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RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONTRACT BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND TERRACON CONSULTANTS, INC. AS PART OF A POOL OF ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING SERVICES FOR THE MIAMI-DADE AVIATION DEPARTMENT AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CONTRACT NO. E24AV03B, 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

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WHEREAS, this Board desires to accomplish the purposes outlined in the accompanying County Mayor�s memorandum and documents, copies of which are incorporated herein by reference,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board:

Section 1. Approves the Professional Services Agreement (�PSA�) between Miami-Dade County and Terracon Consultants, Inc. as part of a pool of architectural and engineering consultants to provide professional construction materials testing services for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department at Miami International Airport, Contract No. E24AV03B, in a combined maximum amount of $41,353,125.00 for a term of five years with one five-year renewal option, in substantially the form attached to the accompanying County Mayor�s memorandum as Attachment F and made a part of hereto. A complete set of contract documents are on file and available upon request from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department.

Section 2. Pursuant to section 2-285 and 2-285.2 of the Miami-Dade County Code, this Board authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to exercise the provisions thereof, including the authority to execute Contract No. E24AV03B and the authority to exercise its termination provisions.

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Date:

To: Honorable Chairman Anthony Rodriguez
and Members, Board of County Commissioners

From: Daniella Levine Cava
Mayor

Subject: Contract Award Recommendation to Terracon Consultants, Inc.
for Professional Services at Miami International Airport
Facilities Development Construction Materials Testing
Services (Pool) Contract No. E24AV03B

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
To continue advancing the transformation of Miami International Airport (MIA) into a world-class aviation hub, Miami Dade County has expanded its Modernization in Action (M.I.A.) Plan from�$9�billion to�$12�billion. This long-term modernization effort, which aligns with the goals of MIA�s Forward Flight Team and the newly created MIA-CARE Advisory Board, is reshaping the airport through a portfolio of multiple capital projects that are expanding and enhancing critical facilities, including terminals, concourses, aircraft ramps, runways, parking structures, restrooms, and moving walkways. Collectively, these projects and the broader infrastructure investments that support them are designed to ensure that MIA can meet rising passenger demand, improve operational efficiency, and maintain its standing as one of the nation�s top-ranked airports and the premier Gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean.

This item recommends that the County enter into a non-exclusive Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Terracon Consultants, Inc. (Terracon) to provide architectural and engineering construction materials testing services in support of various capital improvements program (CIP) projects. The services rendered in this PSA will be used for CIP projects including, but not limited to, apron and utilities projects to the construction/remodeling of new concourses and terminal as well as auxiliary buildings and parking lots/garages.

Contract No. E24AV03 provides the Aviation Department with a pool of five (5) architectural and engineering consultants to assist MDAD staff in providing construction materials testing services. Accordingly, this PSA is the second of the five (5) agreements being recommended for award. The other four (4) award recommendations to Professional Service Industries, Inc. (Contract No. E24AV03A), NV5, Inc. (Contract No. E24AV03C), Blascom Engineering, Inc. (Contract No. E24AV03D), and Wingerter Laboratories, Inc. (Contract No. E24AV03E are on today�s agenda as companion items.

This PSA 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 (OIG). Each PSA has a term of five (5) years with a one (1) five-year renewal option. Work will be assigned among the PSAs by MDAD on a rotational basis based on workload, capabilities, schedule(s), familiarity with the location(s) and infrastructure, and conflicts of interest mitigation. No minimum amount of work or compensation has been committed to any one firm.

RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) approve a competitive award of a PSA to Terracon titled: �Professional Services Agreement for Facilities Development Construction Materials Testing Services (Pool), Contract No. E24AV03B� in the maximum amount of $41,353,125.00 with a five (5) year term and one (1) five-year renewal option.
SCOPE
The scope of services to be provided under this PSA consists of architectural and engineering testing and inspections services to assist during the construction of various CIP projects throughout MDAD. Experienced engineers and technicians are required to perform the testing, inspection, and engineering services for the following scopes of work:

� Construction Material Testing (CMT) and Inspections
� Asphalt and Concrete Testing and Inspection Services
� Geotechnical Exploration Services
� Soil and Foundation Testing services
� Materials Testing and Inspections services
� Roof Testing and Consulting

Although MIA is in District 6, represented by Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis, the impact of this agenda item is county-wide as the airport is a regional asset.

DELEGATED AUTHORITY
This Board authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to exercise the provisions thereof, including the authority to execute Contract No. E24AV03B and the authority to exercise the termination provisions, and to exercise all relevant authority granted to the County Mayor or County Mayor's designee pursuant to Sections 2-285 and 2-285.2 of the Miami-Dade County Code.

FISCAL IMPACT/FUNDING SOURCE
This PSA is valued at $41,353,125.00 with a term of five (5) years and one (1) five-year renewal option. See the table below for a breakdown and more details.

Base Contract Amount Contingency Allowance Amount
(Code Sec. 2-8.1) Inspector General Fee
(Code Section 2-1076)
$25,000,000.00 $2,500,000.00 $68,750.00

OTR Contract Amount Contingency Allowance Amount
(Code Sec. 2-8.1) Inspector General Fee
(Code Section 2-1076)
$12,500,000.00 $1,250,000.00 $34,375.00

The project is in the Adopted Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan. See the table below for further details.
(See Attachment A: Adopted Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan FY 2025-26, Pages 204, 206-208, 211-213, 216)

Funding Source(s) Program No. & Description Amount Project No.
Future Financing Miami International Airport (MIA) � Central Terminal
Subprogram, Program No. 2000001041 $3,000,000.00 #3002141
Miami International Airport (MIA) � North Terminal
Subprogram, Program No. 2000001042 $6,470,625.00 #3002142
Miami International Airport (MIA) � South Terminal
Expansion Subprogram, Program No. 2000001317 $6,470,625.00 #3002553
Miami International Airport (MIA) � Cargo and Non-Terminal Buildings Subprogram, Program No. 2000001048 $6,470,625.00 #3002148
Miami International Airport (MIA) � Concourse E
Subprogram No. 2000000094 $6,470,625.00 #3000129
Miami International Airport (MIA) � Terminal Wide
Subprogram, Program No. 2000001043 $3,000,000.00 #3002143
General Aviation Airports Subprogram, Program No. 2000001049 $3,000,000.00 #3002149
Miami International Airport (MIA) � Miscellaneous Projects
Subprogram, Program No. 2000000096 $6,470,625.00 #3000131

See the table below for specific funding types, and whether they are applicable to this PSA.
Funding Type Applicable
(Yes or No)
People�s Transportation Plan (PTP) No
General Obligation Bond (GOB) No
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA- Economic Stimulus) No

TRACK RECORD/MONITOR
The designated staff contact to track and monitor this contract is Contract Manager: Sylvia Novela, 305-876-7048, [email protected] and Project Manager Richard Cabrera, 305-869-3481, [email protected].

BACKGROUND
The Aviation Department�s robust CIP continues to progress, propelling the transformation of MIA into a world-class aviation hub. Under the proposed PSA, Terracon will provide experienced engineers and certified technicians to perform a comprehensive range of services, including construction materials testing, asphalt and concrete testing and inspections, geotechnical exploration, soil and foundation evaluations, materials testing, and roof testing and consulting. These services are essential to maintaining and supporting MDAD�s ongoing infrastructure development efforts.

The work authorized by this PSA will begin only after the Aviation Department issues a service order to Terracon. Work will continue based on the issuance of subsequent service orders. Each service order shall specify the scope of work, including the deliverables, the time of completion, and the total compensation amount for the authorized services.

