HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-24-0004 Bid Waiver MemoSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting
January 25, 2024
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
4/5ths RECOMMENDATION INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Christine King
and Members of the SEOPW CRA Board
Date: January 25, 2024 File:
Subject: 4/5ths Bid Waiver to The Historic Saint Agnes
Episcopal Church of Miami, Inc.
From: James McQueen References:
Executive Director
BACKGROUND:
Enclosures:
A Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment
Agency ("SEOPW CRA"), with attachment(s) by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after an advertised public
hearing, ratifying, approving, and confirming the Executive Director's recommendation and finding that
competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous pursuant to sections 18-85
and 18-86 of the code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, as adopted by the SEOPW CRA; waiving the
requirements for competitive sealed bidding as not being practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA;
amending resolution CRA-R-23-0055 attached; to authorize additional funding in an amount not to exceed One
Hundred Eighteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($118,000.00) bringing the total cost of the Project to One
Million Two Hundred Ninety -Eight Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,298,000.00) ("Funds") to St. Agnes
rehabilitation and preservation repairs to the Property as stated herein to support The Historic Saint Agnes
Episcopal Church of Miami, Inc., a Florida not -for -profit corporation ("St. Agnes") located at 1750 N.W. 3rd
Avenue, Miami, Florida 33136 (the "Property"), to provide rehabilitation and preservation to the property. St.
Agnes has requested Funds from the SEOPW CRA to install a roof, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
systems, construct new restrooms, general repairs, and update to the electrical and plumbing systems ("Purpose").
RECOMMENDATION:
In light of the above stated, approval of a waiver of the formal requirements of competitive sealed bidding methods
as not being practicable or advantageous to the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment
Agency as set forth in the City Code of Ordinances, as amended, specifically Section 18-85 (A), and the
affirmation of these written findings and the forwarding the same to the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast
Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency by a four fifths vote is respectfully requested.
APPROVED
James M(Queen, Executive Director