SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO REDUCE INEFFICIENCIES IN PROCUREMENT

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

This document is a legislative item concerning Miami-Dade County's procurement processes. It proposes an ordinance to implement recommendations from the Special Task Force to Reduce Inefficiencies in Procurement. Key changes focus on Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Local Preference requirements for architecture and engineering services, goods, and general services. The ordinance aims to simplify administration, improve fairness, increase transparency, and streamline procurement timelines. Specific recommendations include standardizing SBE utilization percentages for architecture and engineering task-based and defined-scope contracts, eliminating redundant advisory boards, implementing automatic SBE set-asides for certain quote invitations, replacing separate SBE participation goals with bid preferences or selection factors, clarifying local business preference verification, and allowing remedies for non-compliance during active contracts. The ordinance is currently 'In Committee'.