TOWING SERVICES

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-06-16 · resolution

The document is a Miami-Dade County legislative item, File Number 260743, a Resolution (R-540-26) adopted on 6/16/2026, authorizing additional expenditure authority of $1,901,390.00 for a total modified contract amount of $16,558,190.00 for Contract No. FB-00446, Towing Services, for the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) and People and Internal Operations Department (PIOD). The contract expires on March 31, 2027. The additional allocation is for DTPW ($1,247,500) and PIOD ($653,890). DTPW's need is due to increased towing requests, fleet expansion including the South Corridor TransitWay and the planned November 2026 opening of the South Dade Transit Operations Center (SDTOC), which will house 100 articulated electric buses, and higher per-tow costs for 60-foot buses. PIOD's need is due to a 16% average annual increase in tows and a 29% increase in prices per tow since 2022. The contract includes four groups: Group A (All County Departments except DTPW Buses Only and RER Disposals), Group B (DTPW Buses Only), Group C (RER Only for North and South Zones), and Group D (Prequalification Pool to Quote Specialized Tows). Awarded vendors include Alpine Towing, Inc, Dolphin Towing & Recovery, Inc, Downtown Towing Company, Excalibur Towing Service Corp (SBE), Kauff's of Miami, Inc d/b/a Kauff's Towing, Midtown Towing of Miami, Inc, Roadway Inc d/b/a Roadway Towing & Recovery, and Sunshine Towing, Inc. The item was deferred on 6/2/2026 and adopted on 6/16/2026. The Transportation Cmte forwarded it to the BCC with a favorable recommendation on 5/12/2026.