HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo 2TO: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
FROM : Wi 'am W. Bryson, Director
epartment of Fire -Rescue
CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
DATE : February 19, 2009 FILE:
SUBJECT: Public Hearing Notice
Competitive Bid Waiver — Emergency
Response to Terrorism training,
REFERENCES University of Miami Gordon Center
for Research in Medical Education
ENCLOSURES:
Attached please find the public hearing notice for a waiver of the requirement for competitive sealed
bids, and authorizing the negotiation and execution of a Professional Services Agreement between the
City of Miami and the University of Miami Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education
(UMGCRME), a Florida non-profit education entity, located at The Clinical Research Building, 1120
N.W. 14`h Street, V Floor, Miami, Florida, 33136, to continue without interruption the delivery of
Emergency Response to Terrorism (ERT) training for the Miami Urban Area's first responders, including
equipment, course delivery, outcomes assessment and quality improvement, effective until the end of the
UASI 2007, 2008 and 2009 Grant, or until all deliverables are met, with the option to extend for two (2)
additional one-year periods, to coincide with any and all approved extensions to any of the UASI Grants,
for a total contract amount not to exceed $220,000. Funding is available from the UASI Grant Program.
This item is scheduled for the City Commission meeting of AQr t 23, 2 009
Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact Assistant Chief Reginald
K. Duren, Department of Fire -Rescue at (305) 416-5402 or via email at RDurengmiami ov.com.
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