ELECTRICAL OVERSIGHT (LIGHTSPEED) - RATIFICATION (327226)

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

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-587-26 (File Number 261117) on 7/21/2026, ratifying Emergency Contract No. E-10684 for Electrical Infrastructure Oversight and Maintenance Service to Solares Electrical Services, Inc. in the amount of $358,256.00 for the People and Internal Operations Department. The contract is for the Lightspeed Facility, which houses the County's 911 call center, 311 operations, the Real Time Crime Center, and critical servers. The emergency was declared on April 25, 2025, after a construction incident by Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. compromised electrical systems. The scope is countywide in nature. The County is pursuing recovery of costs from Suffolk. The vendor, Solares Electrical Services, Inc., is a Small Business Enterprise with a principal address of 2801 NW 112 Ave, Doral, FL, and 89% of its employees reside in Miami-Dade County. The funding source is General Funds FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget, Volume 3, Page 339, Operating Expenditures, Contractual Services. The contract manager is Eddy Etienne. The item was introduced on 6/18/2026 and adopted on 7/21/2026.