HomeMy WebLinkAboutLegislationFile Number: 09-00128
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR-FIFTHS
(4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING,
RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING
OF A SOLE SOURCE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES AND APPROVING THE
PROCUREMENT OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES OF FERNO
EMERGENCY AMBULANCE COTS, FROM MEDCO EQUIPMENT REPAIR, INC.,
D/B/A EMSAR OF SOUTH FLORIDA, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
FIRE -RESCUE, ON AN AS -NEEDED BASIS, FOR A ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD,
WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR
PERIODS, AT A FIRST YEAR COST NOT TO EXCEED $20,000, WITH THE
OPTIONAL ANNUAL INCREASES NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PERCENT (5%);
ALLOCATING FUNDS, FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS OF THE
USER DEPARTMENT, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND
BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED.
WHEREAS, the Department of Fire -Rescue ("Fire -Rescue") requires regular maintenance and
repair and on-call emergency repairs of its Ferno emergency ambulance cots; and
WHEREAS, Ferno, the manufacturer of these medical cots, has contracted with Medco
Equipment Repair, Inc, d/b/a EMSAR ("EMSAR") of South Florida, as its sole source agent in this
service area to provide services and support for Ferno products; and
WHEREAS, in addition to repair and maintenance, EMSAR provides preventive maintenance
to extend the life of the equipment and ensure lower risks of field failures; and
WHEREAS, funds will be allocated from the various sources of funds of the user department,
subject to the availability of funds and budgetary approval at the time of need; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-92 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("City Code"), the Chief Procurement Officer has adopted a finding that EMSAR, is the sole source
provider in this service area of maintenance and repair of Ferno emergency ambulance cots; and
WHEREAS, the findings of the Chief Procurement Officer have 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 formal sealed bids be waived and that the procurement of maintenance
and repair services for Ferno emergency ambulance cots from EMSAR as the sole source, be
approved:
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Resolution
File Number: 09-00128
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR-FIFTHS
(4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING,
RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING
OF A SOLE SOURCE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES AND APPROVING THE
PROCUREMENT OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES OF FERNO
EMERGENCY AMBULANCE COTS, FROM MEDCO EQUIPMENT REPAIR, INC.,
D/B/A EMSAR OF SOUTH FLORIDA, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
FIRE -RESCUE, ON AN AS -NEEDED BASIS, FOR A ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD,
WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR
PERIODS, AT A FIRST YEAR COST NOT TO EXCEED $20,000, WITH THE
OPTIONAL ANNUAL INCREASES NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PERCENT (5%);
ALLOCATING FUNDS, FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS OF THE
USER DEPARTMENT, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND
BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED.
WHEREAS, the Department of Fire -Rescue ("Fire -Rescue") requires regular maintenance and
repair and on-call emergency repairs of its Ferno emergency ambulance cots; and
WHEREAS, Ferno, the manufacturer of these medical cots, has contracted with Medco
Equipment Repair, Inc, d/b/a EMSAR ("EMSAR") of South Florida, as its sole source agent in this
service area to provide services and support for Ferno products; and
WHEREAS, in addition to repair and maintenance, EMSAR provides preventive maintenance
to extend the life of the equipment and ensure lower risks of field failures; and
WHEREAS, funds will be allocated from the various sources of funds of the user department,
subject to the availability of funds and budgetary approval at the time of need; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-92 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("City Code"), the Chief Procurement Officer has adopted a finding that EMSAR, is the sole source
provider in this service area of maintenance and repair of Ferno emergency ambulance cots; and
WHEREAS, the findings of the Chief Procurement Officer have 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 formal sealed bids be waived and that the procurement of maintenance
and repair services for Ferno emergency ambulance cots from EMSAR as the sole source, be
approved:
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File Number. 09-00128
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, after an advertised public hearing, the City
Manager's finding of a sole source, is ratified, approved and confirmed pursuant to Section 18-92 of
the City Code, the requirements for competitive sealed bidding procedures are waived, and the
procurement of maintenance and repair services of Ferno emergency ambulance cots, from EMSAR,
for the Department of Fire -Rescue, is approved, on an as -needed basis for a one (1) year period, with
the option to extend for two (2) additional one-year periods, at a first year cost not to exceed $20,000,
with the optional annual increases not to exceed five percent (5%), with funds allocated from the
various sources of funds of the user department, subject to availability of funds and budgetary
approval at the time of need.
Section 3 This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE BRUL
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} 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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