SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO REDUCE INEFFICIENCIES IN PROCUREMENT

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

[case 261351] This is a Miami-Dade County ordinance (Legislative Item File Number 261351) that implements recommendations from the Special Task Force to Reduce Inefficiencies in Procurement, amending sections of the County Code related to Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Local Preference requirements. It 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 meeting 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 bids within 10% of the lowest non-SBE bid, replaces SBE participation goals with a bid preference for Invitations to Bid and a selection factor for Requests for Proposals, allows Local Business Preference eligibility verification prior to contract award, requires random audits by the Office of the Inspector General, adds a requirement that more than 50% of a firm's full-time employees work in Miami-Dade County for Locally Headquartered Business status, requires certification that Miami-Dade County is the only claimed local headquarters, permits special purpose entities owned by qualifying local businesses 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. No specific project site, address, parcel, acreage, or dollar amount for a construction project is stated.