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Resolution
File Number; 16-00859
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BYA
FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AFTER AN
ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING
THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING OF A SOLE SOURCE; WAIVING THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR
THE PROCUREMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TALENT MENTORSHIP
AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SERVICES FROM THE LAUNCHCODE
FOUNDATION, INC., A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION REGISTERED TO DO
BUSINESS IN FLORIDA, FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI'S INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ("IT DEPARTMENT"), FOR ATWO (2) YEAR TERM
WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR THREE (3) ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR
PERIODS; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE IT DEPARTMENT'S PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES FUND SOURCE, WITH FUTURE YEARS' FUNDING SUBJECT TO
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE
ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO
SAID AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR
SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City") Information Technology Department ("IT Department")
is in dire need of programmers, and has a need for a company with the capacity to recruit, screen,
train, and place apprentices within the IT Department to fill some of the entry level positions; and
WHEREAS, The LaunchCode Foundation, Inc. ("LaunchCode"), a not for profit job
placement firm, has the capabilities to provide apprenticeships in technology for potential entry level
jobseekers in the Information Technology field that do not possess formal Information Technology
education; and
WHEREAS, LaunchCode is the only provider identified through market research to provide
Information Technology Talent Mentors hip/Apprenticeship Program Services ("IT Program
Services"); and
WHEREAS, LaunchCode has partnered with Miami Dade College to focus their services in
the Greater Miami Community, and has received a sizeable investment by the John S. and James L.
Knight Foundation of over $1,000,000.00 in support of LaunchCode's reach into all communities
across Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-92 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("City Code"), the Chief Procurement Officer has adopted a finding that LaunchCode is the sole
source provider of IT Program Services; and
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WHEREAS, the finding of the Chief Procurement Officer has been approved and adopted as
the finding of the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that the
requirements for competitive sealed bidding procedures be waived and that the procurement of IT
Program Services, as specified, be approved;
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, pursuant to Section 18-92 of the City
Code, after an advertised public hearing, the City Manager's finding of a sole source, is ratified,
approved and confirmed, the requirements for competitive sealed bidding procedures are waived,
and the City Manager is authorized to enter into an Agreement with LaunchCode, for IT Program
Services, for the IT .Department on an as needed basis, for a two (2) year term with the option to
renew for three (3) additional one (1) year periods, with funds allocated from IT Department's
Professional Services Fund source, with future years' funding subject to the availability of funds and
budgetary approval at the time of need.
Section 3. The City Manager is {1} authorized to execute the Agreement, in substantially the
attached form, and negotiate and execute all other documents and modifications to said Agreement,
in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor. {2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VI&ORIA ftNDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} This herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter
and Code provisions.
{2} This resolution shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
(10) calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it
shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the
effective date stated herein, whichever is later.
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