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7/21 /98
RESOLUTION NO. 9 8 — 776
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT
OFFICER'S DECISION TO REJECT THE PROTEST OF
AARYA CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN, INC., IN
CONNECTION WITH BID NO. 97-98-140 FOR THE
PROJECT ENTITLED "BAYFRONT PARK - APRONS &
SOUTH END WALKWAYS CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT
B-3264", AS IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE
WITHOUT MERIT.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami advertised for competitive sealed bids, through
Bid No. 97-98-140, for Bayfront Park Aprons and South End Walkways
construction; and
WHEREAS, on July 2, 1998, the City of Miami received four responses to
this bid; and
WHEREAS, the apparent lowest bidder, AARYA Construction & Design, Inc.
(AARYA), was determined to be non -responsive; and
WHEREAS, AARYA filed a formal written protest alleging that the bid of RJB
Builders Corporation, the second lowest bidder, had similar flaws; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Procurement Officer properly delegated all duties to a
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Purchasing Agent with the City Manager's approval, pursuant to Sec. 18-72 of the
City Code; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent investigated and made the finding,
pursuant to Sec. 18-99 of the City Code, that the response of RJB Builders
Corporation did not have similar flaws and the AARYA bid was properly deemed
non -responsive; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent made the finding that the protest of
AARYA lacked merit; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney and City Manager have approved the ruling to
reject the protest of AARYA, which resulted from the application of Section 18-99
of the City Code;
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 hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if
fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Chief Procurement Officer's decision to reject the protest
of AARYA Construction & Design, Inc. in connection with Bid No. 97-98-140, for
the project entitled "Bayfront Park Aprons and South End Walkways Construction,
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Project B-3264" is hereby approved as it has been determined to be without merit.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption and signature of the Mayor'.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of July , 1998.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2-36, since the Mayor did not ind+c2te 24n— I �-,f
this legislation by signing it in the designated place 'Faic., ac.- la,
becomes effective with the elapse often (10) days from the date of Ccmmissc.r c ,
ATTEST: regarding same, without the Mayor azx
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WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
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If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days from the
date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon
override of the veto by the City Commission.
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TO: Donald H. Warshaw
City Manager
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
30 A
DATE: July 15, 1998 FILE:
SUBJECT: Bayfront Park Aprons
and South End Walkways
FROM: REFERENCES:
James J. K , Dire r ENCLOSURES:
Department of Public Works
This department has received a letter of intent to protest from Aarya
.Construction and Design, Inc., for the award of a contract tb RJB Builders
:Corp., for the subject project.
This item must be resolved at the July 21, 1998, City Commission meeting
in order to proceed with the project by this summer.
JK/jag
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