RESOLUTION NO.

286- 97 A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF

THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACCEPTING THE
RANKING OF THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED IN CONNECTION

THE

WITH

FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF

REQUEST

THE PARKING COMPONENT OF THE ANCHOR SHOPS AT SOUTH

AND PARKING, AND AUTHORIZING THE AGENCY AND
BEACH

MORITZ HOTEL CORPORATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS

ST.
TOP RANKED FIRM, AND, IF THESE NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THE
ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL, WITH THE SECONDRANKED

FIRM.

on

WHEREAS,
the

accordance with
the
RDA

Agency ( RDA) and

Redevelopment

issued

of
Beach

Garage

Parking

the

component

Parkingi

and

Review

8, 1997, a

Moritz

RFQ)

for operation
at South

Shops

WHEREAS, on

comprised

of
City,Loews

the

Qualifications (

the Anchor

and

Committee

between

Corp (SMHC), the

Hotel

for
of

in

Development Agreement

St.

Request

2,
1997,

July

Garage

members

and

Hotels

October
RDA,

the

of

Atlantic

Peebles

Corporation, interviewed the three firms which responded to the

RFD and ranked Quick Park Garage Corporation of New York as the

Development

and
has

BY

recommendation

AGENCY

that

the

Review

the

of

the

Executive

Director

the

Chairman

componenti

Committee

with
ranking

of

the

the

proposals.

concurs

RDA, who

NOW, THEREFORE, BE

MEMBERS

AND

CHAIRMAN

THE

REDEVELOPMENT

WHEREAS,

to

their

Garage

Parking

the

operate

provided

to

firm

top

THE

OF

and

IT

MIAMI

Members

of

RESOLVED

BEACH
the

Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency accept the ranking of the proposals

received in response to the Request for Qualifications and authorize
the RDA and SMHC to enter into negotiations with Quick
Park
component

Corporation

of

Parkingi

of New York
Shops
the
at
Anchor
these

if

the Adminsitration
and

request

proceed

authorization

will report

to

operate

the

South

negotiations

are

to the

Parking
Beach

and

not

successful,

Redevelopment Agency

to

with the

second-

ranked

PASSED

and ADOPTED this

1997. 3rd
Ollihcember day

firm.
TO

AP ROVED

AS

Garage

Miami Beach

Redevelopment Agency
1700 Convention Center
Beach,

Drive Miami

Florida
33139

Telephone:305)
(
6737193

Fax:

305)

6737772 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMORANDUM

NO.9730

3,

December

1997 TO:Chairman

and Members
of

the Miami
Beach Redevelopment Agency FROM:Jose Garcia- Pedrosa .
Executive Director SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION THE CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
ACCEPTING

THE

RANKING OF THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED IN

CONNECTION WITH THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE OPERATION

OF THE PARKING COMPONENT OF THE ANCHOR SHOPS
AT SOUTH BEACH AND PARKING, AND AUTHORIZING THE
AGENCY AND
ST. MORITZ HOTEL CORPORATION TO ENTER INTO
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TOP RANKED FIRM,
AND,
IF THESE
NEGOTIATIONS

ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL,

WITH
THE

RANKED

FIRM. ADMINISTRA TION RECOMMENDATION: To adopt the Resolution.BACKGROUND: On July 2nd,

accordance with the Garage Development Agreement between the RDA and St.
Moritz Hotel Corp,
copies of the Request for Qualif cations ( RFQ)for the operation of the garage component of the Anchor Shops
at South Beach and Parking were sent to the six pre-selected garage operators identified
in the attached copy of Exhibit 5(
a)
of the Garage Easement Agreement between the
RDA and MB Redevelopment, Inc.
list
The
included USA Parking,

SECOND-

199" T,
in

Quick

Central Parking System, Centre City Parking,and Republic Parking System. On

Park,
Apcoa,Inc.,
7,
1997, proposals were received from three of the recipients of the RFQ: USA
Central
Parking
Parking,
Systems,and Quick Park.Following a review of the proposals by the
Legal Department
to ensure compliance with the

August

terms and

conditions of

a
RFQ,

the

was appointed
Com it e
Review

comprised ofthe

1.
individuals:

following
S()
lJTti

I~
I:

V()

Sergio Rodriquez
Harry Mavrogenes
Patricia Walker
Jackie Gonzalez

John Malino, Loews

Chip Newell, Peebles

Atlantic

Development Group

Alex Tachmes, Alex Tachmes P. A.

The Committee' s role

submissions

was to

and

oral

recommendations

were

the

On October

proposals based

upon the written

The Committee' s

presentations provided by
proposers.
provided to the Executive Director for approval prior
three

then

presented to the Chairman

ranking of the proposals
Members of the RDA

evaluate and rank each of the

to

being

and Members of the RDA. The Committee' s recommendations as to the

are
being provided in an advisory capacity only. The Chairman and

are not

bound

by

the Review Committee' s recommendations.

8,1997, the three proposers

made formal presentations before the

Review Commit ee. After the last presentation, the Review Commit ee
defined the procedure for the
deliberation and for ranking the proposals. At the beginning
of the meeting, Chip Newell informed
the Commit ee of his firm' s potential conflict
interest involving two
the operators - Central

of
of
and
Devel
o
pment
Group
does
not
Peebles Atlantic
have a working relationship with
the two companies, they are negotiating on two parking projects in which they may be
involved. Lawrence Levy, serving in the capacity of counsel to the Committee, recommended that Chip
Newell abstain
USA Parking. While

from voting.The Committee agreed that the firms would

be ranked by the number
votes they received. The six voting members of the Review Commit ee voted

as follows: Number

of
place

first -

place votes Number

of

second-

of

first-place

place votes Number

of

third-

votes I.
Park

Quick

2.

USA

Parking
3.
Central 2

I 1 2 3 2 2 2 ANALYSIS The Commit ee ranked Quick Park as the

first
the basis of the company' s experience in running hotel-related parking and
valet operations. Quick Park has a strong
hotel client base which includes Hyatt
and Helmsley Hotels. Additional reasons given included the
company' s presentation and understanding of how to tie
in the parking operations between the hotels and the
choice on

16th Street Garage. USA Parking made a

that Quick Park had the

highest operating

very good, professional presentation. The committee did discuss the fact
budget of the three proponents but noted that this was an RFQ