HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-23-0005 Bid Waiver MemoSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting
February 23, 2023
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE 4/5ths RECOMMENDATION
To: Board Chair Christine Forde-King Date: February 23, 2023 File:
and Members of the SEOPW CRA Board
Subject: 4/5ths Bid Waiver to waive the Executive
Director's competitive negotiation procedures
per City Code, authorizing the allocation of
grant funds to Community Work Training
Program, located within the SEOPW CRA.
From: James McQueen References:
Executive Director
Enclosures:
BACKGROUND:
This Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency ("SEOPW CRA") by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote , after an advertised public
hearing, ratifying, approving and confirming the executive director's recommendation and finding that
competitive negotiation methods and procedures are not practicable or advantageous pursuant to sections 18-85
and 18-86 of the code of the city of Miami, Florida, as amended, as adopted by the cra; waiving the requirements
for competitive sealed bidding as not being practicable or advantageous to the cra; authorizing the allocation of
grant funds to Community Work Training Program, Inc. ("CWTP"), in an amount not to exceed $98,934.54
("Funds"), to underwrite costs associated with the operation and management of the Overtown Employment
Assistance Center ("Assistance Center") from the period of November 2021 to June 2022, located at the Overtown
Business Resource Center, 1490 N.W. 3rd Avenue, Suite 106, Miami, FL 33136 ("Property").
Since 2010, CWTP has operated the Assistance Center which has worked directly with employers to identify their
hiring needs and matched them with qualified candidates that have undergone the CWTP's job training program.
Throughout the years, CWTP has fostered relationships with countless employers and has placed numerous job
seekers. It seeks to continue and expand its successful efforts in providing employment assistance to the residents
of the Redevelopment Area.
RECOMMENDATION:
Community Work Training Program, Inc. is located within the redevelopment area and has a proven track
record of fostering relationships with countless employers and has placed numerous job seekers throughout the
redevelopment area. As a result, the Executive Director's recommends approval of a bid waiver.