HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Manager's ApprovalCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO :
Annie Perez, CPPO
Chief Procurement Officer
Yadissa Calderon, CPPB
FROM : Senior Procurement SpeciIist
DATE :
SUBJECT:
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January 7, 2016
FILE :
Purchase of 250 Variable Air Volume
("VAV") Boxes for Metasys System
An investigation was conducted to determine whether Johnson. Controls, Inc., located at 15901 SW 29t1i Street.
Miramar, FL 33027, is the sole source manufacturer and provider of the Metasys Building Management
System, for the General Services Administration ("GSA") Department.
The City of Miami purchased the Miami Riverside Center ("MRC") building located at 444 SW 2nd Avenue,
Miami, FL 33130. At the time of purchase, the building contained a Johnson Controls (sole manufacturer)
Metasys Building Management System which monitors fire alarms, security and the Heating, Ventilation, and
Air Conditioning (HVAC) System, which the Commission approved as a Sole Source via Resolution 95-803 in
1995. GSA is seeking to purchase 250 Variable Air Volume ("VAV") boxes for the Metasys Building
Management System to replace the current ones due to wear and tear.
Although the VAV boxes are not a sole source, it is in the best interest of the City to obtain said equipment
from Johnson Controls in order to: 1) ensure the equipment is compatible to that of the system; 2) ensure the
current system is operational at all times; and 3) to protect the system's warranty.
Johnson Controls, Inc., is the sole source manufacturer and sole source distributor of the patented Metasys
Building Management System.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 18-92 (a) (1) of the Code of the City of Miami, it is recommended that the
requirements for competitive sealed bidding be waived, and these findings be approved: Johnson Controls, Inc.,
a Non -Local vendor, located at 15901 SW 29th Street. Miramar, FL 33027, is the sole source manufacturer and
sole source distributor of the patented Metasys Building Management System, and approving the purchase of
the 250 VAV boxes, in an amount not to exceed $236,000.00, is in the best interest of the City; allocating funds
from the various sources of fund from the user department subject to the availability of funds and budgetary
approval at the time of need; further authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute any agreement, after
consultationwith the City Attorney.
APPROVED BY:
Annie -Perez, CPPO
Chief Procurement Officer
DATE:
APPROVED BY: DATE: DATE: f / �' l6
Daniel J. Alfonso
City Manager