SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO REDUCE INEFFICIENCIES IN PROCUREMENT

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

This ordinance implements recommendations from the Special Task Force to Reduce Inefficiencies in Procurement. Key changes include standardizing Small Business Enterprise (SBE) utilization percentages for architecture and engineering task-based contracts at 10% and defined-scope contracts at 15%, eliminating the SBE Advisory Boards and Project Review Analysis Committees, and introducing an automatic SBE set-aside for Invitations to Quote under $250,000 when a certified SBE bid is within 10% of the lowest non-SBE bid. It also modifies SBE Goods and Services Programs by replacing separate participation goals with a bid preference for Invitations to Bid and a selection factor for Requests for Proposals. Local Business Preference eligibility verification is clarified to occur prior to contract award. The ordinance also mandates random audits by the Office of the Inspector General for local preference claims and adds criteria for Locally Headquartered Business status, requiring over 50% of full-time employees to work in Miami-Dade County and for Miami-Dade County to be the sole claimed local headquarters. Special purpose entities owned and controlled by qualifying local businesses may receive Local Preference, and for business entities with non-local partners, at least 60% ownership must be held by local owners to qualify. Remedies for non-compliance with SBE utilization plans during active contracts are introduced. The ordinance amends Sections 2-10.4.01, 2-8.1.1.1.1, 2-8.1.1.1.2, and 2-8.5 of the Code of Miami-Dade County.