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A Resolution accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to extend the current Theatre\Drama Professional Services Contract with Miami Children's Theatre, pursuant to Section 2-829 of the Procurement Code entitled "Approval of Change Orders and Contract Modifications", until December 31, 2014, and thereafter on a month-to-month basis until the RFP process is completed and a new contract is executed.
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On April 28, 2009, the City Commission approved a contract to run from May 28, 2009 to May 28, 2011, with the firm, Miami Children's Theatre, to provide Theatre/Drama Professional Services at the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center. This contract also provided for three (3) one (1) year extensions with the last extension expiring on May 28, 2014.
In order to provide time for the Request for Proposal (RFP) process to be completed and for a new contract to be approved and to authorize an extension of the existing contract, it is recommended that the Theatre/Drama Professional Services Contract with Miami Children's Theatre, be extended until December 31, 2014. The Theatre/Drama Professional Services Request for Proposal will be advertised during the month of October, 2014, with a recommendation being submitted to the City Commission for a new contract in November-December, 2014.
Under Section 2-829 of the Procurement Code entitled "Approval of Change Orders and Contract Modifications," the current contract with Miami Children's Theatre, may be extended by the Commission.