SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO REDUCE INEFFICIENCIES IN PROCUREMENT

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

[case 261351] This document is a Miami-Dade County legislative item (File Number 261351) for an ordinance implementing recommendations from the Special Task Force to Reduce Inefficiencies in Procurement. It amends County Code sections related to Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Local Preference programs. 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 Policy Committee hearing on 9/8/2026. The ordinance changes SBE participation requirements for architecture and engineering contracts (10% for task-based, 15% for defined-scope), eliminates SBE Advisory Boards and Review Committees, creates an automatic SBE set-aside for Invitations to Quote of $250,000 or less when a certified small business bid is within 10% of the lowest non-SBE bid, replaces SBE participation goals with bid preferences/selection factors, clarifies Local Business Preference eligibility verification, requires random audits by the Office of the Inspector General, adds a requirement that more than 50% of a Locally Headquartered Business's full-time employees work in Miami-Dade County, restricts Locally Headquartered status to firms certifying Miami-Dade County as their only geographic local headquarters, permits special purpose entities to receive Local Preference, requires at least 60% local ownership for entities with non-local partners, and provides remedies for SBE non-compliance during active contracts. The document does not describe a physical construction project, site, or development.