DEWATERING PREQUAL POOL - MOD

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee · 2026-07-15 · resolution

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners resolution authorizing additional expenditure authority of $12,879,707.00 for a total modified cumulative pool amount of $18,896,707.00 for Prequalification Pool No. EVN0000187, Dewatering and Tank Cleaning Services, for the Water and Sewer Department. The pool was established on October 3, 2023, through Resolution No. R-871-23 and modified through Resolution No. R-556-25, for a five-year term, and is currently valued at $6,017,000. The pool expires on November 30, 2028. The item was introduced on 6/24/2026, forwarded to the Board with a favorable recommendation by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on 7/15/2026, and is scheduled for the Board agenda on 9/1/2026 as item 8P4. The additional expenditure authority is needed for the Water and Sewer Department to continue purchasing dewatering and tank cleaning services, including tank cleaning, sludge removal, dewatering, vacuum truck services, hydro-excavation, and related maintenance activities. The increased utilization is due to enhanced preventative maintenance, emergency repairs, increased system demand, and regulatory compliance. The Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant at Virginia Key experienced reduced treatment capacity due to failures affecting its oxygen production systems, leading to the installation of a temporary dewatering system at the North District Wastewater Treatment Plant, with expenditures exceeding $2 million. The funding will also support cleaning of 10 contact basins at the Alexander Orr, Hialeah, and Preston Water Treatment Plants. Any contract award under the pool exceeding $5,000,000.00 is subject to ratification by the Board. Prequalified vendors include Envirowaste Services Group, Inc., Flotech Environmental, LLC (SBE), Merrell Bros., Inc., Synagro South, LLC, and U.S. Submergent Technologies, LLC. Due diligence found no adverse findings except for litigation resolved through a settlement agreement between the County and Synagro South, LLC via Resolution No. R-769-23. The two percent User Access Program applies where permitted by funding source. Small Business Enterprise measures will be determined prior to advertising each spot market competition. The Living Wage Ordinance does not apply.