Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Lamar P. Fisher
Department: County Commission
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO WAIVE Broward County Procurement Code to the extent necessary and to direct the County Administrator to award the contract to administer the home repair pilot project in the residential area of the Northwest Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency to the Collective Community Initiative, LLC. (Commissioner Fisher)
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Why Action is Necessary
Board action is required to waive the Procurement Code and to direct the County Administrator to take the referenced action.
What Action Accomplishes
Waives the Procurement Code to the extent necessary and directs the County Administrator to take the referenced action.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
On September 21, 2021 (Item 57), the Board approved a pilot project for home repair work on 26 homes in the residential area of the Northwest Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (13 homes in each of Municipal Commission Districts 4 and 5), which will be the first step toward the County's $10 million investment in addressing slum and blight in that residential district. The Board action authorized the County Administrator to take all budgetary and administrative actions necessary to facilitate the pilot project and provided specific direction on the parameters of the project (such as the number of homes, the maximum project cost per home, and the strong preference for local contractors), but did not provide specific direction to directly award the project rather than award after conducting a competitive solicitation.
This item, if approved, would waive the Broward County Procurement Code to the extent necessary and direct the County Administrator to expeditiously and directly award the administration of the pilot project to the Collective Community Initiative, LLC, an economic and workforc...
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