AIRBALL SPORTS - AWARD

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

Resolution authorizing waiver of competitive bidding and award of a non-competitive revenue-generating contract, Contract No. BW-10479, Airball Sports II, LLC Lease and Concession Agreement, to Airball Sports II, LLC, with projected revenue of $17,000,000.00 for an eight-year term with one two-year option to renew, for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. The contract is for a Miami Heat-licensed merchandise retail concession at Miami International Airport (MIA) in Concourse D. The agreement will replace the existing month-to-month lease currently held by Airball and will replace Contract No. R-1110-11 approved via Resolution No. R-1110-11 on December 19, 2011. The contract requires Airball to pay the County the greater of either ten percent (10%) of gross revenues earned at its location or the prevailing Class VI Terminal rental rate. The item was deferred at the Aviation and Seaport Committee meetings on 5/11/2026 and 7/13/2026. The file status is Deferred. The sponsor is Danielle Cohen Higgins. The requester is Strategic Procurement. The item was introduced on 4/13/2026. The agenda item number is 8P. The initial eight-year term positive fiscal impact is $13,600,000; with the option to renew, the estimated cumulative value is $17,000,000. The vendor principal address is 201 S. Biscayne Blvd, Ste 800, Miami, FL. The vendor principal is Eric S. Woolworth. The vendor has 10 employee residents and 91% of employees reside in Miami-Dade County. The contract manager is Sylvia Novela. The procurement contracting manager is Marie Williams. The item is located within District 6, represented by Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis, but the impact is countywide. The Living Wage Ordinance applies. The Small Business Enterprise measures and Local Preference do not apply. The 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 that the Board had approved a 15-year extension of many of the airport's concession areas the previous April, which included a three-year implementation phase. He noted that one space had been completed and another was about to begin construction, and that the department expected to enter the third phase on May 23. He added that the implementation work would not be complete in time for the World Cup but was progressing well, and that the department was negotiating the pool of 45 firms, with solicitations to follow for spaces expected to become available. Commissioner Cohen-Higgins requested deferral to no date certain for the 7/13/2026 meeting.