Accomplishments for 2005 (FY04-05):
On behalf of the Miami Exhibition Sports
Authority, Purchasing secured a contract to
acquire the services of Fisher Auction Company
and the Miami Arena was successfully sold for
$28,010,000.00 through a transparent and
competitive public auction representing over
$3,000,000 of the initial offer and $6,000,000
over the appraised value of the Miami Arena.
Have developed and issued Request for
Qualifications (R.F.Q.’s); and, assisted in the
evaluation/award of eighty-five (85) continuing
professional services contracts for
Architectural, Engineering, Traffic Engineering,
Landscape Architectural and Surveying Services
for use by the CIP Departments for Homeland
Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bond Projects
and other miscellaneous citywide projects.
Developed, issued and evaluated the Request
for Proposals for both the ERP Software and its
implementation awarded respectively to Oracle
Corporation and Solbourne Computer, Inc., which
will allow for the City to provide excellent
customer service, achieve cost-effective
municipal services, facilitate service access
for customers, achieve operational savings, and
deliver technology and e-solutions.
Developed a strategic partnership with Fisher
Auction Company to increase revenues to the City
for the disposal of City-owned surplus property
yielding approximately 1,000,000.00 in municipal
revenues over a 20-month period.
In the initial stages of implementing P-Card
Program which will eliminate high routine,
non-complex, small dollar purchases reducing
time and effort on issuing purchase orders and
checks achieving operational savings in excess
of $500,000.
In this upcoming year, the Purchasing
Department will be fully recognized by the
Universal Public Purchasing Certification
Council (UPPCC) in achieving procurement
excellence by having 100% certified professional
buyers.
Through a competitive process secured a new
health care provider, dental provider, life
insurance and AD&D provider for all City
employees at a cost to the City of over $20
million dollars annually,
Important to future City of Miami economical
and land development, Purchasing issued Request
for Qualifications and secured firms to provide
the Master Plan Project Related to Bicentennial
Park, Master Plan Project related to Coconut
Grove, and Master Plan Project related to
Virginia Key, all having extensive community
involvement along with involvement by multiple
agencies, governments, and Trusts.
On March 17th, 2005, the Purchasing Department
is holding its First (1st) Annual Public
Information Exchange (PIE) Session, whereby over
300 vendors are registered to attend to receive
information about “Smart Procurement
Opportunities at their fingertips, so they can
compete for a piece of the City of Miami
Procurement Opportunities pie. The seminar will
reach out to local residents and businesses on
“How to Register On-Line” and “How to Do
Business” with the City of Miami, how to
incorporate as a business, how to apply for
small business loans and micro loans, and ethics
in conducting business with government agencies.
Have established over 100 city-wide contracts
procuring goods and services such as office
supplies, computer software licenses and
maintenance, custodial services for city
facilities, demolition services, grounds
maintenance for city facilities, network
equipment and supplies, vehicles, uniforms, etc.
Purchased the Tiburon Records Management
System for the Fire Department which will
enhance the Fire’s capability in tracking
complete fire incident management and integrate
data from the Computer Aided Dispatch System,
including type of structure, damage and loss
estimates, injuries and cause factors. The
system also generates reports that accommodate
NFIRS 5 Federal reporting requirements; and,
records all key operational information and
includes tools for analysis and management
functions.
Secured a Marketing Partnership Agreement with
Cardiac Science Inc. to enhance and expand the
citywide use of the City of Miami Public Access
Defibrillation (PAD) Program for the Fire
Department in order to save lives of cardiac
arrests victims in the City of Miami.
Accomplishments for 2004 (FY03-04):
Successfully implemented an electronic bid
notice system allowing vendors to register
online and receive notification of new bids,
amendments, and awards at no-charge. Vendors can
also search for bids and download bid documents
on-line. Now all registered vendors have: the
ability to manage their own vendor information;
24 hour access to city business opportunities
through the posting of all formal bid
solicitations on-line; instant messages
notifying a vendor of new bid postings that
match the vendor’s products or services; a more
reliable and timely mechanism for obtaining
documents and amendments; and reduction of
costs, time and effort searching for City of
Miami bid opportunities.
Since last year the City of Miami has
increased the amount of certified minority firms
to do business with the City of Miami by over
100%.
The Purchasing Department has generated
$538,725 in revenues in the last three public
auctions conducted by Fisher Auction Co, Inc.
The breakdown is as follows:
(1) June 21, 2003 (Public Auction) - 153
vehicles sold- $360,975.00
(2) September 20, 2003 (Public Auction) – 69
vehicles sold- $70, 575.00
(3) October 4, 2003 (Public Auction)- 74
vehicles sold- $107,175.00
Total Amount of Vehicles Sold = 296 lots
Average Price Per Vehicle = $1,807.60
8 lots sold of miscellaneous parts and
equipment= $3,675.00
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