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 7/21/2026, 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 CITD 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. Funding is from 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 located at 2801 NW 112 Ave, Doral, FL, with 35 employees, 89% of whom reside in Miami-Dade County. Due diligence found no adverse findings. The two percent User Access Program applies; Small Business Enterprise measures, Local Preference, and Living Wage Ordinance do not apply. The item was introduced on 6/18/2026 and adopted on 7/21/2026.