The County will assign work to each firm on a rotational basis based on workload, capabilities, schedule(s), familiarity with the location(s) and infrastructure, and conflicts of interest mitigation. No minimum amount of work or compensation has been committed to any one firm.

The five (5) year term of this PSA becomes effective upon the execution of the agreement by all parties. The term shall remain effective until all services are completed or until those service orders in force at the end of the term have been completed or accepted, whichever occurs later.

All firms were evaluated in accordance with Section 2-10.4 of the Miami-Dade County Code, Implementing Order 3-34, and Administrative Order 3-39. In accordance with the legislation, Terracon is the recommended firm.

PROCUREMENT HISTORY
The Request to Advertise was filed with the Clerk of the Board on July 1, 2025. A total of nine (9) proposals were received by the submittal deadline of August 25, 2025. The proposals submitted by two (2) firms, Apex One Home Inspections Corp. and ECS Florida, LLC did not meet the prequalification/technical certification requirements pursuant to the Notice to Professional Consultants and were deemed non-compliant. Consequently, their proposals were not evaluated by the Competitive Selection Committee (CSC). On September 16, 2025, the Strategic Procurement Department (SPD) Project Review and Analysis Unit reviewed the proposals and deemed that the seven (7) firms were compliant with the 15 percent Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) A&E contract measure established for this project including: NV5, Inc., Wingerter Laboratories, Inc., Professional Service Industries, Inc., Tierra South Florida Inc., Blascom Engineering, Inc., Terracon Consultants, Inc., and H2R, Corp. However, effective October 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued an Interim Final Rule, suspending all DBE and ACDBE goals in solicitations until further notice. (See Attachment B: Project Worksheet and Compliance Review)

Pursuant to County Resolution No. R-62-22, which amended Implementing Order 3-34, and became effective on July 11, 2022, the CSC was provided with all reports and findings of the OIG and the Office of the Commission on Ethics and Public Trust (COE) regarding any Proposer and their proposed subcontractor(s) for consideration while scoring in accordance with the applicable criteria identified in the solicitation. On August 28, 2025, the OIG notified the CSC Coordinator that no reports or findings were located for this E24AV03 project. On September 2, 2025, the COE responded that a search of its closed complaint files for complainant and respondent data fields was performed, and none were found, indicating there were no problems found with the Prime or the subconsultants who participated in the proposal.

On November 21, 2025, at the First-Tier meeting, the CSC evaluated all responsive and responsible proposals and deemed the information sufficient to determine the qualifications of the teams. The CSC was tasked with evaluating the experience and qualifications of the Proposers. Upon reviewing the evaluation reports, SPD identified that a CSC member had submitted evaluation reports for a different project on which they also served. SPD staff informed the CSC members that the meeting would be reconvened at a later date to allow the CSC member sufficient time to properly evaluate the correct proposals for this project. No scores were read into the record. On December 9, 2025, at the reconvened First Tier meeting, the CSC evaluated all responsive and responsible proposals and deemed the information sufficient to determine the qualifications of the teams. The CSC was tasked with evaluating the experience and qualifications of the Proposers and scored and ranked the proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria outlined in the solicitation.

By majority vote, the CSC decided to forego Second-Tier proceedings and recommended the second highest-ranked firm, Terracon, for negotiation of this PSA. See Table A.

Table A.
Firm
Total Adjusted Qualitative Points
Total Adjusted Ordinal Score Final Ranking
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC. 360 6 1
TERRACON CONSULTANTS, INC. 348 10 2
NV5, INC. 342 12 3
BLASCOM ENGINEERING, INC. 335 16 4
WINGERTER LABORATORIES, INC. 333 16 5
TIERRA SOUTH FLORIDA INC. 317 19 6
H2R, CORP. 311 20 7

The Negotiation Committee was approved by the County Mayor�s designee on January 2, 2026. (See Attachment C: Negotiation Authorization, List of Respondents, and Tabulation Sheets).

