PROCUREMENT TASK FORCE, BID PROTESTS

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

This is a legislative item for an ordinance amending Miami-Dade County procurement bid protest procedures. It does not describe a construction or development project. The ordinance implements recommendations from the Special Task Force to Reduce Inefficiencies in Procurement, including 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, allowing motions to dismiss, raising the informal protest threshold from $250,000 to $5,000,000, and creating a centralized automated online portal for filing protests. The ordinance was adopted on first reading on 7/21/2026 and scheduled for public hearing and second reading on 9/1/2026. No public comment sentiment is stated in the document.