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Resolution R-22-0459
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 12528 Final Action Date: 11/17/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, RATIFYING, APPROVING,
AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S WRITTEN FINDING OF AN
EMERGENCY, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A", WAIVING
COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AS NOT BEING
ADVANTAGEOUS OR PRACTICABLE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"),
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-90 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), FOR THE PURCHASE OF MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT FROM GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, ULTRASOUND & PRIMARY
CARE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC, A FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN FLORIDA ("GE"), PHILIPS
HEALTHCARE, A DIVISION OF PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA, LLC, A FOREIGN
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN
FLORIDA ("PHILIPS"), AND CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC., A FOREIGN
PROFIT CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN
FLORIDA ("CARESTREAM"), FOR THE MIAMI FIREFIGHTERS' HEALTH AND
WELLNESS CENTER FOR THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE
("FIRE -RESCUE"), FOR AN APPROXIMATE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FIVE
HUNDRED FORTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE
DOLLARS AND FORTY FIVE CENTS ($541,521.45); AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS,
INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, ANNUAL RECURRING
FEES OR MAINTENANCE COSTS, ADDITIONS OF RELATED EQUIPMENT
OR SERVICES, RENEWALS, EXTENSIONS, AND REPLACEMENT
CONTRACTS, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR
BUDGETARY APPROVALS, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE, INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT
ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY
PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN
FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE
WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE
DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") Department of Fire -Rescue ("Fire -Rescue")
developed the Comprehensive Cancer Prevention Program ("CCPP") to prevent cancer
amongst its firefighters; and
WHEREAS, one of the goals of the CCPP is Fire -Rescue's development of a Miami
Firefighters' Health and Wellness Center ("Health and Wellness Center"), inclusive of the
phasing in and training of Jackson Health Systems ("JHS") personnel and the purchase of all
the requisite medical equipment for the same; and
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WHEREAS, Fire -Rescue's purchase of said requisite medical equipment for the Health
and Wellness Center needs to be compatible with that of JHS and capable of interfacing with
their software and patient health records; and
WHEREAS, the City cannot roster into an affiliate agreement with JHS for the purchase
of said medical equipment because the City does not have a designated medical provider
division; and
WHEREAS, said medical equipment can be acquired through the JHS selected vendors
of GE Medical Systems, Ultrasound & Primary Care Diagnostics, LLC, a foreign limited liability
company authorized to conduct business in Florida ("GE"), Philips Healthcare, a Division of
Philips North America, LLC, a foreign limited liability company authorized to conduct business in
Florida ("Philips"), and Carestream Health, Inc., a foreign profit corporation authorized to
conduct business in Florida ("Carestream"), at the approximate total amount of Five Hundred
Forty One Thousand Five Hundred Twenty One Dollars and Forty Five Cents ($541,521.45);
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-90 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), the City Manager may waive competitively sealed bidding requirements
as not being advantageous or practicable for the purchase of said medical equipment after
making a written finding of an emergency, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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 written finding of
an emergency, attached and incorporated as Attachment "A", waiving competitive sealed
bidding requirements as not being advantageous or practicable for the City, pursuant to Section
18-90 of the City Code, for the purchase of medical equipment from GE, Philips, and
Carestream, for the Health and Wellness Center for Fire -Rescue, for an approximate total
amount of Five Hundred Forty One Thousand Five Hundred Twenty One Dollars and Forty Five
Cents ($541,521.45), is hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
documents, including any amendments, modifications, annual recurring fees or maintenance
costs, additions of related equipment or services, renewals, extensions, and replacement
contracts, subject to all allocations, appropriations, prior budgetary approvals, compliance with
all applicable provisions of the City Code, including the City's Procurement Ordinance, Anti -
Deficiency Act, and Financial Integrity Principles, all as set forth in Chapter 18 of the City Code,
in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and
regulations, as may be deemed necessary for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ez, ity ttor ey 11/7/2022
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