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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit BCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission FROM: Emilio T. Gonzalez City Manager DATE: May 31, 2018 SUBJECT: Bid Waiver — Transfer of City -owned properties to the Ark of the City REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: BACKGROUND October 16, 2008, pursuant to R-08-0603, the City of Miami acquired the properties located at 551 Northwest 71 Street, as well as 7142 and 7148 Northwest 5 Court, Miami, Florida (collectively the "Property") using money from the Public Works General Fund to complete the purchase. The Ark of the City, Incorporated, a Florida not -for -profit corporation ("Ark of the City"), is an organization that is dedicated to providing community services. The Ark of the City plans to open a restaurant and hospitality -industry incubator on the Property where citizens of the community can obtain job training that will teach them how to operate their own business in the hospitality field. The Ark of the City has twelve (12) months upon the transfer of the Property to commence job training. The Property will revert to the City if it is no longer used to conduct job training, or the commencement of job training takes longer than twelve (12) months. This transfer is exempt from the procurement process under Section 29-B(a) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended. The City Administration recommends the transfer with automatic reverter provisions of the Property to the Ark of the City for job training purposes. RECOMMENDATION In light of the above stated, approval of a waiver of the formal requirements of competitive sealed bidding methods as not being practicable or advantageous to the City as set forth in Section 29-B(a) of the City Charter and Section 18-182 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, for the conveyance of the Property to The Ark of the City, with reverter provisions and restrictions, and the affirmation of these written findings and the forwarding of the same to City Commission for ratification by a four -fifths (4/5ths) vote is respectfully requested. El/APPROVED © DISAPPROVAL 7////) �rr'lilio T. Gonzalez, City Manager