PROCUREMENT TASK FORCE, BID PROTESTS

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

This legislative matter, File Number 261345, concerns an ordinance relating to County procurement, specifically implementing recommendations from a Special Task Force to reduce inefficiencies in bid protests. Key changes include amending Section 2-8.4 of the Code of Miami-Dade County and Implementing Order 3-21. Recommendations involve adding a 5-day objection period after the first step in two-step qualification-based procurements, allowing recovery of attorney's fees in frivolous bid protests (for procurements over $25,000,000), permitting motions to dismiss, raising the informal protest threshold to $5,000,000, and establishing a centralized, automated online portal for protest filings with strict electronic deadlines. The ordinance was adopted on first reading by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026 and was set for a public hearing before the Policy Council on September 8, 2026. The ordinance is currently 'In Committee'.