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March 5th, 2014
OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Marc D. Sarnoff
and Members of the CRA Board
From: Pieter A. Bockweg
Executive Director
Date: February 24'h, 2014 File:
Subject:
Resolution authorizing the Executive Director
to approve the No.1 ranked bidder for the
MEC's Design, Build, Manage & Operate RFP
with the respective MOU and Lease contracts.
$ACKGROUND:
The Board of the OMNI CRA Commissioners, by Resolution No.CRA-R-11-0043, passed and adopted on
July 28th, 2011, authorized $1,087,268 for the planning, design, construction and development of the
Miami Entertainment Complex (MEC), an Omni CRA owned property located at 50 NW 14th Street.
On September 9th, 2013, the OMNI CRA issued RFP No. 13-001 for the Design, Build Management and
Operation of the MEC. On November 20th, 2013; Resolution No.CRA-R-13-0073 was approved by the OMNI
CRA Board of Commissioners to begin contract negotiations with the number one ranked bidder.
It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the OMNI Redevelopment District Community
Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") approve and adopt the attached Resolution accepting the recommendations
from the OMNI CRA's Executive Director to assign the winning bidder, EUE Screen Gems, Ltd., Inc., with the
respective MOU and Lease Agreement.
JUSTIFICATION
In preparation for the construction of the MEC into a Film Studio Complex, the Omni CRA prepared and
issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 13-001 for the Design, Build, Management and Operation of the
MEC on September 9th, 2013. As stipulated by Fbrida Statutes Chapter 287.055 "Consultants' Competitive
Negotiation Act" (CCNA), the CRA is required to put out this public solicitation when a design -build method of
construction is chosen for a project. The evaluation criteria based on the development of a state of the art
film studio complex ncluded qualifications and experience of the proposer and their team (including
comparable project experience for the past 5 years), experience of the project manager on similar
projects, design philosophy and process as it relates to this project, technical capabilities and references.
On October 28'h, 2013, oral presentations were conducted by the selection committee and a final
recommendation was made. The Selection Committee recommended to the OMNI CRA Executive Director to
begin negotiations with the No. 1 ranked firm.
CRA staff prepared and began to proceed with negotiations with the # 1 ranked firm and is
recommending that an Memorandum of Understanding regarding the design,
build, and construction of the MEC and a Tenant Lease Agreement ("Contracts") be
executed with the #1 ranked firm of EUE/Screen Gems Ltd., Inc.