The Negotiation Committee began negotiations with the second highest-ranked firm, Terracon, on March 3, 2026, and concluded negotiations on March 5, 2026.

VENDOR(S) RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD
The table below depicts a summary of the recommended firm.

Vendor Name Principal Address Local Address Number of Employee Residents*
1) Miami-Dade County
2) Percentage (%) Principal
Terracon Consultants, Inc. 10841 S Ridgeview Road, Olathe, KS 66061 16200 NW 59th Avenue, Suite 106
Miami Lakes, FL 33014 21 Javier Jimenez
0.25%
*Pursuant to R-1011-15, the percentage of employee residents is the percentage of the vendor�s employees who reside in Miami-Dade County as compared to the vendor�s total workforce.
The sub-consultants/subcontractors for this project are AREHNA Engineering, Inc., and GCES Engineering Services, LLC.

DUE DILIGENCE
Pursuant to R-187-12, MDAD conducted due diligence in accordance with the Strategic Procurement Department (SPD) guidelines to determine vendor responsibility, including verifying corporate status and that no performance or compliance issues exist. The lists referenced include the Capital Improvements Information System, the SBD Division database, Sunbiz, the Tax Collector�s Office, convicted vendors, debarred vendors, delinquent contractors, and the federal excluded parties list. Also examined as part of this due diligence: Florida Division of Business and Professional Regulation. There were no adverse findings relating to vendor responsibility.

A review of the County�s Capital Improvements Information System showed that the recommended vendor has an average evaluation score of 3.6 out of a possible 4.0, indicating superior performance. (See Attachment D: Contractor Evaluations Report).

According to the Firm History Report, as provided by SPD, within the last three years, Terracon has received four (4) contracts as a Prime Contractor with a value of $7,078.00. For the period June 2012 � February 2023, Terracon received twenty-one (21) contracts as a Prime Contractor with a value of $165,189,524.00, for a total of $165,196,602.00. (See Attachment E: A/E Firm History Report).

APPLICABLE ORDINANCES AND MEASURES
The table below lists various legislative policies and whether they apply to this item.

Title Legislation Applicable
(Yes or No) Notations
In-house Capabilities Resolution R-1204-05 Yes MDAD evaluated and determined that MDAD does not have the in-house capabilities to perform design and construction inspection services due to the multi-disciplinary expertise and workforce size required for services issued under this discipline.
Consultants� Competitive Negotiation Act Florida Statute 287.055 Yes
Local Preference Code Section 2-8.5 Yes
Local Certified Veteran Business Enterprise Preference Code Section 2-8.5.1 Yes
Small Business Enterprise - Architecture and Engineering Code Section 2-10.4.01 and Implementing Order 3-32 Yes DBE - A&E: 0 percent
Small Business Enterprise - Services Code Section 2-8.1.1.1.1 and Implementing Order 3-41 No
Small Business Enterprise - Goods Code Section 2-8.1.1.1.2 and Implementing Order 3-41 No
Sea Level Rise Ordinance 14-79 Yes Sea Level Rise will be considered as part of the planning and design work, as defined in Ordinance No. 14-79.
Sustainable Buildings Program Implementing Order 8-8 Yes All activity shall comply with the County�s �Sustainable Buildings Program�, more specifically, (i) Resolutions No. R-617-17; (ii) Sections 2-1 of the Miami-Dade County Code; BCC Rule 5.10 and Chapter 9; Article III, Section 9-71 through 9-75, of the Code, in addition to Implementing Order (I.O.) 8-8, which established a County policy to incorporate, wherever practical, Green Building Practices into the planning, budgeting, design, construction, operations, management, renovation, maintenance and decommissioning of public projects.
Art in Public Places Code Section 2-11.15 No
Buy American Iron and Steel Procurement Program Ordinance 21-22 No Will be considered at the service order level.
Office of Inspector General Fee Code Section 2-1076 Yes

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Jimmy Morales
Chief Operating Officer