PLANT MATERIALS & TREE SERVICES

Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · 2026-09-09 · resolution

Miami-Dade County legislative item File Number 261486 is a Resolution to extend Prequalification Pool No. RTQ-02029, Plant Material and Tree Services, for an additional five years and $42,637,500 in expenditure authority, bringing the total modified cumulative pool amount to $109,045,800. The pool serves multiple County departments for purchasing plant materials and tree services. The item was introduced on 8/19/2026, forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 9/9/2026, and is scheduled for the Board agenda on 10/6/2026 as item 8P12. The resolution authorizes the extension provided that any contract award under the pool exceeding $5,000,000.00, or $1,500,000.00 for Miami-Dade Aviation Department, is ratified by the Board. The pool was established on April 5, 2022, via Resolution No. R-311-22, with a current cumulative allocation of $66,408,300. The pool term expires on May 31, 2027, and if approved, will expire on May 31, 2032. The pool includes six groups: Furnish Plant Material; Furnish and Install Plant Material; Tree Services (with Arborist); Tree Services (without Arborist); Disposal Services of Solid Waste; and Disposal Services of Plant Debris. Departments with allocations include PROS, DERM, DSWM, PIOD, MDAD, and others. There are 34 active prequalified vendors, 32 with local addresses, including 19 certified Small Business Enterprise firms. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.