PSA AWARD TO ARDURRA GROUP INC

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

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-606-26 (File Number 260910) approving a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) between Miami-Dade County and Ardurra Group, Inc. as part of a pool of architectural and engineering consultants to provide general engineering and inspection services for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department at Miami International Airport, Contract No. E25AV01B, in a combined maximum amount of $41,353,125.00 for a term of five years with one five-year renewal option. The resolution also authorizes the County Mayor or designee to execute the contract and exercise its provisions, including termination. The PSA is the second of five agreements recommended for award; the other four are HDR Engineering, Inc. (E25AV01A), Nifah & Partners Consulting Engineers, Inc. (E25AV01C), EAC Consulting, Inc. (E25AV01D), and CES Consultants, Inc. (E25AV01E). The contract covers routine construction inspection services, threshold inspection services, commissioning services, quality assurance, progress reporting, and performance documentation for Capital Improvement Program projects at Miami International Airport. The maximum total award amount is $41,353,125.00, inclusive of a 10 percent contingency of $3,750,000.00 and $103,125.00 for the Office of the Inspector General. The term is five years with one five-year renewal option. Work will be assigned among the PSAs by MDAD on a rotational basis. No minimum amount of work or compensation has been committed to any one firm. The work authorized by this PSA will begin only after the Aviation Department issues a service order to Ardurra. The project is in the Adopted Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan. The funding sources include future financing for various MIA subprograms and a reserve maintenance fund. The procurement history includes 16 proposals received by October 14, 2025; one firm was deemed non-compliant. The Competitive Selection Committee recommended the second highest-ranked firm, Ardurra, to negotiate this PSA. Negotiations began March 3, 2026, and concluded March 10, 2026. The vendor's principal address is 1000 NW 57th Court, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33126. The sub-consultants are 300 Engineering Group, LLC, Perez & Perez Architects Planners, Inc., DDA Engineers, P.A., Valderrama & Valderrama Engineering, Inc. DBA V2E Global, 305 Consulting Engineers, LLC, TLC Engineering Solutions, Inc., and Green Dade, Inc. Due diligence found no adverse findings relating to vendor responsibility. The recommended vendor has an average evaluation score of 3.7 out of 4.0. Ardurra has received four contracts as a Prime Contractor totaling $13,948,701.00 within the last three years, and twelve contracts from March 2012 to September 2021 with a value of $14,648,743.00, for a total of $28,597,444.00. The applicable ordinances include the Small Business Enterprise - Architecture and Engineering measure of 18 percent, the Sea Level Rise Ordinance 14-79, and the Sustainable Buildings Program. The item was introduced on 5/18/2026, the Aviation and Seaport Committee forwarded it to the BCC with a favorable recommendation on 6/8/2026, and the Board of County Commissioners adopted it on 7/21/2026. The contract manager is Sylvia Novela and the project manager is Richard Cabrera. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.