CEI SERVICES FOR THE DADELAND SOUTH INTERMODAL STATION

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-09-01 · resolution

The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-748-26, File Number 261323, authorizing Supplemental Agreement No. 1 with BCC Engineering, LLC for Construction, Engineering, and Inspection (CEI) services for the Dadeland South Intermodal Station project. The agreement increases the maximum compensation from $3,551,593.10 to $5,467,817.92, an increase of $1,916,224.82, funded by the People's Transportation Plan Bond Program. The project is located at the Dadeland South Metrorail Station, 9150 Dadeland Boulevard, Miami, Florida 33156. The design-build project is valued at approximately $77 million. The supplemental agreement supports additional scope and a 264-day extension to the design-build contract, including bus charging infrastructure, reconfiguration of the BRT platform, escalator replacements, and modifications to station access and circulation elements. The item was introduced on 7/14/2026, forwarded with a favorable recommendation by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on 7/15/2026, and adopted on 9/1/2026. Public comment included Commissioner Cohen Higgins requesting clarification on the cost and scope, Commissioner Lopez expressing concern about approving additional scopes without knowing associated costs and the fairness to competitive bidding, and Chairwoman Steinberg stating that scope changes and change orders warranted closer scrutiny. Commissioner Cohen Higgins stated she would support the item based on the department's representation that the funding was necessary. Commissioner Lopez stated she was not prepared to approve items that had not been carefully planned from the outset.