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MOTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL WATER MAIN CLEANING COMPANY FOR SEWER MAIN VIDEO SURVEYING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $102,312.25, UTILIZING PRICING ESTABLISHED IN MIAMI BEACH'S CONTRACT PURSUANT TO INTENT TO NEGOTIATE (ITN) NO. 2020-191-ND, AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 35.18(C)(5) OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES.
Summary Explanation and Background
PROCUREMENT PROCESS TAKEN:
- Chapter 35 of the City’s Code of Ordinances is titled “PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES, PUBLIC FUNDS.”
- Section 35.18 of the City's Code of Ordinances is regarding "COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS."
- Section 35.18(C) states that "Only the following situations are exempt from the competitive bid and competitive proposal requirements of this section:"
- Section 35.18(C)(5) of the City’s Code of Ordinances, “Commodities or services that are the subject of contracts with the state its political subdivisions or other governmental entities including the United States Government, are exempt from the competitive procurement process.”
- Section 35.21 of the City's Code of Ordinances is titled "AWARD OF CONTRACT."
- Section 35.21(A) of the City's Code of Ordinances is titled "City Commission Approval."
- Section 35.21(A)(1) states, "An initial purchase of, or contract for, commodities or services, in excess of $25,000, shall require the approval of the City Commission, regardless of whether the competitive bidding or competitive proposal procedures were followed."
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. On April 19, 2023, the City Commission approved an agreement with USSI, LLC. for in-flow abatement services for the City's sanitary sewer collection system. As part of this agreement, USSI, LLC. performed smoke testing that identified deficiencies within a cumulative 74,650 linear feet of gravity sewer main.
2. The severity of the deficiencies found within this stretch of gravity sewer main remain unclear. Therefore, Utilities Department...
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