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Home My WebLink AboutR-92-0733RESOLUTION NO. r► n — ?i Q i A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER'S DECISION TO REJECT THE PROTEST OF TRANSAMERICA REHAB CORPORATION, IN CONNECTION WITH BID NO. HA 005, TO PROVIDE DEBRIS DISPOSAL BURN UNITS, AS IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE WITHOUT MERIT. WHEREAS, on October 1, 1992, the City of Miami solicited informal bids to provide debris disposal burn units; and WHEREAS, on October 2, 1992, the City of Miami received ten (10) responses to said bid; and WHEREAS, after review, the City recommended for award The Lowell Dunn Company, as the lowest bidder; and WHEREAS, on June 11, 1992, Transamerica Rehab Corporation, one of the bidders, protested said recommendation for award; and WHEREAS, the Chief Procurement Officer, pursuant to Section 18-56.1 of the City Code, in her role as arbiter, investigated the matter and determined that Transamerica Rehab Corporation's protest was without merit and has rejected the protest; and WHEREAS, the City Manager and the City Attorney concur with and approve the finding of the Chief Procurement Officer and recommend rejection of the protest filed by Transamerica Rehab Corporation; CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF NOV 1 2 1392 Resolution No. 82- f� NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, PLORIDAt 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 from Transamerica Rehab Corporation, in connection with Bid No. HA 005, for debris disposal burn units, is hereby approved. Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of November 1992. ATTE t MATTY HIRAI CITY CLERK PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: r CARMEN L. LEON ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: -2- XAV I ER ,k .) SUARE Z , MAYOR V 2 - 7 U I 1 CITY OF MIAMI, FLOAIDA ft INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM to. Honorable Mayor and Members DATE : 'r? _. ��92 FILE of the City Commission Resolution of Protest SUBJECT : to Provide Debris Disposal Burn Units FROM : REFERENCES y Cesar H. Odio City Manager ENCLOSURES: RECOMMENDATION it is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution approving the Chief Procurement Officer's decision to reject Transamerica Rehab Corporation's protest, in connection with Bid No. HA 005, to provide debris disposal burn units to the City of Miami. BACKGROUND On October 21 1992, ten (10) bidders responded to the City's informal bid for the above noted service. City staff evaluated the bids and determined that the bid that the lowest bid was received from The Lowell Dunn Company. This vendor was recommended for award of contract. Transamerica Rehab Corporation, one of the bidders, protested this recommendation for award. Pursuant to Section 18-56.1 of the City Code, the Chief Procurement Officer investigated the matter and determined that the protest lacked merit, as detailed in the attached letter. Attachments: Proposed Resolution Copy of Protest Letter 12 Aft CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -ORRICE MEMORANDUM Cesar H. Odio, City Manager DATE: October 16, 1992 FILE: A. Quinn Jones III, City Attorney suWECT : Protest on Debris Disposal Burn Units, Bid No. HA 00S it. ,Tud aS� . Lr REFERENCES : Chief Procurement Officer Department of General Services ENCLOSURES and Solid Waste I hereby request your approval of my rejection of the protest by Transamerica Rehab Corporation, in connection with the. above noted bid. The basis for my decision, as set forth in the attached letter, is the fact that Transamerica Rehab Corporation's protest has no merit. APPROVED: Cesar H. Odio, City Manager APPROVED: A. Quinn Jones III, City Attorney } M, CERTIFIED MAIL Mr. Rene Infante TransAmerica Rehab Corporation 2699 S. Bayshore Drive Coconut Grove, FL 33133 Dear Mr. Infante: As Chief Procurement Officer of the City of Miami, I received your protest dated October 8, 1992, reviewed pertinent documents, talked with employees and researched the issues, pursuant to my duties under Section 18-56.1, City of Miami Code, Resolution of Protest Solicitations and -Awards. The following is submitted in response to your protest letter, regarding Bid No. HA 005 for Debris Disposal Burn Unit(s). You state that the bid submitted by your company, in terms of production and cost, is superior to bids submitted by the two lower bidders. City of Miami staff evaluated the bids and determined that the low bidder, The Lowell Dunn Company, could perform the job as outlined in its bid. In addition, the City's interest is sufficiently protected by the bid's requirement for the furnishing of a performance and payment bond. The onus is therefore on the successful vendor to perform the work required. The burn equipment proposed for use by Allstar Builders Corporation cannot effectively and efficiently perform the required tasks, according to your protest letter. The City will not be requiring the services of Allstar Builders at the present time. Based on the foregoing, I am rejecting your protest. The City Manager and the City Attorney have approved my decision. You will be notified when the protest will be scheduled for the City Commission agenda. Sincerely, Judy S. Carter Chief Procurement Officer/Assistant Director cc: Carmen L. Leon, Assistant City Attorney 92 7,3.3 V iANbAft.HIGA hohAb UUhFUMAI i,%JIII October 8, 1992 MV. Cesar odio City Manager city of Miami 1390 NW 20th Street Miami, FL 33142 F%w.. A' brand lax transmittal S- Re: Protest/Debris Disposal Burn units bid Dear Mr. Odio: I am enclosing several documents for your review; 1. Letter of October 7, 1992, anent the above, and 2. Description of qualifications of William A. white, Consultant, and 3. Handwritten memorandum to me regarding Mr. White's