HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-24-0008 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
Members of the SEOPW CRA Board
From: James McQueen
Executive Director
Date: January 25, 2024 File:
Subject: Request to waive competitive sealed bidding
methods pursuant to City Code 18-85(a) for Touching
Miami With Love Ministries, Inc.
References:
Enclosures:
BACKGROUND:
A Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment
Agency ("SEOPW CRA"), 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; authorizing the
allocation of grant funds in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents
($200,000.00) ("Funds"), to support Touching Miami With Love Ministries, Inc., is a Florida not -for -profit
Corporation ("Touching Miami With Love"). Touching Miami With Love has requested funds from the SEOPW
CRA to help participants with training programs which, among other things include, health and wellness
enrichment, financial literacy, work readiness and job skills training to youth residents within the redevelopment
area preparing for college and the workforce in Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
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 fmdings 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
JamcQueen, Executive Director