SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO REDUCE INEFFICIENCIES IN PROCUREMENT

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

[case 261351] This is a legislative item, File Number 261351, an ordinance to amend the Miami-Dade County Code regarding procurement, specifically the Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Local Preference programs. It implements recommendations from the Special Task Force to Reduce Inefficiencies in Procurement. 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 meeting on 9/8/2026. It is sponsored by Anthony Rodriguez. The ordinance amends sections 2-10.4.01, 2-8.1.1.1.1, 2-8.1.1.1.2, and 2-8.5 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Key changes include standardizing SBE participation requirements (10% for architecture and engineering task-based contracts, 15% for defined-scope contracts), eliminating SBE Advisory Boards and Review Committees, creating 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, replacing SBE participation goals with a bid preference for Invitations to Bid and a selection factor for Requests for Proposals, allowing Local Business Preference eligibility verification prior to contract award, requiring random audits by the Office of the Inspector General, adding a requirement that more than 50% of a firm's full-time employees work in Miami-Dade County for Locally Headquartered Business status, and providing remedies for SBE non-compliance during active contracts. The document does not describe a physical construction project, site, or land use change.