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Resolution: R-11-0379
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 11-00837 Final Action Date: 9/27/2011
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BYA
FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, RATIFYING, APPROVING AND
CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S EMERGENCY FINDINGS THAT IT IS MOST
ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE
SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 18-85(a) AND
18-90 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED;
AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $87,500, TO
THE GRANT AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") BETWEEN THE CITY AND ACTION
COMMUNITY CENTER, INC., FOR PRE -ARRANGED TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME ELDERLY OR DISABLED MIAMI
RESIDENTS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING A THREE (3) MONTH EXTENSION TO THE
AGREEMENT FROM SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 TO DECEMBER 31, 2011, OR UNTIL
THE PENDING PROTEST IS RESOLVED AND A NOTICE TO PROCEED IS ISSUED
FOR THE SUBSEQUENT CONTRACT, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO
THE AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR SAID
PURPOSES; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE TRANSIT
SURTAX.
WHEREAS, it is desirable to provide an alternative form of pre -arranged transportation service to
the residents of Miami who are low and moderate income elderly or disabled; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 10-0506, adopted November 18, 2010, the City
Commission authorized the execution of a grant agreement with Action Community Center, Inc. for
Pre -arranged Transportation Services, in the amount of $142,605 for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 and in
the amount of $350,000 for Fiscal Year 2010-2011; and
WHEREAS, the Capital Improvements Program ("CIP") and the Office of Transportation procured
through the Purchasing Department, a Request for Proposals ("RFP") No. 274276,1 on June 24,
2011, to procure a qualified and experienced company to operate an On -Demand Transportation
Service for the City; and
WHEREAS, the City received a Formal Bid Protest of Award for RFP No. 274276,1 on August 29,
2011, and a stay of procurement was invoked per Section 18-104(d) of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended ("City Code"); and
WHEREAS, award of the new contract may not occur until the protest is resolved; and
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WHEREAS, in order to continue said services to eligible City residents and avoid undue hardship,
especially to the low to moderate income elderly or the disabled, the City Manager has determined
that it is necessary to waive competitive sealed bidding procedures pursuant to Sections 18-85(a) and
18-90 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, said findings are attached and incorporated; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is authorized to execute Amendment Number 1 to the Agreement,
in substantially the attached form, increasing the Agreement by an amount not to exceed $87,500
and further extending the Agreement by an additional three (3) month period from September 30,
2011 to December 31, 2011; and
WHEREAS, said extension is for a three (3) month period or until the pending protest is resolved
and a Notice to Proceed is issued for the subsequent contract , whichever occurs first; and
WHEREAS, funds are to be allocated from the City's share of the Transit Surtax;
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, the City Manager's emergency findings, that it
is most advantageous for the City to waive competitive sealed bidding procedures, pursuant to
Sections 18-85(a) and 18-90 of the City Code, are ratified, approved and confirmed, for the purpose
of entering into an Amendment for pre -arranged transportation services with Action Community
Center, Inc.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized {1} to execute Amendment Number 1 to the
Agreement, in substantially the attached form, increasing the Agreement by an amount not to exceed
$87,500; further extending the Agreement by an additional three (3) month period from September
30, 2011 to December 31, 2011, or until the pending protest is resolved and a Notice to Proceed is
issued for the subsequent contract, whichever occurs first, unless the Agreement is earlier terminated,
with funds allocated from the City's share of the Transit Surtax.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {2}
Footnotes:
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{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter
and Code provisions.
{2} 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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