Department must conduct inspections of its facilities pursuant to Master Bond Ordinance 21-74. In addition, the Seaport Department requires management financial consulting services to assist in the pursuit of funding for capital improvement projects.

The Consultant shall provide professional services, which includes, but shall not be limited to bond engineering services, value analysis studies [in accordance with Section 2-10.4 of the Miami-Dade County (County) Code], management financial consulting services, and any supportive tasks ancillary to the primary scope of services.

1. The Consultant will perform Bond Engineering Services, including, but not limited to, the following:

a. Inspecting the Seaport Department’s facilities, providing reports on the condition of aforementioned facilities, noting deficiencies and needs relevant to the Seaport Department’s long-range plans, as well as evaluating financial and budgetary records for:

b. Preparing the annual bond engineering report, which includes providing recommendations, evaluations, rate studies, feasibility studies, financial forecasts, and certifications, as required by the Seaport Master Bond Ordinance No. 21-74, and subject to County review and acceptance.

c. Providing 40-year certification reports;

d. Reviewing and setting forth recommendations as to any necessary revisions of rates and Port tariff structures;

e. Reviewing Port facility designs by others for consistency with facility requirements, relevance to the Seaport Department’s long-range master plan, and adherence to requirements of funding sources, property values for insurance coverage, and facilities reserve for maintenance;

f. Evaluating the alignment and timing of facility investments to support projected revenue sources; and

g. Reviewing new Capital Development projects to ensure conformity to current and future operational requirements, estimated impact on revenues, and relational changes in maintenance and operations expenses.

2. The Consultant will perform Value Analysis studies, including, but not limited to, the following:

a. Gathering and tabulating information concerning the facility as designed, to

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b. Developing alternative recommendations that fulfill the facility's basic required function(s), in accordance with best practices and standards;

c. Incorporating analysis and work products of other Seaport Department Consultants within business case deliverables;

d. Business case analysis evaluating, critiquing, ranking, and prioritizing feasible best alternatives developed in (b) above. An estimated dollar value shall be developed and applied to all possible options, and a determination shall be made of the alternatives that offer the most significant potential for savings or net benefit to the Seaport Department.

e. Presenting a written value analysis study, which incorporates the best alternatives, to County staff for approval;

f. Providing assistance and recommendations in incorporating the selected alternatives into a project. The costs considered in the value analysis shall include initial construction costs, start-up costs, financing costs, and continuing operational costs. Where continuing costs are analyzed, the value analysis shall consist of life cycle costing, and

g. Providing value analysis services, upon request of the Seaport Department, for additional or changed work required after award of a project to the Contractor.

3. The Consultant will perform highly specialized Management Financial Consulting Services, which represent 40% of the contract amount. Services include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Evaluating the ability of the Seaport Department to generate revenues sufficient to satisfy debt service coverage requirements (i.e., analyzing the economic base, forecasting passenger and cargo traffic, forecasting revenues and expenditures, etc.). Such evaluation shall be in the form of a financial feasibility report.

b. Participating in the preparation of the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement and related documents for each bond issuance;

c. Participating in investment rating agency, credit insurer, and investor presentations and responding to inquiries by such groups;

d. Performing due diligence and other services for Port-related financial transactions;

e. Evaluating rate covenant compliance rents, fees for Seaport Department properties, facilities, and services;

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f. Recommending rents, fees for the Seaport Department’s system (revenue infrastructure) in conjunction with each debt issuance;

g. Notify the Seaport Department and make recommendations as to a revision of the rates, fees, or any changes needed if it is determined that the total net revenues are not sufficient to meet the terms of the Ordinance.

h. Evaluating the financial impact of facilities constructed with third-party funds or revenues and later absorbed by the Seaport Department to determine whether the Seaport Department still satisfies its debt services coverage requirements;

i. Developing long-range pro forma financials beyond the five-year net revenue estimates, required by the Ordinance, for the greater of twenty-five years or the debt term being considered;

j. Evaluating the Capital Investment Program in the Master Plan and determining the alignment of investments and investment timing to the cargo and revenue projections;

k. Evaluating long-term cargo projections relative to the Seaport Department’s existing market share within key Florida markets, as well as more distant hinterland markets. Determine to what extent market share is likely to change within these respective locations by comparing the Port’s competitive position relative to other Florida, East Coast, and United States Ports. Validate cargo forecasts, to be developed by commodity, trade partner, and US-County level;

l. Based on cargo projections, evaluate long-term expansionary capital requirements for infrastructure and equipment (capital plan). This capital plan will also incorporate the typical lifecycle of the infrastructure and equipment used at the Port to determine the replacement timeline.

