ELECTRICAL OVERSIGHT (LIGHTSPEED) - RATIFICATION (327226)

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-587-26 (File Number 261117) on July 21, 2026, ratifying Emergency Contract No. E-10684 for Electrical Infrastructure Oversight and Maintenance Service to Solares Electrical Services, Inc. in the amount of $358,256.00 for the People and Internal Operations Department. The contract is for the Lightspeed Facility, which houses the County's 911 call center, 311 operations, the Real Time Crime Center, and critical servers. The emergency contract was executed after a construction incident on April 25, 2025, by Suffolk Construction Company, Inc., the contractor on the adjacent Integrated Command and Communications Center project, compromised electrical systems. Solares was already on site under a separate contract and provided around-the-clock monitoring and management of electrical systems. The County is pursuing recovery of costs from Suffolk. The scope is countywide in nature, though the facility is located within District 12. The funding source is General Funds FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget, Volume 3, Page 339, Operating Expenditures, Contractual Services. The contract manager is Eddy Etienne. The vendor, Solares Electrical Services, Inc., is a Small Business Enterprise with a principal address of 2801 NW 112 Ave, Doral, FL, and 89% of its employees reside in Miami-Dade County. The item was introduced on June 18, 2026, and adopted on July 21, 2026. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.