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FROM:
The Honorable Mayor and DATE: August 5, 2004
SUBJECT: A Resolution
of the Miami City
Commission authorizing the
Bayfront Park Management
Trust to enter into
negotiations with Skylift
Holding, LLC, for the
purpose of managing and
operating a tethered balloon
ride at Bayfront Park,
pursuant to RFLI 03-04-101R
and the recommendations
made by the Bayfront Park
Tethered Balloon Ride
Selection Committee and the
Bayfront Park Management
Trust.
Members of the City Commission
Timothy F. Schmand
Executive Director
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the Miami City Commission adoptothe withtached SkyliftResolution
Holding,
authorizing the Bayfront Park Management Trust to enter intogpursuantt Park,
LLC, for the purpose of managing and operating a TetheredBalloonBalloonlloon de at RideS Selection Committee, a
to the recommendations made by the Bayfront Par
recommendation which was subsequently approved by the City Manager and the Trust.
BACKGROUND
The Bayfront Park Management Trust (Trust) manages Bayfrontand B Trust's nearial Parks with the
term objectives,
goal of ensuring maximum community participation. One ofthe
identified through its recent long range planning process, is and activities. to create a 12-16
The acquisition tion of a
hour a day facility
serving the community with various forms of entertainment
tethered balloon ride at the Park was recognized as a tactics r achieving or Letters objective.
Interest
At the
Trust's request, the City of Miami Procurement DepartmentRequest Management
RFLI) to solicit proposals for that purpose. RFLI No. 03 0101R on April the
2004, and two and
Operation of a Tethered Balloon Ride at Bayfront Park was issuedil12, bythe Chairperson
(2)
responses were received. The Evaluation Committee ("Committee"), appointed Lawrence
of the Trust and approved by the City Manager, included:s 1 e Ge11Elen Thea Ceommitnter, Cteeir; (2) met on two (2)
Terry; (3) Ralph Duharte; (4) Steve Wright; and (5)
occasions, including the final meeting held on June 15, 2004, at which time oral presentations were
provided by both of the two (2) proposers.
Following the oral presentations, the Committee completed its evaluation of the two (2) Proposers,
and recommended the firms in the following order, stipulating that should negotiations fail with the
first ranked firm, the Trust should then negotiate with the second ranked firm:
1. Skylift Holding, LLC
2. Miami Balloon Company, Inc.
Attached hereto please find the evaluation committee report and summary minutes from the Trust
meeting of July 26, 2004, approving the committee's findings.
Thank you.
TFS/jrg