LUDLAM TRAIL PSA

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

Resolution adopted on 7/21/2026 approving a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for the Ludlam Trail Development Project, Contract No. 403502-16-001, Project No. A23PR03, in an amount not to exceed $9,533,563.00, inclusive of a contingency allowance of $843,960.00, for a term of 1,825 calendar days. The project will transform a 5.6-mile segment of the former Florida East Coast Railroad into a continuous, publicly accessible shared-use trail. The scope includes design and post-design services, civil engineering, highway systems, shared-use bicycle and pedestrian trail with pavement markings, park and neighborhood connections, street and canal crossings, signage, site furnishings, access control measures, contamination remediation coordination, site preparation, shade tree installation, and integrated landscaping. The contract is project-specific. The project will obtain ENVISION Silver certification. The fiscal impact is $9,533,563.00 with funding from Road Impact Fee and SOB 20C. The base contract amount is $8,439,603.00, contingency is $843,960.00, dedicated allowance is $100,000.00, and design phase reimbursable is $150,000.00. The vendor is Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. with a principal address of 421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 600, Raleigh, NC 27601 and a local address of 2 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 500, Coral Gables, FL 33134-5237. Sub-consultants include Choice Engineering Consultants, Inc., Chrome Engineering, Inc., Geosol, Inc., Global Construction Estimating Corp., Green Dade, Inc., Intergra Environmental and Water Services Inc, Manuel G. Vera & Associates, Inc., and Wolfberg/Alvarez and Partners, Inc. The project is Countywide in nature. The location is within the former Florida East Coast Railroad corridor extending from approximately 400 feet north of NW 7th Street to the north right-of-way line of SW 80th Street. The resolution authorizes the County Mayor or designee to execute the agreement, approve contingency expenditure limited to 10 percent of the base contract amount, and exercise all provisions. The item was introduced on 7/15/2026, the final action was on 7/21/2026, and the agenda date was 7/21/2026. The sponsor was Natalie Milian Orbis. The requester was Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces. The staff recommendation was to approve the competitive award. The Competitive Selection Committee ranked Kimley-Horn as the highest-ranked proposer. The firm has prior work with PROS under the Equitable Distribution Program and relevant trail and urban mobility experience on projects such as the Atlanta Beltline, The Underline Phase I, II, and III Design Criteria Package, and the Legacy Trail Extension Design. The Notice to Professional Services was issued on November 12, 2024, with a closing date of January 28, 2025, and 7 proposals were received. Negotiations commenced on July 28, 2025, and concluded on December 3, 2025, with a total of 10 negotiation meetings. The due diligence found no adverse findings relating to firm responsibility. The Small Business Enterprise - Architecture and Engineering goal is 10%. The project must consider sea level rise projections pursuant to Ordinance 14-79. The project must comply with the Sustainable Buildings Measure Implementing Order 8-8. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.