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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 05-01417
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMISSION, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS
(415THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING
THE CITY MANAGER'S EMERGENCY FINDING; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES, PURSUANT TO
SECTION 18-90 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA;
AUTHORIZING AN AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO MARINA POWER, INC., FOR
THE PURCHASE OF SLIP UTILITY PEDESTALS, ELECTRICAL POWER
TRANSFORMERS AND FIRE SUPPRESSION STATIONS, FOR DINNER KEY
MARINA AND MIAMARINA, WHICH WERE DESTROYED OR LOST AS A RESULT
OF HURRICANE WILMA, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $62,412;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE HURRICANE WILMA ACCOUNT CODE
800007.350603.6.670.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City") Dinner Key Marina and Miamarina suffered extensive
damage as a result of Hurricane Wilma particularly to the slip pedestals, fire suppression stations and
power transformers at both marinas, which provide electrical, water, telephone and CAN services to
customers' vessels at both of the marinas; and
WHEREAS, the damaged or destroyed slip pedestals and power transformers also house the fire
alarm pull boxes, fire hoses and fire extinguishers on the docks to over seven hundred customers'
vessels for customer safety; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Facilities finds and determines that it is in the best interest of
the City to expedite the purchase and installation of the replacement slip pedestals, transformers and
fire suppression stations in order to repair the vital infrastructure and to return basic utility to its marina
customers; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Facilities has identified Marina Power, inc., as the
manufacturer and certified sole source provider of this equipment and replacement components; and
WHEREAS, this project is projected to cost $62,412 for both marinas and will be submitted to the
Florida Emergency Management Agency to recover the reimbursable project cost; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Facilities has determined the most expeditious method to
proceed with the replacement process is to waive the competitive sealed bidding procedure as
provided in Section 18-90 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"); and
WHEREAS, said findings of the City Manager has been duly considered and adopted by the City
Commission;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
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File Number: 05-01417
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, the City Manager's emergency finding, waiving
the requirements for competitive sealed bidding procedures, pursuant to Section 18-90 of the City
Code, is ratified, approved and confirmed and the purchase of slip utility pedestals, electrical power
transformers, and fire suppression stations for Dinner Key Marina and Miamarina, which were
destroyed or lost as a result of the damage from Hurricane Wilma, from Marina Power, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $62,412, is authorized, with funds allocated from the Hurricane Wilma Account
Code 800007.350603.6.670.
Section 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the
Mayor. {1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JORGE L. FERNANDEZ
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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