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Resolution: R-09-0092
File Number: 09-00174b
City Hall
3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 2/26/2009
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REQUIRING EACH BIDDER
RESPONDING TO A CONSTRUCTION RELATED PROJECT BID SOLICITATION TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PROPOSED H-213 VISA USAGE AND INTENDED
LOCAL WORKFORCE USAGE.
WHEREAS, the federal government grants H-213 Work Visas which are issued to non -immigrants
allowing foreign nationals to enter the United States temporarily and engage in non-agricultural
employment which is seasonal, intermittent, a peak -load need or a one-time occurrence; and
WHEREAS, the H-213 Work Visa was created to allow foreign nationals to enter into the United
States temporarily, mainly for non-agricultural jobs, in which the United States workers are in short
supply; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to ensure that the City of Miami ("City") closely monitor
the use of H-213 Work Visa workers on City contracts; and
WHEREAS, in response, any City department soliciting a construction related project now
requires in all bid solicitations, that bidders provide information on proposed H-213 Work Visa usage,
justification, and intended usage of local workforce; and
WHEREAS, it is further required that subsequent to award and during the term of a contract, the
contractor provide updates on the actual usage of H-213 Work Visa workers; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends, in order to continue to expedite the award of
contracts and maintain project timelines, that the City Manager conduct a review of all disclosures for
signs of misuse prior to award, and to provide City Commissioners with quarterly reporting of all H-213
Work Visa usage on awarded contracts;
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. The Miami City Commission requires each bidder responding to a construction -related
project solicitation to disclose information on proposed H-213 Work Visa usage, justification, and
intended usage of local workforce, with said disclosure in writing.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful to employ any device, scheme or artifice to circumvent the
disclosure requirements of this section and such circumvention shall be deemed a violation of the
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disclosure requirements of this section.
Enactment Number: R-09-0092
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1 }
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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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