Cone of Silence Ordinance - Updates effective April 1, 2022
The Board of County Commissioners recently updated provisions of the Cone of Silence Ordinance,
Section 1-266, of the Broward County Code of Ordinances, effective as of April 1, 2022.
The County’s Cone of Silence Ordinance prohibits all communications, oral or written, relating to a competitive solicitation among vendors/vendor representatives, County Staff, and Commissioner Offices while the cone is in effect. Communications with Purchasing Division employees, the solicitation’s designated Project Manager(s) or designee(s), the
Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD) Small Business Development Specialist Supervisor (954) 357-6400, and others as specifically identified in the Cone of Silence Ordinance are permitted. Additionally, communication is permitted at pre-bid conferences and negotiation meetings, as applicable.
The Cone of Silence begins upon the advertisement of an ITB, RFP, RFQ, or RLI. The Cone of Silence terminates when the solicitation is awarded, all responses are rejected, or the Board takes other action which ends the solicitation. The Cone of Silence Ordinance for unsolicited public-private partnership (P3) proposals starts for Vendor that submitted the proposal upon the County’s receipt of the proposal; and for all other Vendors, it starts upon County’s decision to advertise for the subject matter of the proposal.
Any violations of the Code of Silence Ordinance by any vendor/vendor representative, may be reported to the County’s Professional Standards/Human Rights Section. If the County’s Professional Standards/Human Rights Section determines that a violation has occurred, a fine shall be imposed as provided in the Broward County Code of Ordinances. At the sole discretion of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, a violation may void an award of the applicable competitive solicitation.
Review the Cone of Silence Ordinance,
Section 1-266 of the Broward County Code of Ordinances, for more detailed information.
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Watch Bid Opening Live via Webex
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For your convenience, bids will be opened and live-streamed via Cisco Webex each Wednesday at 2:01 p.m.
Joining the Webex meeting will allow you to view the vendors responding to each bid and the bid amount submitted from each vendor. This will replace in-person bid openings.
To view the bid opening, click the Join Meeting link below. Results are available in Periscope S2G immediately following bid opening.
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Broward County provides electronic bidding services for our vendors via Periscope S2G (previously known as BidSync). The system allows vendors to submit competitive quotations, bids and requests for proposals electronically in a convenient and timely manner. Using Periscope S2G is FREE - there is no charge to access or submit to Broward County Board of County Commissioner solicitations.
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