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Resolution R-20-0361
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 2525 Final Action Date: 11/16/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REJECTING ALL
PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") DEPARTMENT OF
REAL ESTATE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT'S REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
NO. 16-17-011 FOR THE LEASE OF CITY -OWNED WATERFRONT
PROPERTY FOR MARINAS/RESTAURANT/STORE USES LOCATED AT
APPROXIMATELY 3301, 3605, 3501, 3311, AND 3511 RICKENBACKER
CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA DUE TO THE REASONS PLACED IN THE
RECORD AT THE SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF NOVEMBER
16, 2020.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") owns the property located at approximately 3301,
3605, 3501, 3311, and 3511 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida on Virginia Key
("Property"); and
WHEREAS, the City issued Request for Proposals No. 16-17-011 ("RFP") on February
17, 2017 to solicit a plan to redesign, construct, renovate, redevelop, lease, manage, and
operate a mixed -use waterfront facility, including but not limited to a marina, boatyard, dock
master's office, store, dry storage, wet slip docks, and at least one (1) restaurant at the
Property; and
WHEREAS, three (3) proposals were received and deemed responsive in accordance
with the RFP's terms and conditions; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the RFP, the City Manager convened a Selection Committee to
review and evaluate the proposals to determine each proposers' experience and financial
capabilities as well as each proposal's aesthetics, resilience of design, and adherence to the
existing Virginia Key Master Plan ("Selection Committee"); and
WHEREAS, the Selection Committee met on June 12, 2017 and heard oral
presentations from the three (3) proposers; and
WHEREAS, the Selection Committee then met on June 14, 2017 to (i) evaluate
proposals; (ii) evaluate criteria and scoring values assigned; and (iii) determine a rank order
based on the score achieved and render a recommendation to the City Manager of its findings;
and
WHEREAS, the Selection Committee recommended Virginia Key, LLC ("Proposer") as
the top -ranked proposer; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager approved the recommendation of the Selection
Committee on June 15, 2017; and
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WHEREAS, on June 27, 2017, the second ranked proposer filed a bid protest related to
the City Manager's approval of the Selection Committee's recommendation; and
WHEREAS, on July 20, 2017, in accordance with Chapter 18 of the Code of the City of
Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), and the requirements of the RFP, a bid protest
hearing was held before a Hearing Officer; and
WHEREAS, on July 27, 2017, the Hearing Officer rendered an order denying the bid
protest and affirming the City Manager's recommendation to award a contract to the Proposer
as the highest ranked responsive, responsible proposer; and
WHEREAS, on September 1, 2017, the second ranked proposer appealed the Hearing
Officer's decision by filing a petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and
for Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the Eleventh Judicial Circuit heard oral arguments on the matter and
ultimately denied the second ranked proposer's petition on July 30, 2018, effectively upholding
the Hearing Officer's decision to affirm the City Manager's recommendation of the Proposer;
and
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2018, the second ranked proposer appealed the decision of
the Eleventh Judicial Circuit by filing a petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Third District Court of
Appeal of Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Third District Court of Appeal denied the second ranked proposer's
petition on February 13, 2019, effectively upholding the Hearing Officer's decision to affirm the
City Manager's recommendation of the Proposer; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has transmitted his recommendation to award the contract
under the RFP to the Proposer to the City Commission for consideration; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, pursuant to Chapter 18 of the City Code, has the right
to reject all bids or proposals upon recommendation by the City Manager;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION 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 herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Due to the concerns placed in the record at the Special City Commission
meeting on November 16, 2020 and incorporated by reference herein, all proposals in response
to the RFP for the lease of the Property are rejected.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
1 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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