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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Arthur Noriega V
City Manager
DATE: January 16, 2025
SUBJECT: Sole Source Finding for Water
Management Technologies, Inc., creator of the
Scavenger 2000 Water Decontamination Vessel
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FROM: Annie Perez, CPPO, ""`°' REFERENCES:
Director/Chief ProcuremWb fieer ENCLOSURES: Market Research
Market Research was conducted to determine whether Water Management Technologies, Inc. ("WMT")
a local vendor, located at 10400 NW 33rd Street, Miami, Florida 33172 is the sole source designer and
operator of the Scavenger 2000 Water Decontamination Vessel ("Scavenger 2000") for the Department
of Resilience and Public Works ("RPW").
In March 2020, pursuant to Resolution 20-0036, the City entered into an agreement, for three (3) years
with two (2) one-year options to renew, with WMT to provide water decontamination services in the City
waterways utilizing the Scavenger 2000 vessel. This vessel is a surface trash collector that utilizes
proprietary technology to decontaminate and oxygenate the waterways it services. This method and
technology has been patented by WMT. RPW desires to continue to utilize the technique to surface
clean the navigable waters within the City.
According to WMT, it is the sole source provider of this technique of decontaminating waterways and is
also patent holder of the Scavenger 2000.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 18-92 (a) (1) of the Code of the City of Miami, it is recommended that
the requirements for competitive bidding be waived, and these findings be approved: WMT, a local
vendor, located at 10400 NW 33rd Street, Miami, Florida 33172, is the sole source designer, operator,
service provider and patent holder of the Scavenger 2000, and approving the purchase for RPW for an
initial term of three (3) years with the option to renew for two (2) one-year periods, thereafter renewable
annually, subject to an annual sole source finding by the Chief Procurement Officer and approval of the
same by the City Manager.
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APPROVED BY: %4R70n97_D.EALL,B
Arthur Noriega V,
City Manager
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