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 services and commissioning services in support of Capital Improvement Program projects. The scope includes routine construction inspection services, threshold inspection services, commissioning services, quality assurance, progress reporting, and performance documentation. The contract 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 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 five-year term becomes effective upon execution of the agreement by all parties. The Competitive Selection Committee recommended the second highest-ranked firm, Ardurra, to negotiate this PSA. The Negotiation Committee began negotiations with Ardurra on March 3, 2026, and concluded negotiations on March 10, 2026. The Board of County Commissioners adopted the resolution on 7/21/2026. The Aviation and Seaport Committee forwarded it to the BCC with a favorable recommendation on 6/8/2026. The item was introduced on 5/18/2026. The contract has a maximum total award amount of $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 base contract amount is $25,000,000.00 with a contingency allowance of $2,500,000.00 and an Inspector General fee of $68,750.00. The OTR contract amount is $12,500,000.00 with a contingency allowance of $1,250,000.00 and an Inspector General fee of $34,375.00. The project is in the Adopted Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan. Funding sources include Future Financing (80% of Grand Total) and Reserve Maintenance Fund (20% of Grand Total). The vendor principal address is 1000 NW 57th Court, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33126. The sub-consultants/subcontractors 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. 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. Fifteen firms were deemed compliant. The Competitive Selection Committee evaluated proposals on January 13, 2026. The contract manager is Sylvia Novela, 305-876-7048, and the project manager is Richard Cabrera, 305-869-3481. 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 Miami-Dade County Mayor is Daniella Levine Cava. The Chief Operating Officer is Jimmy Morales. The County Attorney assigned David M. Murray on 5/19/2026. The item has 143 pages. The resolution is R-606-26. The status is Adopted. The final action date is 7/21/2026. The agenda date is 7/21/2026. The agenda item number is 8A2. The file number is 260910. The file type is Resolution. The requester is the Aviation Department. The title is 'RESOLUTION 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; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR'S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE SAME, AND TO EXERCISE THE PROVISIONS THEREOF, INCLUDING TERMINATION'.