m. Reviewing capital expenditure cost estimates, including inflation for future years, and providing an opinion on estimated cost relationships to industry norms to assist in the preparation of the annual capital budget;

n. Evaluating existing operational expenses and providing recommendations for reductions and opportunities for efficiencies;

o. In the performance of the required facility inspections, aligning the lifecycle of critical infrastructure components to their financial performance, noting any deficiency expectations over the pro-forma period;

p. Evaluating the potential mix of funding sources relative to the strengthening of the Seaport Department’s financial position, relationship to covenants in the Ordinance, and positioning with the rating agencies;

q. Evaluating the best use of undeveloped areas on and off Port properties that

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r. Evaluating unsolicited proposals and Public Private Partnership proposals and providing recommendations to Seaport Department Senior Staff.

s. All services provided under this Agreement shall be advisory in nature only.

Nothing herein shall be construed to delegate decision-making authority or approval authority from the County, the Registered Municipal Advisor, Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel, or other designated County professionals.

4. Within sixty days from Notice to Proceed, the Consultant must demonstrate the ability to submit a draft report, meeting the requirements of Bond Ordinance No. 21-74, for review by the County to facilitate current and future fiscal year planning needs. The draft report must meet the requirements outlined in Bond Ordinance No. 21-74 and any other requirements provided by the Seaport Department’s registered municipal advisor.

The County intends to retain one (1) qualified consultant/team of firms for a non-exclusive Professional Services Agreement (PSA)with an effective term of five (5) years with an estimated contract amount of $4,000,000.00 exclusive of any contingencies and dedicated allowances.

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 following preferred experiences are established to ensure compliance with bond Ordinance obligations, financial market standards, and the complexity of the Seaport Department’s capital and financing program.

1. The Prime and/or sub-consultant performing Technical Certification Category 3.12 Underwater Engineering Inspection should have demonstrated performance of these services on 3 deepwater bulkheads over the past 7 years. Deepwater bulkheads are composed of a steel sheet-pile/king-pile combination with a concrete cap and an alongside water depth of at least 25 ft.

2. The Prime Consultant should have experience performing bond consulting services for comparable-sized or larger revenue-generating government entities.

3. The Prime is highly preferred to have experience performing transportation asset valuation and revenue bond consulting services for comparable-sized or larger revenue-generating government entities.

4. The Seaport Department debt issued in FY2023 and FY2024 exceeds $983-980 million, and future debt is planned over the term of the agreement. Prime and/or sub-consultants providing management and financial consulting services, as outlined in Section 3 of the Scope of Work, require familiarity and a preferred 10 years’ experience with debt issuances

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• Bond markets

• Credit rating agencies

• Drivers of credit ratings and strategies to sustain credit rating levels

• Securities Exchange Commission provisions for municipal debt under the Dodd-Frank Act

• $100 million plus debt issuances

• Review and insight into the generation of public offering statements (POS)

• Interaction with bond counsel, disclosure counsel, and the legal profession

• Letter of credit and variable rate instruments

• Funding strategies

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 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

5.01 14.00

Port and Waterway Systems – Engineering Design (PRIME) Architecture (PRIME)

3.12 Highway Systems – Underwater Engineering Inspection

5.02 Port and Waterway Systems – Architectural Design

11.00 12.00 13.00 16.00 19.05

General Structural Engineering General Mechanical Engineering General Electrical Engineering General Civil Engineering Value Analysis and Life-Cycle Costing – Port and Waterway Systems

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 5.01 Port and Waterway – Engineering Design, and 14.00 Architecture. 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.

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1.5 CONTRACT MEASURE(S)

The Miami-Dade County Small Business Enterprise (SBE) goal is:

One (1) Agreement with

4% SBE - A/E

(Refer to – Small Business Enterprise (SBE-A/E) Program for the Purchase of Professional Architectural, Landscape Architectural, Engineering, or Surveying and Mapping Services Implementing Order (“I. O”) 3-32

Proposers shall include all firms meeting SBE contract measures in the Letter of Qualifications (LOQ) Form. Otherwise, the County may find the Team noncompliant with the SBE Contract Measures applicable to this solicitation.

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.

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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 http://www.miamidade.gov/procurement/pre-qualification-and-technical-certification-process.asp

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:

Florida Statute(s)

▪ Section 119.07: Inspection and Copying of Records; Photographing Public 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/ http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0119/Sections/0119.07.html

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Records; Fees; Exemptions.

