AWARD TO ITG COMMUNICATIONS FOR S-20298

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

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-648-26 (File Number 261270) on July 21, 2026, awarding Contract No. S-20298, Venetian Causeway Water Main and Sewer Force Main Relocation, to ITG Communications LLC for $3,096,425.02 with a contract period of 231 calendar days. The project is located at 1225 Venetian Causeway, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, in Commission District 3. The work involves relocating a 6-inch sewer force main and a 30-inch subaqueous water main to accommodate the replacement of Bridge No. 2 between Biscayne Island and San Marco Island. The water portion includes approximately 1,500 linear feet of HDPE water main via one horizontal direction drill (HDD) installation, and the sewer portion includes approximately 2,100 linear feet of HDPE force main via two HDD applications. The project must be completed before March 2027. The contract period includes 180 calendar days to Substantial Completion, 210 calendar days to Final Completion, and 21 calendar days Contingency Time Allowance. ITG's total bid was approximately 44.43% below the Engineer of Record's Opinion of Probable Cost of $5,571,630.00. The fiscal impact is $3,096,425.02, inclusive of the Inspector General Fee. The project is in WASD's FY 2025-2026 Adopted Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan under Program #9654041 and Program #9653281. The life expectancy of the project is 50 years. Annual operations cost impact is $50,000.00 and annual maintenance cost impact is $50,000.00. The County Mayor or designee is authorized to manage the contract under the Consent Decree and Capital Improvement Programs Acceleration Ordinance, Section 2-8.2.12, and to execute the contract and exercise termination provisions. The contract was competitively solicited with bids opened on June 25, 2026, in response to a May 14, 2026 advertisement. Nine bids were received. ITG was determined to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. No protests were filed. The contract monitor is Marisela Aranguiz-Cueto, P.E., Deputy Director of Planning, Development, Regulatory, and Infrastructure. The contract manager is Paul Adams at 786-863-9425. The project manager is David Vazquez at 786-552-4447. The project was forwarded to the Board with a favorable recommendation by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on July 15, 2026, and again on July 20, 2026. The item was introduced on July 9, 2026. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.