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 item was deferred at the Aviation and Seaport Committee meetings on 5/11/2026 and 7/13/2026. The applicant is Airball Sports II, LLC, with principal address 201 S. Biscayne Blvd, Ste 800, Miami, FL. The sponsor is Danielle Cohen Higgins. The document does not state a specific street address for the project site, parcel or folio number, or project size in acreage or square footage. The zoning or use change is not stated; the document describes a lease and concession agreement replacing an existing month-to-month lease and Contract No. R-1110-11. Public comment sentiment is not stated. The document includes a report from a committee meeting where Chairwoman Cohen Higgins requested a status update on the airport's concessionaire program, and Mr. Cutie reported on the progress of concession areas, including a 15-year extension approved the previous April, a three-year implementation phase, and negotiations with a pool of 45 firms.