FARE COLLECTION APPLICATION - REJECTION

Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · 2026-06-10 · resolution

The document is a legislative item for a Miami-Dade County resolution to reject all proposals received in response to Request for Proposals No. EVN0001148, Fare Collection Application, for the Department of Transportation and Public Works. The item was introduced on 4/8/2026, deferred at the 5/13/2026 Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee meeting, and withdrawn at the 6/10/2026 meeting. The administration requested withdrawal to instead return with a recommended vendor. The current contract, No. L8481-0/27, is valued at $31,671,329 and expires on January 31, 2028. Nine proposals were received on August 29, 2025. The RFP was advertised on May 16, 2025. The anticipated contract term was six years with one four-year option to renew, for a total of ten years. The proposed rejection was due to numerous objections from proposers and ambiguities in the RFP, including subcontracting with Genfare, the number of proposers invited to oral presentations (five advanced instead of three), and pricing for optional items. The administration stated the goal was to replace the existing fare-card-based system with an account-based system. The current vendor, Cubic, was not PCI compliant, and the County was operating under a waiver. The document does not state a specific street address, parcel, acreage, or number of units. The decision was to withdraw the item, with the administration committing to return with a recommended vendor and a report. The document lists the following vendors as not recommended for award due to the rejection of all proposals: Masabi LLC, Moovel N. America LLC, Indra USA Inc, Cubic Transportation Systems Inc, INIT Innovations in Transportation Inc, Kuba LLC, Flowbird America Inc, Token Transit Inc, and Sidetool LLC. Public comment sentiment included concerns from Commissioner Gonzalez about the process, the advancement of five proposers instead of three, and the need for transparency on pricing points. Commissioner Cohen Higgins expressed concern about the process and the business community. Senator García expressed concern about delaying the process and the impact on companies that invested in responding to RFPs. Chairwoman Milian Orbis expressed disappointment about the lack of background information provided. The current vendor, Cubic, stated it had been working with the County toward PCI compliance and recommended the County work with Cubic to resolve the issue quickly.