HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibitA RESOLUTION OF THE VIRGINIA KEY ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDING
TO THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ("COMMISSION") TO REJECT ALL
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THE CITY OF MIAMI'S REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS ("RFP") NO. 12-14-077 LEASE OF CITY -OWNED
WATERFRONT PROPERTY FOR MARINAS/RESTAURANT/SHIP' S STORE USES
("VIRGINIA KEY MARINA RFP"); RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY OF
MIAMI ISSUE A NEW VIRGINIA KEY MARINA RFP THAT COMPLIES WITH
THE VIRGINIA KEY MASTER PLAN ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION ON JULY
22, 2010 BY RESOLUTION R-10-0331; FURTHER DIRECTING THE BOARD
LIAISON TO FORWARD A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS
STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") issued a Request for Proposals ("RFP")
No. 12-14-077 Lease of City -Owned Waterfront Property For Marinas/Restaurant/Ship's
Store Uses ("Virginia Key Marina RFP"), which closed on February 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City received three (3) proposals in response to the Virginia Key
Marina REP; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-86(c)(6) of the Code of the City of Miami, as
amended ("City Code"), the Selection Committee recommended the City enter into
contract negotiations with the top ranked proposer of the Virginia Key Marina RFP,
Virginia Key, LLC ("RCI Group"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-86(c)(6)(a) of the City Code, the City
Manager approved the recommendation of the Selection Committee on or about March
16, 2016; and
WHEREAS, on or about April 12, 2016, the second ranked proposer, Virginia
Key SMI, LLC a/k/a Suntex Marinas ("Suntex") and the third ranked proposer, New
Rickenbacker Marina, LLC ("Tifon"), individually filed bid protests; and
WHEREAS, on or about May 10, 2016, the Director of the Department of Real
Estate and Asset Management denied the bid protests filed by Suntex and Tifon; and
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2016, the Virginia Key Advisory Board ("Board")
unanimously passed a resolution urging the City Commission to respect the Virginia Key
Master Plan and further urging the City Commission to remove the wet slips from the
basin in the Virginia Key Marina RFP; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission ("Commission") held a special meeting
on June 22, 2016 and denied the bid protests; and
WHEREAS, on June 28, 2016, the Board held a public meeting and discussed the
Virginia Key Marina RFP; and
WHEREAS, the first ranked proposer, RCI Group, presented its proposal to the
Virginia Key Advisory Board at the June 28, 2016 regular Board meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Board heard public comment on the Virginia Key Marina RFP
and RCI Group's presentation; and
WHEREAS, the Board does not favor the top ranked proposer, the second ranked
proposer, nor the third ranked proposer of the Virginia Key Marina RFP;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VIRGINIA KEY
ADVISORY BOARD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this
Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Board recommends that the Commission reject all proposals
submitted in response to the City of Miami's Request For Proposals ("RFP") No. 12-14-
077 Lease of City -Owned Waterfront Property for Marinas/Restaurant/Ship' s Store Uses.
Section 3. The Board further recommends that the City issue a new RFP for
the Virginia Key Marina that complies with the original Virginia Key Master Plan,
adopted unanimously by the Commission on July 22, 2010 by Resolution R-10-0331.
Section 4. The Board Liaison is directed to forward a copy of this Resolution
to the members of the Commission, Mayor Tomas Regalado, City Manager Daniel J.
Alfonso, and the City Clerk.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption and signature of the Board Chairperson.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 28th DAY OF JUNE, 2016.
Gregory W. Bush
Chairperson