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Resolution: R-19-0156
File Number: 5684
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 4/25/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR-FIFTHS
(4/5) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, RATIFYING, CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING
THE CITY MANAGER'S EMERGENCY FINDING, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT IT WAS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS
FOR THE CITY TO WAIVE THE COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING
PROCEDURES, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-90 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA; FURTHER APPROVING THE RETROACTIVE
SELECTION OF RESCUE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLC, A
FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("ROI"), FOR THE PROVISION OF
ONE (1) CUSTOMIZED ATLANTIC SIGNAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
("SYSTEM"), FOR A TOTAL EXPENDITURE AMOUNT OF $57,653.60, WITH
SAID PURCHASE HAVING COMPLIED WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF
THE CITY CODE, INCLUDING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S PROCUREMENT
ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY
PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Police Department ("Police") needed to replace its outdated
communication system for its Special Weapons and Tactics ("SWAT") Detail, to allow its officers
to communicate during high-risk operations; and
WHEREAS, Police identified the customized Atlantic Signal Communication System
("System") as the only product on the market to meet the needs of SWAT; and
WHEREAS, funds were budgeted from the Urban Areas Security Initiative ("UASI") grant
for this purchase; and
WHEREAS, vendor delays and the expiration date of UASI funds made other methods
of procurement impractical; and
WHEREAS, the system in use by SWAT had become obsolete and could no longer
reliably function as needed by SWAT Officers; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police, as head of the using department, has submitted to the
Chief Procurement Officer and the City Manager a full written explanation of the circumstances
of the emergency and the reasons for selection of a particular firm; and
WHEREAS, there has been a certification of funding availability from the Budget
Director; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, pursuant to Section 18-90 of the Code of the City of
Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), approved an emergency purchase to procure the
System;
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File ID: 5684 Enactment Number: R-19-0156
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 18-90 of the City
Code, the City Manager's emergency finding, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," is
ratified, confirmed, and retroactively approved, the requirements for competitive sealed bidding
procedures are waived, and the emergency award for the provision of one (1) System from
Rescue Operations International Group, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, for Police, is
approved, for a total expenditure amount of $57,653.60, with said purchase having complied
with applicable provisions of the City Code, including the City of Miami's Procurement
Ordinance, Anti -Deficiency Act, and Financial Integrity Principles, all as set forth in Chapter 18
of the City Code.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS
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This resolution shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
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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