SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO REDUCE INEFFICIENCIES IN PROCUREMENT

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

This is a legislative item, an ordinance relating to Miami-Dade County procurement, implementing recommendations from the Special Task Force to Reduce Inefficiencies in Procurement. The ordinance amends Section 2-11.1 of the Code of Miami-Dade County relating to the Cone of Silence to permit closed recorded oral presentations in competitive procurements; amends Implementing Orders 3-34 and 3-39; establishes requirements for competitive selection committee appointments, composition, scoring, training and conflict checks; creates a Large Local Employer category relating to evaluation, scoring and acquisition of professional services agreements; limits use of technology at oral presentations; and provides severability, inclusion in and exclusion from the Code, and an effective date. The ordinance was adopted on first reading on 7/21/2026, with a public hearing and second reading scheduled for 9/1/2026 before the Board of County Commissioners, and a public hearing before the Policy Committee on 9/8/2026. The prime sponsor is Anthony Rodriguez. The file number is 261367. No specific project site, address, parcel, acreage, or construction project is described.