HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibitCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Arthur Noriega V
City Manager
FROM: Annie Perez, CPPO 4/1)
Director of Procurement
DATE: April 13, 2020
SUBJECT: Approval of finding to
waive competitive sealed
bidding procedures for
Information and
Emergency Kiosks
BACKGROUND:
At the April 9, 2020 City Commission Meeting the City intended to access the St. Louis
and IKE Smart City Agreement for the provision of information and emergency kiosks.
After careful deliberations by the City Commission, it was determined at said meeting
that certain terms and conditions, particularly the revenue share which was based on net
advertising revenues, were not favorable to the City, and it would be in the City's best
interest to enter into an agreement directly with IKE Smart City.
The City Commission directed the City Manager to negotiate more favorable revenue
share, in particular forty percent (40%) of gross advertising revenues.
The information and emergency kiosks not only help to improve the experience of its
visitors and residents, but also pique the curiosity of the residents and visitors by
encouraging sustainability through promotion of awareness, understanding and adapting
to a paper free City.
Additionally the kiosks will provide, but not limited to, information on transit options,
wayfinding information to landmarks, museums, restaurants, retail stores and other small
businesses, information on local events, serve as a dissemination point for City messages
including emergencies, serve as a surveying tool to solicit feedback from residents and
visitors, generate revenue through advertising, provide free Wireless Fidelity ("Wi-Fi") and
free emergency 911 calls with light to signal emergency.
RECOMMENDATION:
The City is a major port city which leads in finance, commerce, culture, media, innovation,
entertainment, the arts, and international trade categories. The City's current population
is approximately 467,085 with millions of visitors that transit through the City. It is in the
best interest of the City to enter into an Agreement with IKE Smart City in which the
provider manufactures, installs, operates and maintains ADA complaint kiosks in the
public right-of-way, principally on sidewalks and other public areas.
In light of the above mentioned, and pursuant to Section 18-85, as amended, it is respectfully
recommended that you, as the City Manager, waive competitive sealed bidding methods, via the
written findings and reasons stated herein. Said waiver shall need to be ratified, confirmed, and
approved by the City Commission, by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, during an advertised
public hearing.
Approved:
Date: 11. J - D
Arthur Nori-.•a V,y Manager
cc: Sandra Bridgeman, CPA, Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer
Nzeribe Ihekwaba, PhD, PE, Assistant City Manager
Alan M. Dodd, P.E., Director, Department of Resilience and Public Works
Pablo R. Velez, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Yadissa Calderon, CPPB, Assistant Director, Department of Procurement