Miami-Dade could give design of $270 mil MIA project without a second look

Miami-Dade could give design of $270 mil MIA project without a second look

Here we go again with another boneheaded procurement move at Miami-Dade. A group of county employees chosen to select the contractor for the design phase of the $270-million redevelopment of the central terminal at Miami International Airport have made their recommendation without doing the due diligence needed to protect taxpayer dollars. One selection committee member […]

MCM finally gets $70 million airport contract after long protested process

MCM finally gets $70 million airport contract after long protested process

Miami-Dade has a new mayor as of last year. There are five new commissioners. There’s a new Chief Operating Officer. There’s a new director at Miami International Airport, a new chief of procurement. But the same ol’ politically-connected family is getting the multi-million dollar deals. County commissioners narrowly approved a $70 million contract — $50 […]

Miami International Airport vendors get no-bid, rent breaks for ‘COVID relief’

Miami International Airport vendors get no-bid, rent breaks for ‘COVID relief’

Clueless county commissioners admit they don’t know what they did Over the holiday weekend, there were TV news reports about the airport bouncing back and air travel almost having returned to pre-COVID levels. Now, we see news clips about the anticipated holiday travel crunch. So why are Miami-Dade Commissioners giving rich concessionaires with contracts at […]

Miami-Dade meets on redistricting, private/public deals, MIA contracts

Miami-Dade meets on redistricting, private/public deals, MIA contracts

Holy moly! Wednesday’s Miami-Dade Commission meeting is going to be a doozy. According to the agenda, the last meeting of the year is heavy-loaded with several big ticket items. According to some County Hall insiders, any one of them could turn into a thing. There’s going to be some discussion (read: complaints) on the county’s […]

Please keep Mayor Carlos Gimenez away from the purse strings at MIA

Please keep Mayor Carlos Gimenez away from the purse strings at MIA

Talk about the fox guarding the henhouse. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has basically taken over the procurement process at Miami International Airport, just like that, in what amounts to a seizure of one of the county’s fattest cash cows. Who thinks that’s a good idea? Certainly not Miami-Dade Aviation Director Emilio Gonzalez, who suddenly resigned […]

End county baggage wrap monopoly, end conflict

End county baggage wrap monopoly, end conflict

If we are to believe the mayor or commissioners of Miami-Dade County, baggage wrap plastic is going to bring Miami International Airport down. Mayor Carlos Gimenez thinks that any regulations of baggage wrap are “ludicrous” and agrees with MDAD Director Emilio Gonzalez that it will make MIA the laughing stock of the aviation world to […]

Airport City is dead, but firm gets $65 mil consolation prize

Airport City is dead, but firm gets $65 mil consolation prize

The $65 million “change order” on Wednesday’s transportation committee agenda is really a consolation prize for Odebrecht USA, who has been working with the Miami-Dade Aviation Department for more than six years on the development of Airport City — which is now never going to happen. That’s right. Airport City isn’t stalled. It’s dead. It’s […]