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COMMITTEE
October 31, 2008
The Honorable Manuel A. Diaz
City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Pedro G. Hernandez,
City Manager
City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
RE: ORANGE BOWL LEGACY GIFT PROJECT AT MOORE PARK
Dear Mayor Diaz and Mr. Hernandez:
First, on behalf of the Orange Bowl Committee (the "OBC") and its 335. members, I
would like to thank you and the City Commission for your support of the Orange Bowl
Legacy. Gift Project (the "Project") at Moore Park. I know you share our belief that the
Project will be a catalyst for the Park's redevelopment.
As you know, one condition of the OBC grant to the Project is that the OBC manage
and deliver the construction of the new youth sports/high school football stadium, which
consists of the following elements.
• New field surface made of synthetic field turf;
• New running track with appropriate facilities for track and field events;
• 1500 aluminum bleacher seats;
• Press box with a PA system;
• Electronic scoreboard;
• 'Field lighting;
• Storage structure;
• Two (2) restrooms / concession buildings
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Based upon our discussions with you and the Manager, we strongly believe that the
time constraints presented by a conventional procurement for design and construction
services for the Project would impair the OBC from accomplishing two very important
things related to the delivery of the Project:
1. Break ground on the Project in time for festivities and events surrounding the
75th FedEx Orange Bowl on January 1, 2009 and the FedEx BCS National
Championship Game on January 8, 2009; (and)
2. Place considerable pressure on the OBC to deliver the completed Project by
the fall of 2009. These time constraints on the Project require that we forego
the conventional City procurement process and retain responsibility for
delivering the management and construction of the project.
Again, on behalf of the OBC, 1 thank you for your support and look forward to our
continued work together to make the Orange Bowl Legacy Gift Project a reality for the
City of Miami and the Moore Park community.
Sincerely,
Eric Poms
Chief Executive Officer
cc: S. Daniel Ponce, President & Chairman
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