▪ Section 119.0701: Contracts; Public Records

▪ Chapter 125: County Government

▪ Chapter 163: Intergovernmental Programs

▪ Chapter 186: State and Regional Planning

▪ 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 286.011: Public Meetings and Records

▪ Section 286.0113: General Exemptions form Public Meetings

▪ 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 295.187: Florida Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act

▪ Chapter 337: Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property

▪ Chapter 339: Transportation Finance and Planning

▪ 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 2-8.1.1.1.1: Small Business Enterprise Program

▪ Section 2-8.5: Local Preference

▪ Section 2-8.5.1: Local Certified Veteran Business Enterprise

▪ 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)

▪ 22-107: Sustainable Buildings Program codified as Section 2-1, County Code, BCC Rule 5.10 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0119/Sections/0119.0701.html https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/125.01 https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/163.367 https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/186.503 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0200-0299/0215/Sections/0215.473.html http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=215.4725&URL=0200-0299/0215/Sections/0215.4725.html https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/286.011 https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/286.0113 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=287.001&URL=0200-0299/0287/Sections/0287.001.html http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0200-0299/0287/Sections/0287.055.html http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0200-0299/0287/Sections/0287.133.html http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0200-0299/0287/Sections/0287.135.html https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2023/0287.138 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0200-0299/0295/Sections/0295.187.html https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/337.25 https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/339.2819 https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1217/BillText/er/PDF https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2020/448.095 https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTLXXVIIICOETPUTR_S2-1076OFINGE https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-8.1COPUGE https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-8.4PRPR https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-8.1.1.1.1SMBUENSEPR https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-8.5PRPRPRLOBUCOCO https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-8.5.1PRPRPRLOCEVEBUENCOCO https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-8.5.2APCOPR https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-8.6FUCOCOINENCOFEDUPATEYE https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-8.8FASUPR https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-10.4ACPRARENLAARLASUMASE https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-11.1COINCOETOR https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGE_S2-11.15WOARPUPL https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH9STCOCOBUROBRCA_ARTIIISUBUPR https://library.municode.com/fl/miami_-_dade_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH10CO_ARTIIBIPUPR_S10-34LISURE http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=031490&file=false&yearFolder=Y2003 http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=070463&file=true&fileAnalysis=false&yearFolder=Y2007 https://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=221239&file=true&fileAnalysis=false&yearFolder=Y2022

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▪ 97-215: Office of the Inspector General, codified as Sec. 2-1076, County Code.

▪ 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

▪ 09-41: Ordinance amending Section 10-33.02 of the Code pertaining to the

Community Small Business Enterprise (CSBE) Program

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

Section 11A-38, County Code.

▪ 11-22: Community Small Business Enterprise

▪ 11-24: Community Business Enterprise

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

5.09

▪ 77-13: Financial Disclosures Requirements

▪ 18-33: Small Business Enterprise Programs

▪ 19-17: Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Requirements

▪ 21-74: Seaport Bond Ordinance

Implementing Order(s)

▪ 3-21: Bid Protest Procedures

▪ 3-34: Formation and Performance of Selection Committees

▪ 3-32: Small Business Enterprise Architecture and Engineering

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

Professional Services, Construction Contracting, Change Orders and Reporting

▪ 3-41: Small Business Enterprise

▪ 3-68: Use of Locally Headquartered Businesses for the Performance of

Professional Architectural, Landscape Architectural, Engineering, or Surveying and Mapping Services.

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

Exceeding $25,000,000.00 Annually.

▪ R-385-95: Policy Prohibiting Contracts with Firms Violating the American with http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=974503&file=false&yearFolder=Y1997 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=090769&file=true&yearFolder=Y2009 http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=980236&file=false&fileAnalysis=false&yearFolder=Y1998 http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=111904&file=false&yearFolder=Y2011 http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=110918&file=true&fileAnalysis=false&yearFolder=Y2011 http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=141211&file=true&yearFolder=Y2014 http://www.miamidade.gov/smallbusiness/library/ordinances/memo-ordinance-18-33.pdf https://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/legistarfiles/MinMatters/Y2019/190662min.pdf https://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/legistarfiles/MinMatters/Y2021/211571min.pdf https://documents.miamidade.gov/ao-io/IO/IO-03-21.pdf https://documents.miamidade.gov/ao-io/IO/IO-03-34.pdf http://www.miamidade.gov/aopdfdoc/aopdf/pdffiles/IO3-32.pdf https://documents.miamidade.gov/ao-io/IO/IO-03-39.pdf http://www.miamidade.gov/aopdfdoc/aopdf/pdffiles/IO3-41.pdf https://documents.miamidade.gov/ao-io/IO/IO-03-68.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 https://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/legistarfiles/MinMatters/Y2025/250390min.pdf

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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 and Performance of Selection Committees.

▪ 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:

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