HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Purchase of Shelter MatsCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
Johnny Martinez, P. E.
City Manager
Orlando Diez, Director
Neighborhood Enhance
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December 18. 2013 ALE:
Purchase of Homeless
Shelter Mats — Camillus
House
City of Miami Commission
Meeting of January 9, 2014
This memorandum serves to request your authorization to seek Commission approval to
waive competitive scaled bidding procedures and to negotiate an agreement between
the City of Miami ("City") and Camillus House to provide, subject to the availability of
fund, up to, but not to exceed, one hundred (100) mats in the Camillus Pavilion for the
nightly use of homeless individuals, along with other associated and accompanying
homeless shelter services for the homeless individuals utilizing said mats. such as
meals, showers, restrooms, clothing exchange, etc., for a period of one (I) year.
The City is desirous of obtaining increased availability of overnight shelter for
homeless residents, who. absent such overnight shelter, would he living, eating and
sleeping in .the streets of the City. In addition, the Police Department has an urgent
need to have such overnight shelter available in order to implement the provisions of
the Pottinger Settlement Agreement. Subject to available funding, Camillus House is
willing to provide up to, but not to exceed, one hundred (100) mats at the Camillus
Pavilion, located at 1603 NW- 7th Avenue.— Miami. FL 33136. for a price to he
negotiated per mat, per year. The negotiated price per mat will include associated and
accompanying homeless shelter services such as meals. showers, restrooms, clothing
exchange, etc. Funds up to $240.297.75 will be reallocated from the Fiscal Year 2012-
201 3 budget surplus, upon the rescission of Resolution 13-0299.
Based on the foregoing, we request your approval to seek Commission authorization to
waive competitive bidding procedures and negotiate an agreement with Camillus House
for the provision of homeless shelter services, i.c.. mats and associated services, for a
term of one (1) year.
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Cabrera
sistant City Manager
Martinez,
City.Manager
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Kenneth Robertson
Purchasing Director