HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.a LB Resolution 2024 2025 05 Bid Opening and Protest Amendment EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM:
Proposed Amendment to Resolution No. 2024/2025-05 Bid Opening and Protest
Date: November 27, 2024
BACKGROUND:
Bonfire Interactive Ltd. (Bonfire) is currently designated as the online procurement portal for
CCUA under Resolution No. 2020/2021-06. As the contractual agreement with Bonfire is set to
expire on December 31, 2024, staff intends to transition to a different platform. Therefore, it is
necessary to amend the resolution removing all references to Bonfire.
After concluding the relationship with Bonfire, staff will seek a contract with a suitable,accessible,
and efficient online procurement portal specifically designed to meet the ongoing needs of
governmental and public entities.
BUDGET:
The Resolution does not have a monetary component.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff respectfully recommends the Board of Supervisors adopt the Amendment to Resolution No.
2024/2025-05.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution No. 2024/2025-05 Bid Opening and Protest
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CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
RESOLUTION NO. 2024/2025-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY (THE
"AUTHORITY") AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.
2020/2021-06; SUBSTITUTING "AUTHORITY'S
PROCUREMENT PORTAL" FOR ALL CURRENT
REFERENCES TO "AUTHORITY'S BONFIRE
PROCUREMENT PORTAL" OR "BONFIRE
PROCUREMENT PORTAL"; DELETING SPECIFIED
WEB PAGE LINK ADDRESS FOR AUTHORITY'S
PROCUREMENT PORTAL IN SECTION 2 THEREOF;
SUBSTITUTING "VIRTUAL MEETING" FOR
SPECIFIED IDENTIFICATION OF A PROPRIETARY
VIRTUAL MEETING PLATFORM IN SECTION 4
THEREOF; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on July 6, 2021, the Board of Supervisors ("Board") of Clay County
Utility Authority (hereinafter, the "AUTHORITY" or "Utility"), an independent special
district of the State of Florida, adopted its then current resolution adopting public bid receipt,
opening, award, posting, protest and recording policy and procedures, which also authorized
the AUTHORITY to competitively award in accordance with s. 255.20(1), Florida Statutes
(the "Bid Policy Resolution");
WHEREAS, the AUTHORITY is completing its contractual relationship with the
Bonfire procurement portal, and will contract in the future with other acceptable, accessible,
and convenient online and virtual procurement portals designed for regular and continuous
use by governmental or public entities; and
WHEREAS, it is therefore necessary and appropriate to amend the Bid Policy
Resolution to remove any specific proprietary references to the Bonfire procurement portal,
any variations thereof, and any related preferences stated in the Bid Policy Resolution
specifically related thereto.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY, an independent
special district created and existing under Chapter 94-491, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of
1994, as follows:
Section 1. The Board does hereby formally substitute use of the term
"AUTHORITY's Procurement Portal" for all prior references in the Bid Policy Resolution to
the terms "AUTHORITY's Bonfire Procurement Portal", " Bonfire Procurement Portal", or
any variations of such terms.
Section 2. Section 2 of the Bid Policy Resolution is further amended to delete the
current specified web page link address for the AUTHORITY's Procurement Portal.
Section 3. Section 4 of the Bid Policy Resolution is further amended to substitute the
term "virtual meeting" for the current reference to a specified proprietary virtual meeting
platform.
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Section 4. This resolution shall be effective upon its adoption, as provided below.
DULY ADOPTED, by the Board of Supervisors of the Clay County Utility
Authority, and effective as of December 3, 2024.
CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY,
BY ITS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
By:
Anna Lebesch, Ed.D., Chairman
ATTEST:
By:
Janice Loudermilk, Secretary
Clay County Utility Authority
(Seal)
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