MIA PASSENGER LOUNGE

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

The Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-647-26, File Number 260874, approving the award of a competitive revenue-generating contract, Contract No. EVN0002968, for a Passenger Lounge at MIA to AD Partnership, LLC. The contract has a projected revenue of $93,800,000.00 for a 15-year term for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. The lounge will be located on the third floor of Concourse E at Miami International Airport, above Gate E7. The proposed concept is the Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club, a common-use and membership-based lounge. The contract was introduced on 5/14/2026, forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Aviation and Seaport Committee on 6/8/2026, and adopted on 7/21/2026. The vendor is responsible for all capital investment and build-out costs, including a new passenger elevator. The vendor offered 40 percent of gross revenues and an annual privilege fee of approximately $3.46 million. The contract was recommended by the Mayor. The item was sponsored by Commissioner Oliver G. Gilbert, III. The vendor principal address is 7950 Legacy Drive Suite 700 Plano, TX, 75204. The vendor is non-local. The Request for Proposals was issued on July 14, 2025, and closed on October 7, 2025, with seven proposals received. Four proposals were deemed non-responsive by the County Attorney's Office on November 12, 2025. Negotiations commenced on December 10, 2025, and concluded on April 17, 2026. At the Aviation and Seaport Committee meeting on 6/8/2026, Chairwoman Cohen Higgins asked if the applicant was amenable to entering into a labor peace agreement. Mr. Les Pantin, appearing on behalf of the applicant, Airport Dimensions, confirmed the applicant was amenable and willing to work with the airport and labor partners. ACA Murray advised that labor peace was a contractual requirement. Commissioner Gilbert III stated he would ensure the applicant met all requirements. The contract requires the vendor to compensate the County through annual rent, a guaranteed annual privilege fee, and percentage rent. The fiscal impact is estimated at $93,800,000 over the 15-year term. The project is located in District 6, represented by Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis, but the impact is countywide. The vendors not recommended for award include PPL Holdings USA, LLC, TAV America Operation Services, Inc., AISPACES, LLC, BRIO, LLC, Studio Office Solutions, and O'Style, LLC. AISPACES, LLC, BRIO, LLC, Studio Office Solutions, and O'Style, LLC were deemed non-responsive. The due diligence found no adverse findings. The two percent User Access Program, Small Business Enterprise Selection Factor, Local Preference, and Living Wage Ordinance do not apply.