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A Resolution approving a contract for the construction of the Miracle Mile and Giralda Avenue Streetscape Project (the Project) with Ric-Man International, Inc. for a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $21,600,000; providing for amendments as approved by the City Manager and City Attorney prior to final approval; further waiving the Procurement Code pursuant to Section 2-583, entitled “Application of the Code,” to authorize the City Manager to direct purchase certain items as specified in the Plan Design Specifications for the Project, and included within the GMP, as follows: stone pavers, stone furniture, lighting, and trees; further approving the direct purchase of additional pavers not included in the GMP for a price not to exceed $300,000 to be available for future uses for the Project; further authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Cooper Robertson and Associates in an amount not to exceed $500,000 to provide Construction Administration Services for the Project; further approving the Project budget; and the waiver of City fees for the project.
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The Miracle Mile/Giralda Avenue project is the result of decades of Community visioning. The project includes the transformation of the public realm to create a civic promenade that will become a focal point for the region. When completed Miracle Mile will include a beautiful, curbless, granite paver pedestrian environment nearly 50% wider than it is today. This new environment will include extensive landscaping and trees, sidewalk cafes, public art, beautiful lighting, comfortable and inviting street furnishings and enhanced drainage. Additionally, Giralda Avenue will be a spectacular shared pedestrian environment that includes creative and artful paving, lighting, and landscaping. It is anticipated that Miracle Mile and Giralda Avenue will be streets that are world renowned, and a “must place to be.”
In December 2014, the City Commission approved the award of a design contract to Cooper...
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