SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO REDUCE INEFFICIENCIES IN PROCUREMENT

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

This is a legislative item, an ordinance, not a construction or development project. It implements recommendations from the Special Task Force to Reduce Inefficiencies in Procurement, amending Miami-Dade County procurement rules. Key changes include: permitting closed recorded oral presentations in competitive procurements; setting selection committee sizes (3 voting members for contracts under $20,000,000, 5 for contracts of $20,000,000 or more, plus 2 alternates); eliminating the practice of dropping the lowest score in architectural and engineering procurements; creating a 'Large Local Employer' category for professional services procurement; and limiting technology use at oral presentations for contracts under $5,000,000. The ordinance was adopted on first reading on 7/21/2026, with a public hearing and second reading scheduled for 9/1/2026. No specific project site, address, or parcel is involved.