Summary of Specifications:
PUBLIC NOTICE
Comprehensive Professional Tennis Management and Operations at the City’s Flamingo and North Shore Tennis Centers. Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 07-06/07
This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to receive proposals from experienced and qualified tennis center management groups or individuals for the exclusive right to provide comprehensive professional tennis management and operations services to the two City of Miami Beach Tennis Centers, Pro Shops, and related facilities currently owned by the City. Pursuant to the City Key Intended Outcome to Increase Satisfaction with Recreational Programs, the City’s Parks and Recreation Department is in need of a “best value” solution.
The services to be provided: The operation of a public tennis facilities use shall include the operation of the tennis courts, pro shop, a food and beverage concessions (as determined by the City but which shall not, under any event conflict with those certain food and beverages offered by the City’s exclusive vending machine concessionaries and as more specifically described in Exhibit A hereto, page 37-40) and other tennis related operations as approved by the City. Services shall include those customarily associated with the operation of a public tennis center and permitted special events related to the tennis center activities.
Sealed proposals will be received until 3:00 PM on December 5, 2006, at the following address:
City of Miami Beach City Hall Procurement Division -- Third Floor 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Any response received after 3:00 PM on December 5, 2006 will be returned to the group or individual unopened. The responsibility for submitting proposals before the stated time and date is solely the responsibility of the group or individual.
The City will not be responsible for delays caused by mail, courier service, including U.S. Mail, or any other occurrence.
A Pre-Proposal Submission Meeting is scheduled for November 17, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. at the following address: City of Miami Beach City Hall City Manager’s Large Conference Room, 4th Floor 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, Florida.
The City of Miami Beach has contracted with BidNet and has begun utilizing a central bid notification system created exclusively for state and local agencies located in South Florida. Created in conjunction with BidNet(s), this new South Florida Purchasing system allows for vendors to register online and receive notification of new bids, amendments and awards. Vendors with Internet access should review the registration options at the following website: www.govbids.com/scripts/southflorida/public/home1.asp.
If you do not have Internet access, please call the BidNet(r) support group at 800-677-1997 extension # 214.
Attendance (in person or via telephone) to this Pre-Proposal submission meeting is encouraged and recommended as a source of information but is not mandatory. Groups or individuals interested in participating in the pre-Proposal submission meeting via telephone must follow these steps:
(1) Dial the TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1-800-915-8704 (Toll-free North America)
(2) Enter the MEETING NUMBER: *2659980* (note that number is preceded and followed by the star (*) key).
Groups or individuals, who are interested in participating via telephone, please send an e-mail to mestevez@miamibeachfl.gov expressing your intent to participate via telephone.
The City of Miami Beach reserves the right to accept any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Miami Beach, or waive any informality in any proposal. The City of Miami Beach may also reject any and all proposals.
YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS, WHICH MAY BE FOUND ON THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH WEBSITE: http://www.miamibeachfl.gov/newcity/depts/purchase/bidintro.asp
• CONE OF SILENCE -- ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3378 • CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS -- RESOLUTION NO. 2000-23879. • DEBARMENT PROCEEDINGS -- ORDINANCE NO. 2000-3234. • PROTEST PROCEDURES -- ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3344. • VENDOR CAMPAIGN -- ORDINANCES No.2003-3389 & 2004-3446 • LOBBYIST REGISTRATION AND DISCLOSURE OF FEES -- ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3363. • LIVING WAGE REQUIREMENT --ORDINANCE NO. 2001-3301. Pursuant to City of Miami Beach Living Wage Ordinance, as codified in Chapter 2, Division 6, Section 2-407 thru 2-410 of the Miami Beach Code, all service groups or individuals, entering into a contract with the city shall pay to all its employees, a living wage of not less than $8.56 an hour with health benefits, or a living wage of not less than $9.81 an hour without health benefits. For a covered employer to group or individual with the living wage provision by choosing to pay the lower wage scale ($8.56/hour) when a covered employer also provides health benefits, such health benefits shall consist of payment of at least $1.25 per hour toward the provision of health benefits for covered employees and their dependents. • EQUAL BENEFITS ORDINANCE – ORDINANCE NO. 2005-3494. Please see “Exhibit E”.
Sincerely,
Gus Lopez, CPPO Procurement Director
