NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLICIT: Guaranteed Energy, Water, and Wastewater Performance Savings Contracting Services - Smartflow Ecosystem

This Notice of Intent to Solicit (NOIS) is issued on behalf of the City of North Miami Beach Water & Wastewater Department to notify interested, qualified firms or consortia of the City’s intent to release a competitive solicitation for Guaranteed Energy, Water, and Wastewater Performance Savings Contracting Services.

The anticipated solicitation will seek proposals for a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for the implementation of the SmartFlow Ecosystem—a fully automated, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled utility management system supporting water, wastewater, and municipal facilities operations, performance optimization, and measurable savings.

This initiative will be delivered as a performance-based contract in accordance with Florida Statutes Chapter 489.145 and §287.055 (Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act, CCNA).

Background

This NOIS is for informational purposes only. The City’s formal solicitation will be issued through the City’s official procurement channels, and interested parties are responsible for monitoring those postings for updates and addenda. All communications regarding this prospective procurement must be directed to the Procurement Office; unauthorized contact with City officials, staff, or evaluation committee members outside the established process may result in disqualification once the solicitation is issued. The City reserves the right to modify the scope or schedule, or cancel the procurement, as determined to be in the City’s best interest.

Project Details

• Reference ID: NOIS #NMBW-2026-03
• Department: NMB Water
• Department Head: Hamid Nikvan (Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-08-14T19:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Summary —

  This Notice of Intent to Solicit (NOIS) is issued on behalf of the City of North Miami Beach Water & Wastewater Department to notify interested, qualified firms or consortia of the City’s intent to release a competitive solicitation for Guaranteed Energy, Water, and Wastewater Performance Savings Contracting Services.

  The anticipated solicitation will seek proposals for a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for the implementation of the SmartFlow Ecosystem—a fully automated, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled utility management system supporting water, wastewater, and municipal facilities operations, performance optimization, and measurable savings.

  
  This initiative will be delivered as a performance-based contract in accordance with Florida Statutes Chapter 489.145 and §287.055 (Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act, CCNA).

• Important Instructions for Electronic Submittals —

  The City of North Miami Beach is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Draft Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

• Timeline —

  Release Project Date:	July 21, 2026
  Question Submission Deadline:	August 14, 2026, 3:00pm
  Notice End Date:	August 21, 2026, 5:00pm

• Scope of Work or Project Details —

  Please see the Attachments section for specifications and attachments.

• Project Contact —

  SHEREECE GEORGE DEPUSOIR

  Chief Procurement Officer

  17011 Northeast 19th Avenue

  North Miami Beach, FL 33162

  Email: shereece.george@citynmb.com

  Phone: (305) 948-2946

• Procurement Contact —

  SHEREECE GEORGE DEPUSOIR

  Chief Procurement Officer

  17011 Northeast 19th Avenue

  North Miami Beach, FL 33162

  Email: shereece.george@citynmb.com

  Phone: (305) 948-2946

Submission Requirements

• Separate Cost Proposal (required) —

  Confirm that your fee proposal is not attached in your Proposal and is attached separately here.

• Pricing (required) —
  • Choose Option 1 when you have set line items, for example:
    • This is a quote for goods or commodities.
    • This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into OpenGov Procurement from an Excel spreadsheet.
    • Seeking services for hourly rate schedules.
  • Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items. 
• Evaluation Committee? (required) —

  Will there be an evaluation committee to review the proposals and score them based on weights and multiple criteria?

• Procurement and/or Project Contact —

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