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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcover pagefO: 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