HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Summary FormDate: 11/26/2019
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM
File ID: #6884
Commission Meeting Date: 02/13/2020
Type: Resolution
Subject: Sole Source - Scavenger 2000
Purpose of Item:
Requesting Department: Department of
Resilience and Public Works
Sponsored By: Francis Suarez, Ken Russell
District Impacted: All
A resolution of the Miami City Commission, with attachment(s), by a four-fifths (4/5ths)
affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, ratifying, confirming, and approving
the City Manager's finding of a sole source, pursuant to Section 18-92 of the Code of
the City of Miami, Florida, as amended; waiving the requirements for competitive sealed
bidding methods and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between
the City of Miami and Water Management Technologies, Inc. ("WMT") to establish
water depollution services ("Services") to reduce the contamination and pollution of all
navigable canals, outfalls, and Biscayne Bay waters for the Department of Resilience
and Public Works ("Public Works") for an initial period of three (3) years with the option
to renew for two (2) one-year periods, allocating funds from account no.
00001.208000.534000.0000.00000 and other funding sources, subject to the availability
of funds and budget approval at the time of need; authorizing the City Manager to
negotiate and execute all other documents, including any amendments, renewals, and
extensions, subject to allocations, appropriations and budgetary approval having been
previously made, and in compliance with applicable provisions of the Code of the City of
Miami, Florida, as amended, ("City Code"), including, the City of Miami's Procurement
Ordinance, Anti -Deficiency Act, and Financial Integrity Principles, all as set forth in
Chapter 18 of the City Code, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, and in
compliance with applicable laws and regulations, as may be necessary for said
purpose.
Background of Item:
The City of Miami Department of Resilience and Public Works ("Public Works") has
allocated funds to continue water depollution services ("Services") by use of the
Scavenger 2000 Depollution Boat to further reduce the contamination and pollution of
the City's waterways. The vessel is a surface collector that utilizes proprietary
technology with numerous US registered patents, (7,517,459 B2 and 7,947,172 132) due
to its uniqueness, for a decontamination and oxygenation process that has proven to be
beneficial to all navigable waterways by providing deep injections of pure oxygen. It will
continue to reduce the contamination and pollution of all navigable canals, outfalls, and
Biscayne Bay waters. In addition, 262 outfalls will be cleaned as part of the National
Pollutant Discharge Environmental System (NPDES) Permit requirements.
Pursuant to Section 18.92 (a)(1), Sole Source Contracts of the City's Procurement
Code; a sole source is recommended for the above mentioned reasons.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is NOT Related to Revenue
Item is an Expenditure
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
General Account No.: 00001.208000.534000.0000.00000
Approximately $250,000.00 annually ($1,250,000.00 in the aggregate)
Reviewed By
Department of Resilience and Public Works
Review Completed
11/26/2019 5:02 PM
Office of Management and Budget
Donovan Dawson
Office of Management and Budget
Christopher M Rose
City Manager's Office
Sandra Bridgeman
Legislative Division
Valentin J Alvarez
City Manager's Office
Nikolas Pascual
Office of the City Attorney
Pablo Velez
Office of the City Attorney
Barnaby L. Min
Office of the City Attorney
Victoria Mendez
City Commission
Todd B. Hannon
City Commission
Maricarmen Lopez
Office of the City Clerk
City Clerk's Office
Alan M. Dodd Department Head
Budget Analyst Review
Completed
12/09/2019
4:30
PM
Budget Review
Completed
12/12/2019 11:55
AM
Assistant City Manager Review
Completed
12/24/2019
9:23
AM
Legislative Division Review
Completed
12/24/2019
9:57
AM
City Manager Review
Completed
12/26/2019 12:23
PM
ACA Review
Completed
12/26/2019
4:59
PM
Deputy City Attorney Review
Completed
12/27/2019
6:18
AM
Approved Form and Correctness
Completed
12/27/2019
5:46
PM
Meeting
Completed
01/09/2020
9:00
AM
Meeting
Completed
02/13/2020
9:00
AM
Rendered
Completed
02/19/2020
5:38
PM
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A
FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC
HEARING, RATIFYING, CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S
FINDING OF A SOLE SOURCE, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A,"
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE
SEALED BIDDING METHODS AND PROCEDURES, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND
WATER MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., A FLORIDA PROFIT
CORPORATION ("WMT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR
THE PROVISION OF WATER DEPOLLUTION AND CONTAMINATION REDUCTION
("SERVICES") OF ALL NAVIGABLE CANALS, OUTFALLS, AND THE BISCAYNE BAY
WATERS FOR THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF RESILIENCE AND PUBLIC WORKS
("PUBLIC WORKS") FOR AN INITIAL PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS WITH THE
OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR PERIODS;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO. 00001.208000.534000.0000.00000 AND
SUCH OTHER FUNDING SOURCES SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS,
SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, AND PRIOR BUDGETARY
APPROVALS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY
