Jafeth Baez, P.E. MSCE, Director of NMB Water

Donna Rockfeld, CPPB, Chief Procurement Officer

The City of North Miami Beach, Public Utilities Department (“NMB Water”) provides water services within the City of North Miami Beach, Aventura, Miami Gardens, Sunny Isles and parts of unincorporated Miami-Dade County.

In order to maintain the NMB Water treatment process and provide water services to our customers, NMB Water requires the purchase of pebble (rice) size quicklime for the use in the treatment process.

In line with the North Miami Beach Strategic Plan’s mission of providing exceptional municipal services and being financially responsible, the City routinely participates with the Southeast Florida Governmental Cooperative Purchasing Group. The group is comprised of government entities from the southeast region of Florida and provides cost savings and cost avoidances to member entities by utilizing the buying power of combined requirements for common basic items.

 
The City is an active member of the cooperative group which, with the City of Tamarac acting as the lead agency, issued Bid Number 17-22B  “Furnish, Deliver and Discharge of Quicklime.”  The bid was awarded to Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2020, with a renewal option for three, one-year terms.

 
Section 3-2.2 of the City’s Code of Ordinances provides that the Chief Procurement Officer has the authority to join with other governmental entities in cooperative purchasing plans, when the best interests of the City would be served.  The City has estimated an annual expenditure of $761,100 for the purchase of pebble (rice) size quicklime.

Section 3-3.14 of the City’s Code of Ordinances provides that contracts in excess of fifty thousand ($50,000.00) dollars shall be awarded by City Commission.

The City Manager, along with the Director of NMB Water and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that the City Commission approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to issue a purchase order for the purchase of pebble (rice) size quicklime from Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC.

Funding will be provided in 410900-533500.