R-2023-13RESOLUTION NO. 2023-13
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF MIAMI
SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE AWARD OF
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 2022-09-01 “MIAMI SHORES
VILLAGE TOWING SERVICES”; AND AUTHORIZING THE
VILLAGE MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE TOP RANKED PROPOSER, DOLPHIN
TOWING & RECOVERY, INC. FOR A THREE-YEAR PERIOD,
WITH TWO ONE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR
IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
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WHEREAS, the Miami Shores Village Police Department is committed to 15
providing responsive service to the community with professionalism, pride and trust; 16
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WHEREAS, this commitment includes the timely, courteous, safe and 18
professional towing removal services of vehicles from public right of ways; and 19
WHEREAS, on September 30, 2022, Miami Shores Village (the “Village”) issued 20
Request for Proposals No. (“RFP”) 2022-09-01 “Miami Shores Village Towing 21
Services”, with notices posted on the Village website and legal bid advertisement 22
posted in the Daily Business Review; and 23
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2022, the Village received four proposals: Alpine 24
Towing Inc. dba Galactic Towing, Dolphin Towing & Recovery, Inc., King’s Wrecker 25
Service, Inc. and Midtown Towing of Miami, Inc; and 26
WHEREAS, the Procurement Administrator conducted an administrative review 27
of the four timely proposal submissions; and 28
WHEREAS, the Village Manager established an Evaluation Committee 29
comprised of the Chief of Police, Assistant Village Manager, Waste Supervisor and the 30
Assistant to the Village Manager; and 31
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WHEREAS, the Procurement Administrator determined it was in the Village’s 34
best interest for the Evaluation Committee to visit the proposed facility sites prior to their 35
initial scoring and discussion of the responses; and 36
WHEREAS, on January 26, 2023, the Evaluation Committee held a public 37
meeting of facility site visits to the four proposers’ locations; and 38
WHEREAS, on February 9, 2023, the Evaluation Committee held a publicly 39
advertised meeting and discussed the responses and the established evaluation 40
criteria; and 41
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Committee’s initial scoring of February 9, 2023, 42
meeting was as follows: 43
Midtown Towing of Miami, Inc. 68.75
Dolphin Towing & Recovery, Inc. 67.00
Alpine Towing, Inc. dba Galactic Towing 44.00
King’s Wrecker Services, Inc. 36.25
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WHEREAS, on February 14, 2023, the Evaluation Committee was notified by the 45
Procurement Administrator that she received correspondence from Dolphin Towing and 46
Recovery, Inc advising that they relocated their facilities; and 47
WHEREAS, prior to oral presentations, the Evaluation Committee determined it to 48
be in the best interest of the Village to visit Dolphin Towing & Recovery’s new location; 49
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WHEREAS, on February 23, 2023, the Evaluation Committee held a public 51
meeting and made a facility site visit to the Dolphin Towing & Recovery, Inc. new location; 52
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WHEREAS, on March 23, 2023, the Evaluation Committee held a public meeting 54
and the two (2) top-ranked proposers made oral presentations and responded to 55
Committee questions, and after the presentations and discussions, the Evaluation 56
Committee had the opportunity to re-score each proposer based on the RFP responses, 57
oral presentations, and discussions; and 58
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Committee’s final scoring of the March 23, 2023, 59
meeting was as follows: 60
Dolphin Towing & Recover, Inc. 71.00
Midtown Towing of Miami, Inc. 60.00
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WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the rigorous review and analysis by the 61
Evaluation Committee, a recommendation of award to Dolphin Towing & Recovery, Inc. 62
was submitted to the Village Manager for his consideration; and 63
WHEREAS, the Village Manager, after conducting his own due diligence concurs 64
with the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee and is recommending award of 65
the RFP to the top-ranked proposer, Dolphin Towing & Recovery, Inc. and execution of 66
an agreement pursuant to the terms, conditions and scope of services included therein; 67
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WHEREAS, the Mayor and Village Council find it to be in the best interests of the 69
Village to accept the Village Manager’s recommendation to award the RFP and execute 70
an agreement with Dolphin Towing & Recovery, Inc. for Village-wide towing services for 71
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vehicles ordered removed because of parking violations, traffic hazards, disabled from 72
a traffic crash, police forfeitures and confiscations, abandoned or derelict vehicles or 73
vehicles that are required to be removed or impounded; for a three-year period, with 74
two, one-year renewal options. 75
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Village Council of 76
Miami Shores Village, Miami Shores, Florida that: 77
Section 1. Recitals Adopted. The foregoing recitals are true and correct. 78
Section 2. Approval and Award. The Mayor and Village Council hereby 79
approve and award Request for Proposals No. 2022-09-01 “Miami Shores Village 80
Towing Services” to Dolphin Towing & Recovery, Inc. and authorize and direct the 81
Village Manager or designee to execute an agreement, for a three-year period, with two 82
one-year renewal options in a form acceptable to the Village Attorney, with Dolphin 83
Towing & Recovery, Inc. 84
Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon 85
the adoption hereof. 86
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Miami Shores Village Council at the regular 96
meeting assembled this 4th day of April 2023. 97
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ATTEST: 100
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YSABELY RODRIGUEZ SANDRA HARRIS 105
VILLAGE CLERK MAYOR 106
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(VILLAGE SEAL) 108
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APPROVED AS TO FORM, LANGUAGE & FOR 111
EXECUTION: 112
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WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE + BIERMAN, P.L. 115
VILLAGE ATTORNEY 116
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