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City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov PROCUREMENT DIVISION PUBLIC NOTICE Tel: 305-673-7490, Fax: 305-673-7851 THE REVIEW OF WATER, SEWER AND STORMWATER UTILITY FOR UN-BILLED AND MIS-BILLED SERVIC Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 42-06/07 Scope of Services The City of Miami Beach is soliciting responses from firms to provide the review of water, sewer and storm water utility for un-billed and mis-billed service. All respondents to this RFP should focus on and define proven methods that will be used to provide the review of water, sewer and storm water utility for un-billed and mis-Billed services to the City as further described in this RFP. Sealed proposals will be received until 3:00 PM on June 25, 2007 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 25, 2007 will be returned to the proposer unopened. The responsibility for submitting proposals before the stated time and date is solely the responsibility of the proposer. 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 June 4, 2007, at 10:00 A.M. at the following address: City of Miami Beach City Hall – Fourth Floor 1700 Convention Center Drive City Manager’s Large Conference Room Miami Beach, Florida 33139 The City of Miami Beach has contracted with BidNet as our electronic procurement service for automatic notification of bid opportunities and document fulfillment. We encourage you to participate in this bid notification system. This 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 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. Proposers 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). Proposers who are interested in participating via telephone, please send an e-mail to mariaestevez@miamibeachfl.gov expressing your intent to participate via telephone at least one business day in advance of the meeting. 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 PROPOSALS 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. • EQUAL BENEFITS ORDINANCE – ORDINANCE NO. 2005-3494. • CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BY VENDORS - ORDINANCE NO. 2003-3389. Sincerely, Gus Lopez, CPPO Procurement Director