Andrea Suárez Abastida, PMP, NMB Water Director 

Phillip Ford, Chief Procurement Officer

In line with the City of North Miami Beach’s (“City”) Strategic Plan of providing safe environment for residents and visitors to the City, and being fiscally responsible, the North Miami Beach Water Department utilizes lime slaker equipment (“Equipment”) at its Norwood Water Treatment Plant, which the parts for the Equipment are proprietary to RDP Technologies, Inc. (“RDP Technologies”), and are only available from RDP Technologies.  

The slaker mixer is used to mix lime and water which increases the pH in the clarifier, the existing slaker mixer is old, shows deterioration and some parts need to be replaced.  

The RDP Technologies slaking system is covered under several US Patents, and parts and services are only available directly from RFP Technologies.  

 Section 3-4.5 a. Exemption From Bidding of the City’s Code of Ordinances provides sole-source supplies and services, such as unique, patented, or franchised supplies or services, are exempt from bidding if the Purchasing Agent determines, after conducting a good faith review of available sources, that the particular supply or service is available from only one (1) source.  

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

The City Manager conducted his own due diligence and concurs with the recommendation of the Director of NMB Water and Chief Procurement Officer and recommends that the City Commission approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to issue a sole source purchase order to RDP Technologies for the purchase of Equipment in an amount not to exceed $95,000.  

Funding has been allocated in FY23 in account numbers 410904-533640, 410904-533520  and  410904-533420.