FARE COLLECTION APPLICATION - REJECTION

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

Miami-Dade County legislative item File Number 260623, a Resolution to reject all proposals received in response to RFP No. EVN0001148 for a Fare Collection Application for the Department of Transportation and Public Works. The item was introduced 4/8/2026, deferred at the 5/13/2026 Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee meeting, and withdrawn at the 6/10/2026 meeting.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 withdrew its recommendation to reject all bids and instead planned to return with a recommended vendor. The existing contract (No. L8481-0/27) is valued at $31,671,329 and expires January 31, 2028. Nine proposals were received on August 29, 2025. Five proposers were advanced to oral presentations, but the County Attorney's Office determined the RFP language allowed only the top three. The administration planned to return with a recommendation at the July 15, 2026 committee meeting. Public comment and stakeholder sentiment included concerns from Commissioner Gonzalez and Vice Chairwoman Lopez about flawed procurement processes discouraging businesses, and from Senator García about delaying the solicitation and the roughly $20 million price spread between top vendors. Cubic Transportation Systems, originally ranked fourth, jumped to first after oral presentations. The current vendor, Cubic, is not PCI compliant, and the County is operating under a waiver. The contract term is six years with one four-year option to renew, for a total of ten years. The RFP was advertised May 16, 2025. The item was withdrawn, so no final action was taken.