Capital Improvements

Miscellaneous Construction Contract (MCC) Program

Request for Price Quotations (RPQ) awards, no greater than the maximum value specified in Section 2-8.1(b) of the Code of Miami-Dade County (now $2,500,000), may be issued for proposals from contractors qualified for work in specific trade categories and general contractor category from various Miami-Dade County Departments.

The MCC program has evolved over the years, requiring changes to specific contractual terms and conditions to improve safeguards and streamline the selection process while enhancing opportunities to small business. The new Miscellaneous Construction Contracts Program (MCC) was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on 11/3/2009. This program consists of the following two Plans:

The MCC 7040 Plan is set-aside solely for Community Small Business Enterprise (CSBE) firms certified by the Miami-Dade County Department of Small Business Development (SBD). All contractors with a local Miami-Dade County office that meet the CSBE eligibility requirements may participate. This plan utilizes a blind rotation process that factors the required building trade, value of the solicitation, number of times vendors have been invited to bid and prior work assigned. All firms must be CSBE certified and register under the MCC 7040 Plan in order to be invited to bid on a solicitation. Registered firms are contacted when it is time to bid. Read additional information regarding the MCC 7040 Plan. For more details about the CSBE certification process and related requirements, please contact SBD at (305) 375-3111 or visit SBD website. The 7040 Plan replaces the CICC-7040-0/07 contract.

The MCC 7360 Plan is open-competitive and accessible to all contractors.  This plan is utilized when federal funding is involved or when a 100% CSBE goal is not attainable due to unavailability of certified firms in the required trades. Firms can respond to a Request for Price Quotation (RPQ) without being registered under the MCC 7360 Plan. However, firms must be registered prior to a RPQ award. Vendors can obtain bid information regarding MCC 7360 projects by visiting DPM website or the Daily Business Review on Thursdays. Read additional information regarding the MCC 7360 Plan. The 7360 Plan replaces the CICC-7360-0/08 contract.


The key changes applicable to vendors included in the new MCC Program are:

• Inclusion of the Community Workforce legislation - Except where federal or state laws or regulations mandate to the contrary, the Community Workforce Program (CWP), as established in relevant legislation, shall apply to all RPQs meeting the CWP eligibility criteria. The CWP, § 2-1701 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, shall apply to all RPQs in which the estimated value is equal or greater than $250,000, with a project duration greater than 30 days and if the project is located in a Designated Target Area (DTA). The CWP goal will be set every quarter by the Review Committee with a minimum of 10% goal for these RPQs.
  
  
• Specifies thresholds for application of Liquidated Damages - For RPQs with estimated values less than $10,000, user departments are encouraged to specify a liquidated damages rate in the RPQ. If no liquidated damages rate is specified on the RPQ, the user department must inform the contractor that the County reserves the right to assess actual damages in lieu of liquidated damages. For RPQs with an estimated value of $10,000 or greater, a liquidated damages rate will be required. User departments must calculate the liquidated damages rate based on a good-faith estimate of potential damages that may be incurred by the department and the department must maintain records of supporting documents used to establish the liquidated damages rates for each RPQ prior to receiving bids.
  
  
• The Notice-To-Proceed (NTP) shall constitute a contract for the work described in the RPQ and must be executed by the contractor and returned to the issuing department. No contractual relationship will exist until the contractor submits an executed NTP, once an RPQ is awarded.
  
  
• Emergency RPQ procedure - When a vendor fails to respond two consecutive times within two hours of being contacted for an emergency, user departments shall notify OCI of the vendor's lack of compliance. Vendors who do not comply may be removed from the emergency vendors' response team list.

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