HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing NoticeCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO :
FROM :
Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
William W. Bryson, Director
Department of Fire -Rescue
DATE : October 11, 2005 FILE : FM.033.doc
SUBJECT : Public Hearing Notice
Competitive Bid Waiver
Emergency Response to Terrorism
REFERENCES : Training — University of Miami 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 Center for Research in Medical Education, a Florida non-
profit educational entity, located at 1430 N.W. 11t11 Avenue, 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 February 28, 2007, or until all deliverables are met to coincide with the end of the 2005
Urban Areas Security Initiative ("UASI") Grant Program 1V, with the option to extend for two (2)
additional one year periods to coincide any and all approved extensions of said grant, in an amount not to
exceed $350,000. Funding is available from the UASI Grant Program IV, subject to budgetary approval.
This item is scheduled for the City Commission meeting of November 17, 2005.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact Chief Joseph R.
Fernandez, Department of Fire -Rescue at (305) 416-5414.
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FM.033.doc