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Resolution: R-21-0204
File Number: 8991
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 5/27/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS
(4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"),
AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, AUTHORIZING,
AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING OF A SOLE SOURCE,
WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING
METHODS, AND APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF SOP TECHNOLOGIES
STORMWATER INLET FILTERS ("STORMWATER FILTERS"), INSTALLATION
OF SAID FILTERS, STORM DRAIN MARKING SERVICES, AND ANNUAL
REPORTING SERVICES FROM EDDIE LOPEZ TECHNOLOGIES, LLC D/B/A
SOP TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY ("SOP TECHNOLOGIES"), FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY")
DEPARTMENT OF RESILIENCE AND PUBLIC WORKS ("PUBLIC WORKS")
FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($279,500.00), COMPRISED OF A PURCHASE
AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED SIXTY NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($269,500.00) TO BE ALLOCATED FROM PROJECT NO. 40-
B213800 WITH AWARD 1431, PLUS A CONTINGENCY FOR MAINTENANCE
OF TRAFFIC INCIDENTALS IN THE AMOUNT OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
($10,000.00) TO BE ALLOCATED FROM OTHER VARIOUS SOURCES OF
FUNDS FROM PUBLIC WORKS, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT TIME OF NEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS,
INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT
TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY
APPROVALS, 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, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS,
RULES, AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID
PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Ken Russell
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-92 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), the Chief Procurement Officer has made a finding that Eddie Lopez
Technologies, LLC d/b/a SOP Technologies International, a Florida limited liability company
("SOP Technologies"), is the sole source developer and distributor of SOP Technologies
Stormwater Filters ("Stormwater Filters"); and
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WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City") Department of Resilience and Public Works
("Public Works") requires improved technology for compliance with their efforts to control water
pollution, which will continue to protect the City's residents and provide the City with cleaner
waterways; and
WHEREAS, the Stormwater Filters have been shown to prevent larger and smaller sized
particle contaminants from entering the stormwater system due to its use of a smaller grove and
lateral technology for conveyance of waterflow into the inlets; and
WHEREAS, the finding of the Chief Procurement Officer has been approved and
adopted as the finding of the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that the
requirements for competitive sealed bidding methods be waived and that the procurement of
said Stormwater Filters, as specified, be approved; and
WHEREAS, following the required published notice prior to award, the City Commission
would be ratifying and approving, by a four -fifths (4/5t") affirmative vote, the waiver of
competitive sealed bidding methods as not being practicable for this sole source;
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, pursuant to Section 18-92 of the City
Code, after an advertised public hearing, the City Manager's finding of a sole source, waiving
the requirements for competitive sealed bidding methods, and approving the purchase of the
Stormwater Filters, installation of said filters, storm drain marking services, and annual reporting
services from SOP Technologies for Public Works for a total amount of Two Hundred Seventy
Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($279,500.00) is hereby ratified, authorized, and
confirmed.
Section 3. Funds shall be allocated in the amount of Two Hundred Sixty -Nine Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars ($269,500.00) from Project No. 40-13213800 with Award 1431, plus a
contingency for maintenance of traffic incidentals in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00) from other various sources of funds from Public Works, subject to the availability of
funds and budgetary approval at time of need.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
documents, including any amendments, renewals, and extensions, subject to all allocations,
appropriations, prior budgetary approvals, 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, in forms acceptable to the City
Attorney, and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, as may be deemed
necessary for said purpose.
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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