Sustainable and Resilient Procurement

As part of the City of Miami Beach Rising Above Resilience Strategy, the Sustainable and Resilient Procurement Policy will further institutionalize procurement approaches in a balanced sustainable manner and will assist the City in bouncing back from shocks and stressors in the face of climate change. Through this Policy, the City will be able to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to combat climate change; decrease the use of hazardous materials to improve community and environmental health; and decrease waste and inefficiencies in electricity, fuel, paper, water and other consumption to relieve pressure on natural resources.

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The Business Case Analysis is an economic analysis to understand the return on investment of the City of Miami Beach stormwater program.  While reports have been published noting the South Florida risk to sea level rise, analysis to assess the benefits of adaptation is new.  The goal of this project is to understand the relationship between how we are reducing risk to flooding and sea level rise with the City’s property tax base, flood insurance, real estate market and financial mortgage cycles, City credit ratings, land use issues, or any other factors.  As a ‘first of a kind’ project, it will include risk analysis, stormwater modeling, private property adaptation approaches, localized property value analysis, and communications.  The project is being led by ICF Incorporated, LLC, has assembled a multidisciplinary team, including AIR Worldwide, Brizaga, Kimley Horn and Florida Atlantic University.

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• Results in the purchase and use of materials, products and services that best align with fiscal, environmental, social, community, and performance goals

• Reduces the environmental impacts from City use of products, including the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, climate change effects, landfill waste, health and safety risks, and resource consumption;

• Incorporates sustainability standards into procurement decisions;

• Promotes innovation and leadership by incorporating progressive and best-practice sustainability specifications, strategies, and practices in procurement decisions;

• Ensures vendors provide products and services that are most suited to the City sustainability program;

• Encourages and promotes both local and national companies to bring forward emerging and progressive sustainable products and services, by being a consumer of such products and companies; and

• Communicates the City's commitment to sustainable procurement, by modeling the best product and services choices to citizens, other public agencies and private companies.

• Facilitates our emergency preparedness and the ability to quickly bounce back from shocks, such as hurricanes, and stressors, such as sea level rise.