FIRE SUPPRESSION MOD (5YR)

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

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-652-26 (Legislative Item File Number 260875) on 7/21/2026, authorizing a two-year extension with additional expenditure authority of $18,629,677.00 for Prequalification Pool No. RTQ-00862, Fire Suppression Systems Services, for multiple County departments. The total modified cumulative pool amount is $48,438,677.00. The pool expires on October 31, 2028. Contract awards under the pool exceeding $5,000,000.00, or $1,500,000.00 for Miami-Dade Aviation Department, must be ratified by the Board. The item was introduced on 5/14/2026, forwarded to the Board with a favorable recommendation by the Safety and Health Committee on 6/8/2026, and adopted on 7/21/2026. The pool was established on October 2, 2018 via Resolution No. R-995-18 for an eight-year term and was subsequently modified via Resolution No. R-82-23. The extension is for services including automatic fire sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, fire pumps and controllers, portable fire extinguishers, clean agent systems, kitchen hood suppression systems, foam systems, and fire line components. There are eleven prequalified vendors, six with local addresses and three certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) firms. Departmental allocation requests include: Community Services Department $56,000; Department of Solid Waste Management $180,000; Department of Transportation and Public Works $619,677; Miami-Dade Aviation Department $16,874,000; Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department $500,000; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department $400,000. The impact is countywide. The requester is Strategic Procurement. The procurement manager is Robert Mendoza. Due diligence was conducted on all prequalified vendors with no adverse findings. The two percent User Access Program applies. Small Business Enterprise measures and Local Preference will be determined at the time of spot market competition. The Living Wage Ordinance does not apply.