PROCUREMENT TASK FORCE, BID PROTESTS

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

The document is a legislative matter for Miami-Dade County, File Number 261345, an ordinance relating to county procurement and bid protests. It was introduced on 7/20/2026, adopted on first reading on 7/21/2026, and scheduled for a public hearing and second reading on 9/1/2026. The ordinance implements recommendations from the Special Task Force to Reduce Inefficiencies in Procurement, amending Section 2-8.4 of the Code of Miami-Dade County and Implementing Order 3-21. Changes include a 5-day objection period after the first step in two-step qualification-based procurements, recovery of attorney's fees for frivolous protests in procurements over $25,000,000, motions to dismiss in bid protest proceedings, raising the informal protest threshold from $250,000 to $5,000,000, and creating a centralized automated online portal for filing protests. The ordinance becomes effective ten days after enactment unless vetoed. No specific project site, address, parcel, or acreage is stated. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.