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Resolution: R-19-0251
File Number: 5904
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 6/27/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
BY A FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5THS) 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 OF MIAMI TO WAIVE THE
COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES, PURSUANT TO SECTION
18-90 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED
("CITY CODE"); FURTHER APPROVING THE RETROACTIVE SELECTION OF
ALTERNATIVE SUPPORT APPARATUS LLC, FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO
(2) OFF ROAD 4X4 SPECIALTY UTILITY TASK VEHICLES FOR THE CITY OF
MIAMI FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT ("FIRE"), FOR AN EXPENDITURE
AMOUNT OF $57,277.00, 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 Department of Fire Rescue ("Fire") was required to provide the highest
level of emergency medical services ("EMS") during large events such as Ultra Music Festival,
Calle Ocho Festival, and the Coconut Grove Arts Festival to name a few; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of the utility task vehicles ("UTV") allowed Fire to navigate
through large crowds to control emergencies through our most recent event; and
WHEREAS, under these specific facts and circumstances, the City Manager has found
and determined that competitive bidding is not advantageous or practicable for the City in this
particular instance; and
WHEREAS, the head of the using department, Fire, has submitted to the Chief
Procurement Officer and the City Manager in writing a full explanation of the circumstances of
the emergency and the reasons for selection of a particular firm, along with a list of others which
may have been solicited, and certification of fund availability from the Director of the Department
of Management and Budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager may then waive competitive sealed bidding requirements
after making a written finding, supported by reasons, that an emergency exists; 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 bid waiver for the purchase
of two (2) UTVs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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File ID: 5904
Enactment Number: R-19-0251
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 purchase of two (2) UTVs from
Alternative Support Apparatus LLC for Fire, is approved, for a total expenditure amount of
$57,277.00, 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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i t6ria i ' ndez, Ciky Attor i ey 6/13/2019
' The 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.
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