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A Resolution accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to approve a contract with R S & H, Inc., to develop a Sustainability Master Plan pursuant to Florida Statute 287.055, known as the "Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act" and Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2013.10.15.
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On April 8, 2014, the City Commission authorized negotiations with RS & H, Inc. (formerly known as Reynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc.), an architecture and engineering consulting firm selected as a result of an RFQ process, to determine the terms and conditions of a contract for consulting services necessary for the development of a Sustainability Master Plan for the City of Coral Gables.
The purpose of this contract is to hire a qualified consulting firm to assist the City of Coral Gables in the creation of a Sustainability Master Plan, including conducting an operations assessment, developing a greenhouse gas emission inventory, providing technical expertise, facilitating goal and strategy development, data collection and management, providing a marketing and communications plan, and the development of the final plan document. The Sustainability Master Plan will be a policy document for the City of Coral Gables, and will serve as a blueprint for sustainability decision making for the next 10 years, focusing on increments of 5 years.
The Procurement Division and the Public Works Department have completed their negotiations with RS & H, Inc., resulting in the attached contract.