SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO REDUCE INEFFICIENCIES IN PROCUREMENT

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

[case 261351] This is a legislative item (File Number 261351) for an ordinance amending Miami-Dade County procurement code sections 2-10.4.01, 2-8.1.1.1.1, 2-8.1.1.1.2, and 2-8.5 to implement recommendations from the Special Task Force to Reduce Inefficiencies in Procurement. The ordinance changes Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Local Preference requirements, including standardized SBE participation percentages (10% for task-based A/E contracts, 15% for defined-scope A/E contracts), automatic SBE set-asides for Invitations to Quote of $250,000 or less, replacing SBE participation goals with bid preferences/selection factors, eliminating SBE Advisory Boards and Review Committees, adding a requirement that more than 50% of a Locally Headquartered Business's full-time employees work in Miami-Dade County, and allowing remedies for SBE non-compliance during active contracts. It was adopted on first reading on 7/21/2026, with a public hearing and second reading scheduled for 9/1/2026 before the Board of County Commissioners and a Policy Committee meeting on 9/8/2026. No specific project site, address, parcel, acreage, or dollar amount for a construction project is stated. The document is a policy ordinance, not a development project application.