CODE, INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY
ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER
18 OF THE CITY CODE, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS,
AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City") Department of Resilience and Public Works
("Public Works") is seeking to procure the utilization of the Scavenger 2000 Depollution Boat
("Scavenger 2000") for surface cleaning of the City's waterfronts; and
WHEREAS, in addition to debris removal and oil sheen recuperation, the water
depollution and contamination reduction of the Scavenger 2000 also provides the capability of
treating the water with its oxygenating process ("Services"); and
WHEREAS, the Services of the Scavenger 2000 can only be acquired from Water
Management Technologies, Inc., a Florida profit corporation ("WMT"), the sole source provider
of this proprietary technology with numerous patents registered with the United States Patent
and Trademark Office; and
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Enactment Number: R-20-0036
File Number: 6884
Final Action Date:2/13/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A
FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC
HEARING, RATIFYING, CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S
FINDING OF A SOLE SOURCE, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A,"
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE
SEALED BIDDING METHODS AND PROCEDURES, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND
WATER MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., A FLORIDA PROFIT
CORPORATION ("WMT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR
THE PROVISION OF WATER DEPOLLUTION AND CONTAMINATION REDUCTION
("SERVICES") OF ALL NAVIGABLE CANALS, OUTFALLS, AND THE BISCAYNE BAY
WATERS FOR THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF RESILIENCE AND PUBLIC WORKS
("PUBLIC WORKS") FOR AN INITIAL PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS WITH THE
OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR PERIODS;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO. 00001.208000.534000.0000.00000 AND
SUCH OTHER FUNDING SOURCES SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS,
SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, AND PRIOR BUDGETARY
APPROVALS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY
CODE, INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY
ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER
18 OF THE CITY CODE, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS,
AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City") Department of Resilience and Public Works
("Public Works") is seeking to procure the utilization of the Scavenger 2000 Depollution Boat
("Scavenger 2000") for surface cleaning of the City's waterfronts; and
WHEREAS, in addition to debris removal and oil sheen recuperation, the water
depollution and contamination reduction of the Scavenger 2000 also provides the capability of
treating the water with its oxygenating process ("Services"); and
WHEREAS, the Services of the Scavenger 2000 can only be acquired from Water
Management Technologies, Inc., a Florida profit corporation ("WMT"), the sole source provider
of this proprietary technology with numerous patents registered with the United States Patent
and Trademark Office; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-92 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida as
amended ("City Code"), the Chief Procurement Officer ("CPO") has adopted a finding that WMT
is the sole source, authorized provider of the Services; and
WHEREAS, the findings of the CPO have been approved and adopted as the findings of
the City Manager, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the CPO recommend that the requirements for
competitive sealed bidding methods and procedures be waived, that procurement of the
Services, as specified, be approved, and that a professional services agreement ("Agreement")
be negotiated and executed for the same;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. By a four-fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing,
the City Manager's finding of a sole source, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," pursuant
to Section 18-92 of the City Code, waiving the requirements for competitive sealed bidding
methods and procedures and authorizing' the City Manager to negotiate and execute an
Agreement between the City and WMT, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for provision
of the Services for all navigable canals, outfalls, and the Biscayne Bay waters for Public Works
for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year
periods is ratified, confirmed, and approved.
Section 3. Funds are to be allocated from Account No.
00001.208000.534000.0000.00000 and such other funding sources subject to the availability of
funds and budgetary approval at the time of need.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all other
documents, including any amendments, renewals, and extensions, subject to all allocations,
appropriations, and prior budgetary approvals, in compliance with all applicable provisions of the
City Code, including the City's Procurement Ordinance, Anti -Deficiency Act, and Financial
Integrity Principles, all as set forth in Chapter 18 of the City Code, all in a form acceptable to the
City Attorney, and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, as may be
deemed necessary for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission.
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.