LANDFILL GAS CONVERSION

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

The Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-656-26 (File Number 261339) directing the County Mayor or designee to negotiate a non-competitive, revenue-generating contract for a landfill gas conversion facility at the South Dade Landfill site, subject to filing a waiver of formal bid procedures, and to bring the negotiated contract back to the Board for approval. The action follows the rejection of all proposals received under RFP No. EVN0019329, as all were deemed non-responsive by the County Attorney's Office. The original recommendation to reject all proposals was amended at the July 13, 2026 Policy Council meeting to instead direct negotiation of a non-competitive contract. The resolution was adopted on July 21, 2026. The new solicitation will likely be issued for the South Dade Landfill site only, as proposals indicated the North Dade Landfill is not a viable site. The cost to the developer to design and build each facility was estimated to be over $30,000,000. If the bid waiver is not filed, the County Mayor must provide a report to the Board by September 1, 2026, explaining why. The South Dade Landfill is located at 23707 SW 97th Avenue, Homestead, FL. The North Dade Landfill is located at 21500 NW 47th Avenue, Miami, FL. The RFP was issued on July 8, 2025, with a closing date of October 15, 2025, and five proposals were received. The County Attorney deemed all proposals non-responsive on December 29, 2025. The vendors not recommended for award were Apex One Home Inspections Corp., Mobius Fuels, LLC, Nopetro Energy, Sagepoint Energy Landfill Holdco, and Waga Energy, Inc., all deemed non-responsive by the CAO. The item was advanced by the Office of the Chair to the July 21st BCC from the PC agenda. The Policy Council forwarded it to the BCC with a favorable recommendation with committee amendment(s) on July 20, 2026. The County Mayor's staff recommendation was to approve rejection of all proposals, but the Board instead directed negotiation of a non-competitive contract. Public comment sentiment is not stated in the document.