PSA AWARD TO ARDURRA GROUP INC

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

Resolution adopted on 7/21/2026 approving a contract 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 contract is for professional architectural and engineering inspection and commissioning services in support of Capital Improvement Program projects. The scope includes routine construction inspection, threshold inspection, commissioning, quality assurance, progress reporting, and performance documentation. The work will be assigned by MDAD on a rotational basis, with no minimum amount of work or compensation committed. The contract was recommended by the Competitive Selection Committee, which ranked Ardurra second. The Board authorized the County Mayor or designee to execute the contract and exercise its termination provisions. The contract is part of a pool of five agreements; the other four are companion items on the same agenda. The project is in the Adopted Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan. The contract has a base contract amount of $25,000,000.00, an OTR contract amount of $12,500,000.00, a contingency allowance of $2,500,000.00 for the base and $1,250,000.00 for OTR, and Inspector General fees of $68,750.00 for the base and $34,375.00 for OTR. The contract manager is Sylvia Novela and the project manager is Richard Cabrera. The work authorized by this PSA will begin only after the Aviation Department issues a service order to Ardurra. The five-year term becomes effective upon execution by all parties. The Request to Advertise was filed on August 18, 2025. Sixteen proposals were received by October 14, 2025. One firm was deemed non-compliant. The Competitive Selection Committee evaluated proposals on January 13, 2026, and recommended Ardurra. Negotiations began on March 3, 2026, and concluded on March 10, 2026. The vendor 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. The vendor has an average evaluation score of 3.7 out of 4.0. Ardurra has received four contracts as a prime contractor in the last three years totaling $13,948,701.00, 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 Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act, Local Preference, Local Certified Veteran Business Enterprise Preference, Small Business Enterprise - Architecture and Engineering at 18 percent, Sea Level Rise Ordinance 14-79, Sustainable Buildings Program, and Office of Inspector General Fee. The item was introduced on 5/18/2026, assigned to the County Attorney on 5/19/2026, forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Aviation and Seaport Committee on 6/8/2026, and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026. The item is in District 6, represented by Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis, but the impact is county-wide as the airport is a regional asset. The modernization plan includes major upgrades to terminals, concourses, runways, and other key infrastructure. The Miami International Airport's Modernization in Action Plan has expanded from $9 billion to $12 billion. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.