PSA AWARD TO CES CONSULTANTS, INC

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

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-605-26 (File Number 260909) on July 21, 2026, approving a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with CES Consultants, 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. E25AV01E, in a combined maximum amount of $41,353,125.00 for a term of five years with one five-year renewal option. The PSA was forwarded to the BCC with a favorable recommendation by the Aviation and Seaport Committee on June 8, 2026. The contract is for routine construction inspection, threshold inspection, commissioning, quality assurance, progress reporting, and performance documentation services for Capital Improvement Program projects at MIA. The work will be assigned by MDAD on a rotational basis, with no minimum amount of work committed. The contract includes 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 $2,500,000.00 contingency and $68,750.00 OIG fee; the OTR contract amount is $12,500,000.00 with a $1,250,000.00 contingency and $34,375.00 OIG fee. Funding sources include future financing for various MIA subprograms and a reserve maintenance fund. The contract is the fifth of five agreements recommended for award; the other four are HDR Engineering, Inc. (E25AV01A), Ardurra Group, Inc. (E25AV01B), Nifah & Partners Consulting Engineers, Inc. (E25AV01C), and EAC Consulting, Inc. (E25AV01D). CES Consultants, Inc. is located at 3150 SW 38th Ave, Suite 450, Miami, FL 33146. Sub-consultants are Cueto Engineering, LLC, EXP US Services, Inc., and Gurri Matute, P.A. The contract manager is Sylvia Novela and the project manager is Richard Cabrera. The Request to Advertise was filed August 18, 2025; sixteen proposals were received by October 14, 2025; one firm was deemed non-compliant; the Competitive Selection Committee recommended CES on January 13, 2026; negotiations were conducted March 3-10, 2026. The project is in District 6, represented by Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis, but the impact is county-wide. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.