Summary of Specifications:
Disaster Recovery Services Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 29-05/06
In the event of an emergency, such as a Hurricane, the City would lack sufficient resources to undertake debris recovery operations. While assistance is available from the County, State and Federal governments, it is not sufficient to restore a community that has suffered a catastrophic disaster. Also, the resources of the various governments are spread thin over the affected areas, necessitating contracted private sector assistance.
The scope of services will include, but will not limited to items such as emergency road clearance, debris removal from public rights-of-way, removal of hazardous stumps, leaning trees/limbs, temporary debris staging areas and reduction sites, debris disposal, hazardous waste abatement, and sand screening.
Sealed proposals will be received until 3:00 PM on June 22, 2006, at the following address: City of Miami Beach City Hall Procurement Division -- Third Floor 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Any response received after 3:00 PM on June 22, 2006 will be returned to the contractor unopened. The responsibility for submitting proposals before the stated time and date is solely the responsibility of the contractor.
The City will not be responsible for delays caused by mail, courier service, including U.S. Mail, or any other occurrence.
A Pre-Proposal Submission Meeting is scheduled for May 31, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the following address: City of Miami Beach City Hall 1700 Convention Center Drive Fourth Floor City Manager’s Large Conference Room 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, Florida.
Please be advised that the City will be hosting a seminar on Best Value Procurement which has been scheduled for June 8, 2006 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Room C-219, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. Attendance to this seminar is not mandatory, but it is highly encouraged as a source of information. The City of Miami Beach has contracted with BidNet and has begun utilizing a central bid notification system created exclusively for state and local agencies located in South Florida. Created in conjunction with BidNet(s), this new South Florida Purchasing system allows for vendors to register online and receive notification of new bids, amendments and awards. Vendors with Internet access should review the registration options at the following website: www.govbids.com/scripts/southflorida/public/home1.asp.
If you do not have Internet access, please call the BidNet(r) support group at 800-677-1997 extension # 214.
Attendance (in person or via telephone) to this Pre-Proposal submission meeting is encouraged and recommended as a source of information but is not mandatory. Contractors interested in participating in the pre-Proposal submission meeting via telephone must follow these steps:
(1) Dial the TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1-800-915-8704 (Toll-free North America)
(2) Enter the MEETING NUMBER: *2659980* (note that number is preceded and followed by the star (*) key).
Contractors, who are interested in participating via telephone, please send an e-mail to mestevez@miamibeachfl.gov expressing your intent to participate via telephone.
The City of Miami Beach reserves the right to accept any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Miami Beach, or waive any informality in any proposal. The City of Miami Beach may also reject any and all proposals.
YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS, WHICH MAY BE FOUND ON THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH WEBSITE: http://www.miamibeachfl.gov/newcity/depts/purchase/bidintro.asp
• CONE OF SILENCE -- ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3378 • CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS -- RESOLUTION NO. 2000-23879. • DEBARMENT PROCEEDINGS -- ORDINANCE NO. 2000-3234. • PROTEST PROCEDURES -- ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3344. • LOBBYIST REGISTRATION AND DISCLOSURE OF FEES -- ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3363. • LIVING WAGE REQUIREMENT --ORDINANCE NO. 2001-3301. Pursuant to City of Miami Beach Living Wage Ordinance, as codified in Chapter 2, Division 6, Section 2-407 thru 2-410 of the Miami Beach Code, all service contractors, entering into a contract with the city shall pay to all its employees, a living wage of not less than $8.56 an hour with health benefits, or a living wage of not less than $9.81 an hour without health benefits. For a covered employer to company with the living wage provision by choosing to pay the lower wage scale ($8.56/hour) when a covered employer also provides health benefits, such health benefits shall consist of payment of at least $1.25 per hour toward the provision of health benefits for covered employees and their dependents.
