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H 'Apt �p` tir <br />Cfrk 4f 5.)K <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305)949-3113 Fax <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners <br />VIA: Stan Morris, City Manager <br />FROM: Edward Santiago, Chief of Police <br />DATE: May 14, 2026 <br />RE: Approval of an Agreement with Bausch Enterprises, Inc. for the Purchase of 5 <br />Lifeguard Towers <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />This item is presented for consideration by the City Commission. <br />REASONS: <br />The Police Department is requesting approval to purchase five (5) Ocean Rescue lifeguard towers from <br />Bausch "Zero" Watch Towers with enclosures, as detailed in the vendors price quotation. The total cost <br />for the purchase, including delivery, assembly, enclosures, safety features, and related equipment, is a <br />not to exceed amount of $467,500.00. Funding for this purchase was allocated through Budget <br />Amendment BA2526-02 approved at the March 2026 meeting. Ocean Rescue currently operates from a <br />total of ten (10) towers and with the replacement of these five (5), the City will have completed the <br />replacement of all Ocean Rescue towers. The new towers will enhance lifeguard visibility, improve <br />working conditions, and strengthen emergency response capabilities, thereby improving overall public <br />safety for beachgoers. <br />The purchase is being procured via The City of Fort Lauderdale's Invitation to Bid No. 51, titled <br />"Purchase and Installation of Lifeguard Towers". The Contractor shall achieve final completion of the <br />Work no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the Notice to Proceed Date. <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br />Why Action is Necessary: <br />Item Number: 9.A <br />63 <br />