HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-23-0016 Bid Waiver MemoSEOPW CRA Board of Commissioners Meeting
April 27, 2023
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
4/5ths RECOMMENDATION
To: Board Chair Christine King Date: April 27, 2023 File:
and Members of the SEOPW CRA Board
From: James McQueen
Executive Director
Subject: 4/5' Bid Waiver BAME Development
Corporation of South Florida, Inc.
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Enclosures:
BACKGROUND:
A Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment
Agency ("SEOPW CRA") by a four -fifths (4/5t''s) 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 SEOPW CRA; waiving the requirements for
competitive sealed bidding as not being practicable or advantageous to the SEOPW CRA; authorizing the
allocation of grant funds to BAME Development Corporation of South Florida, Inc., is a Florida not for profit
corporation ("BAME"), in an amount not to exceed Eighty -Seven Thousand Four Hundred Forty -Four Dollars
and Zero Cents ($87,444.00) ("Funds") for securing of window, door openings, exterior painting, electrical and
code improvements ("Purpose") to the apartment building located at 269 N.W. 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33136;
Folio #: 0101030501120 (the "Property") which resides within the redevelopment area.
The Property is a 2-story, 10-unit apartment building built in 1969. The building has been vacant for some time
and often becomes a site where homeless individuals illegally enter the property, contributing to blighted
conditions. As a result, BAME has requested assistance from the SEOPW CRA to address the necessary work.
RECOMMENDATION:
In an effort to secure the building and prevent the site from contributing to blighted conditions, the Executive
Director recommends a bid waiver.