PSA AWARD TO NIFAH AND PARTNERS

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

Resolution adopted on 7/21/2026 approving a contract between Miami-Dade County and Nifah & Partners Consulting Engineers, 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. E25AV01C, in a combined maximum amount of $41,353,125.00 for a term of five years with one five-year renewal option. The contract is for professional architectural and engineering inspection and commissioning services in support of Capital Improvement Program projects for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. The scope includes routine construction inspection services, threshold inspection services, commissioning services, quality assurance, progress reporting, and performance documentation. The work will be assigned among the PSAs by MDAD on a rotational basis, with no minimum amount of work or compensation committed to any one firm. The contract is the third of five agreements recommended for award; the other four are HDR Engineering, Inc. (Contract No. E25AV01A), Ardurra Group, Inc. (Contract No. E25AV01B), EAC Consulting, Inc. (Contract No. E25AV01D), and CES Consultants, Inc. (Contract No. E25AV01E). The Board of County Commissioners adopted the resolution on 7/21/2026, following a favorable recommendation from the Aviation and Seaport Committee on 6/8/2026. The item was introduced on 5/19/2026. The contract has a base contract amount of $25,000,000.00 with a contingency allowance of $2,500,000.00 and an Inspector General fee of $68,750.00, and an OTR contract amount of $12,500,000.00 with a contingency allowance of $1,250,000.00 and an Inspector General fee of $34,375.00. The grand total is $41,353,125.00. The funding sources include various Miami International Airport subprograms and a Reserve Maintenance Fund. The vendor address is 7300 N. Kendall Drive, S# 711, Miami, FL 33156. The principal is Samuel N. Nifah, P.E. The sub-consultants/subcontractors are Bermello Ajamil & Partners, LLC, Vic Thompson Company, SDM Consulting Engineers, Inc., DDA Engineers, P.A., Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., Assurance Consulting Engineers, LLC, Alleguez Architecture, Inc., EXP US Services, Inc., and Nutting Engineers of Florida. The Competitive Selection Committee recommended Nifah, the third highest-ranked firm, to negotiate this PSA. The Negotiation Committee began negotiations with Nifah on March 3, 2026, and concluded negotiations on March 10, 2026. The Request to Advertise was filed with the Clerk of the Board on August 18, 2025. A total of sixteen proposals were received by the submittal deadline of October 14, 2025. One firm, Apex One Home Inspections Corp., was deemed non-compliant. The contract manager is Sylvia Novela, 305-876-7048, and the project manager is Richard Cabrera, 305-869-3481. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.