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Resolution R-17-0056
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 1498 Final Action Date: 1/26/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS
(4/5) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING
THE CITY MANAGER'S EMERGENCY FINDING AND DECLARATION THAT IT
IS NOT ADVANTAGEOUS OR PRACTICABLE FOR THE CITY TO USE
COMPETITIVE BIDDING METHODS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-90 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA; RETROACTIVELY APPROVING
THE SELECTION OF SUNSHINE STATE AIR CONDITIONING INC. FOR THE
PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF A COMPLETE EIGHTY (80) TON
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH AIR HANDLERS, IN THE AMOUNT OF
$473,250.00, FOR THE MANUEL ARTIME THEATER.
WHEREAS, the Department of Real Estate and Asset Management ("DREAM") required
the procurement and installation of an eighty (80) ton air conditioning unit with air handlers
("Unit") at Manuel Artime Theater ("Theater"); and
WHEREAS, the Theater was built in the late 1950s and the existing air conditioning
system was from the original construction; and
WHEREAS, the Theater is a City -owned facility in District 3 that provides a venue for
various community programs including, but not limited to, public school plays, dance classes,
movie screenings, and theatrical productions; and
WHEREAS, during Fiscal Year 2015-2016, approximately $50,000.00 was spent on
maintenance and repairs of the existing air conditioning system; and
WHEREAS, in November 2016, an emergency was declared due to another malfunction
of the existing air conditioning system and complaints from neighbors; and
WHEREAS, it is of vital importance that the Theater have a functioning Unit to ensure
that the various events that are hosted at the Theater are successful and to avoid possible
safety issues due to the malfunctioning existing air conditioning system since many of the
attendees are elderly and young children; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that the Theater is able to operate at all times in order to
provide access to the community it serves; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, pursuant to Section 18-90 of the Code of the City of
Miami, Florida ("City Code"), approved a finding and declaration of an emergency bid waiver for
the procurement and installation of the new Unit in the amount of $473,250.00 for the Theater;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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File ID: 1498 Enactment Number: R-17-0056
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 and declaration that it is not advantageous or practicable for the City to use competitive
bidding methods, pursuant to Section 18-90 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, is ratified,
approved and confirmed, and retroactively approving the selection of Sunshine State Air
Conditioning Inc., for the procurement and installation of the Unit at the Theater, in the amount
of $473,250.00, is approved.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, ity Attor
ey 1/17/2017
1 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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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