HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-16-0058 Bid Waiver MemoKen Russell
Board Chair
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Jason Walker
Executive Director
TO: Board Chair Ken Russell and
Members of the CRA Board
FROM: Jason Walker
Executive Director
DATE: November 13, 2016
SUBJECT: Recommendations and
findings to waive competitive
negotiation procedures per City
Code, authorizing the allocation of
grant funds to Chapman
Partnership, Inc. for the Facade
Improvements Program
BACKGROUND
The Board of Commissioners of the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment
Agency ("CRA") is responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects
within its redevelopment area in accordance with the 2009 CRA Redevelopment Plan ("Plan").
The CRA approved and adopted Resolution No. CRA-R-16-0040, authorizing the Executive
Director to implement the findings of the Grand Jury Report for Miami -Dade County
recommending that tax increment funds ("TIF") received by the CRA, be used primarily for
removal of slum and blight, and assisting with affordable housing for families and individuals of
low or moderate income.
The CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP, Inc. ("Chapman") has vast experience in operating homeless
assistance centers throughout Miami -Dade County, its largest of which is located within the CRA's
identified redevelopment area (Miami Center), which serve men, women and families with children
annually. Chapman's highly specialized comprehensive support program, which includes
emergency housing, meals, health, dental and psychiatric care, day care, job training, job
placement and assistance with securing stable housing unit, is a mission critical component in
empowering residents to become self-sufficient and independent, thereby directly reducing slum
and blight.
Chapman's Miami Center is in dire need of improvements to its building facade. Chapman had
allocated funds within its FY 2016-17 budget for the purpose of funding the facade improvements,
however found it essential to redirect such funds to serve its homeless residents. Thereafter,
Chapman requested aid from the CRA in the amount of $60,000.00 in grant funding, and included
three (3) price quotes from painting and waterproofing contractors, which they had solicited for in
preparation to responsibly repair its facade. Price quotes garnered by Chapman are provided
hereto as Attachment A.
OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
1401 N. Miami Ave 1 2"d Floor [ Miami, FL 33136
Tel (305) 679-6868
CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP, INC.
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RECOMMENDATION
In light of Chapman's commitment to the principles identified in the CRA's Plan for well over twenty
(20) years, in addition to the fact that the Executive Director completed his review and vetting of
Chapman's request for aid in accordance with the Plan, and committed to allocating grant funding
to Chapman prior to the CRA adopting Resolution No. CRA-R16-0042 on September 13, 2016,
approval of a waiver of the formal requirements of competitive sealed bidding methods as not
being practicable nor advantageous to the CRA as set forth in the City Code of Ordinances, as
amended, specifically Sections 18-85 (a), and the affirmation of these written findings and the
forwarding of the same to the Board of Commissioners of the Omni Redevelopment District
Community Redevelopment Agency for ratification by a four -fifth (4/5th) vote is respectfully
requested.
OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
1401 N. Miami Ave 1 2"d Floor 1 Miami, FL 33136
Tel (305) 679-6868