AIRBALL SPORTS - AWARD

Aviation and Seaport Committee · 2026-07-13 · resolution

Resolution to waive competitive bidding and award a non-competitive revenue-generating lease and concession agreement, Contract No. BW-10479, to Airball Sports II, LLC for a Miami Heat-licensed merchandise retail concession at Miami International Airport (MIA), Concourse D, for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. Projected revenue of $17,000,000.00 for an eight-year term with one two-year option to renew. Status: Deferred. Introduced 4/13/2026. Deferred at Aviation and Seaport Committee on 5/11/2026 and 7/13/2026. Applicant: Airball Sports II, LLC. Prime Sponsor: Danielle Cohen Higgins. Requester: Strategic Procurement. The contract replaces Contract No. R-1110-11 approved December 19, 2011. Airball is the only vendor authorized to operate a Miami Heat franchise retail store at MIA. The contract requires Airball to pay the County the greater of 10% of gross revenues or the prevailing Class VI Terminal rental rate. The current month-to-month contract requires 8% of gross revenues. Fiscal impact for initial eight-year term is $13,600,000; with the option to renew, estimated cumulative value is $17,000,000. The store is located in Concourse D at MIA. MIA is located within District 6, represented by Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis; impact is countywide. Vendor principal address: 201 S. Biscayne Blvd, Ste 800, Miami, FL. Principal: Eric S. Woolworth. 91% of vendor's employees reside in Miami-Dade County. Due diligence found no adverse findings. No comparable competitive contracts identified for piggybacking. Living Wage Ordinance applies. Small Business Enterprise measures and Local Preference do not apply. Two percent User Access Program does not apply. During the 5/11/2026 committee meeting, Chairwoman Cohen Higgins requested a status update on the airport's concessionaire program. Mr. Cutie reported the Board had approved a 15-year extension of many concession areas the previous April, with a three-year implementation phase. One space was completed, another about to begin construction, and the department expected to enter the third phase on May 23. A few areas were slightly behind schedule. Implementation work would not be complete in time for the World Cup. The department was negotiating a pool of 45 firms, with solicitations to follow for spaces expected to become available. The item was deferred to no date certain at the request of Commissioner Cohen-Higgins.