analysis of the All Star award of this bid proposal, and 4. Copy of Did Proposal Sheet submitted on behalf of All Star The basis of this protest is that while my company and our associated company, Johnny F. Smith Enterprises, submitted a cnnt per unit per month amount higher than the other bidders, our production for thirty ( 30 ) day cycle and our cost per ton were far superior in both categories. Additionally, as Mr. White has explained, tho sir curtain incineratnr intended to be used by All Star and the support equipment make it a practical impossibility. that All Star can effectively and efficiently perform its required tacks. a a 2699 south bayshore drive/'coconur 01-0vP, f lorido 08188 relephone (305) 856-4845/relefox (805) 856 Z 9 92 ' 7$8 11 Mr. Cesar odio Page 2 October 8, 1992 Therefore, wn respectfully request that the award of this bid be reviewed and that particular care and attention be directed to the type of equipment offered because the lowest cost does not necessarily assure the City of the successful completion of this project. Thank you. Very truly yours, TRANSAMERICA REHAB CORPORATION qn: mlAON OpQUALXFICAT1UNb 218-A G. Eau ^Lft n1vd . , # 17 wiLLXAM A. WKtTC Indian Harbour beach# FL 329-17 (407) 254-1507 EXPERIENCE: 1991 Consultant for air curtain incinerator technology to Hoag Kong, China, for smokel.eas burning of vegetable matter for new airport .facility. 1990 Designed and presently manufacturing and distributing forty foot steel refractory concrete smokeless burning system nationwide and Canada. i989 Introduced air curtain incinerator to Canadian government ministry of environment, British Columbia; provided technical assistance in designing system for wood sort, in British Columbia; provided machinery and technical asolatance to contractors to burn debris from Hurricane Hugo, south Carolina. 1988 Published burning guide for proper use of air curtain incinerato.ro nationwide. 1987 Designer] and developed sawdust smokeless burning system for use in saw mills; designed steel heat transfer smokeless burning system; assisted Florida Depar.tmnnt of Forestry in introducing concept and laws regarding smokeless burning to contractors in the State of Ploridu. 1986 Designed and developed straight in -line manifold system for more efficient air curtain incineration; have manufactured and C istributed more than 125 units to date in the United States and Canada: assisted DtR and Department of forestry with workshops to update burning regulations regarding air curtain incineration in the State of Plorida. 1985 Introduced smokeless air curtain incinerator to sautheast Florida; obtained first permit issued in Fort Lauderdale area. 1979 -- 1983 Operated class three landfill and burning site, Porter, Texas, utilizing smokeless air curtain incinerator to eliminate more then 1,300.000 tons of voget'ati.vn wood waste and debris. 1979 to resent Personally supervised smokeless burning of more than 1.5 million toms of vegetable debris and wood waste in the United States and Canada. is ;,r � ►.— ; „ BMtt�r d.tnc. 407 26w07 P.O1 A_-.Onl of Ile _*& 1p _ 44 50-0eu�r ,moo- �,�_:..�� c��- P Ai OOt ell m m t,°�. �� 0m 8�� .o ' �ww ^ ^ r � ' r - ----'--~-�--~'~^'- ' ---'-��-----�^-~---^~'~--'^�r----'-'-�~^~��r---~ -��~-~'------ � � , --__-_.- � i. ^ � --------~`~~~~-~~~ ` ' -------~~~ ~Ic A*t IDockd. Inc-. 407 1 P.O?l Apo �' �. o,r �� .;�. r ._.err-? � T� � a. a� 19/ Mir- 738, V WiUI h It.►l : thAb WhFUh IliN October 7, 1992 14911 LYE City of Miami Attn: Mr. Ron Williams, Asst. City Manager djj jQ� 1390 NW 20 Street Miami, FL 33142 CENTRAL SERVICES SDIIIINISTRUMN ONE OF TH DIRECTOR Re: Debris Disposal Burn Units Bid Dear Mr. Williams: Our company T.R.C. and Johnny F. Smith Enterprises submitted a bid on the above referenced project. In order to assist in further evaluating our Price versus Production the following information should be taken into consideration: Company Cost per Unit Production Cost Name per month per Unit/30 Days per Ton T.R.C. $98,900 26.100 3.79 /Johnny F. Smith All Star $94,950 15.000 T. 6.33 Lowell Dunn $85,680 15.000 T. 5.71 Our burn units will operate for 22 hours per day, because of our environmentally safe and approved cleaning system (hydro system). For your information and further evaluation we attached an environmental information sheet and references from the Department of Environmental Regulation (DER). Our unit the ABC Destructor has a four cylinder, John Deere diesel engine with turbo. The ABC Destruction burns with complete combustion it has the bell air system, making it 35% more efficient than any other comparable machine in the market today. Our unit is located safely 40 feet from the fire or heat path. Our unit can be charged from both sides because there is no obstruction from the air pipe or manifold, as there is no "T" in the way. Additionally, there are other items in the Bids that need to be addressed. The "All -Star" Bid has only a Rubber -Tire backhoe with buckets as available. There is no way that this type of equipment with a Bucket can load debris -into the fire with any degree of consistency and safety. The "Dunn" Bid did not include a bulldozer, which was a minimum requirement of your Specifications. The latter therefore does not meet the requirements. 2699 south boyshore drive/coconur grove, fiorido 33133 telephone (305) 856-4845/relefox (305) 856-1209 October 7, 1992 City of Miami Attn: Mr. Ron Williams, Asst. City Manager Re: Debris Disposal Burn Units Bid , Page Two Mr. Williams, I hope this information will help you select the most capable, highest yielding and least expensive burning unit and team. If you have any questions or need additional information regarding this matter, please contact me at your convenience. Your truly, Rene Infante President RI/ms cc: Cesar Odio City Manager