Development and Operation of Solid Waste Facility on City Property
| Agency: | City of South Miami |
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| State: | Florida |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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| Posted Date: | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Due Date: | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Solicitation No: | RFP No. PW2026-04 |
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| Bid Documents: | Please Login to View Page |
| Bid Number: |
RFP No. PW2026-04
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| Bid Title: |
Development and Operation of Solid Waste Facility on City Property
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| Category: | Bids & RFP's |
| Status: | Open |
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
NO. PW2026-04
DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF SOLID WASTE
FACILITY ON CITY PROPERTY
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI COMMISSION
Mayor Javier Fernández
Vice Mayor Brian Corey
Commissioner Lisa Bonich
Commissioner Steve Calle
Commissioner Danny Rodriguez
CITY MANAGER
Genaro “Chip” Iglesias
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER
Samantha Fraga-Lopez
CITY CLERK
Nkenga Payne, CMC, FCRM
CITY ATTORNEY
Anthony L. Recio
Lillian M. Arango
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman, P.L
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of South Miami (“City”) is soliciting proposals from qualified
firms for the development of a state-of-the-art solid waste facility (the “Facility”) on City-owned real
property in unincorporated Miami-Dade County and, once constructed, operating and maintaining the
Facility (the “Services”).
Interested companies, firms, and individuals, or any joint venture arrangements (“Proposers”) may obtain
a copy of Request for Proposals No. PW2026-04 (the “RFP”) to be issued on February 27, 2026 the RFP
WILL BE ISSUED] at City of South Miami, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami, Florida 33143, from the
City’s website (https://www.southmiamifl.gov/bids.aspx), and through the Onvia DemandStar portal
(https://network.demandstar.com/). The RFP contains detailed information about the Scope of Services,
submission requirements, and selection procedures.
RFP Number:
RFP No. PW2026-04
RFP Name:
Lease and Development of City Property for Solid Waste Facility
RFP Publication Date:
FEBRUARY 27, 2026
NON-MANDATORY] Pre-Solicitation
Meeting: City of South Miami, City March 25, 2026, 10:00 AM
Hall Chambers, 6130 Sunset Drive,
South Miami, Fl
Written Questions Deadline:
Any questions, requests for information, or clarification pertaining to this
RFP must be made in writing by no later than APRIL 3, 2026 BY 10:00
AM to: Steven Kulick, Chief Procurement Officer 6130 Sunset Drive,
Email:. Steven.Kulick@SoMi.FL.gov
RFP Closing Date/Time:
Anticipated Award Date
APRIL 28, 2026, AT 10:00 AM
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
Contact Information:
Email: Steven.Kulick@SoMi.FL.gov
RFP Scope of Work:
SECTION 2. “SERVICES NEEDED BY THE CITY”
All notices and any addenda issued by the City with respect to the RFP will be made available on the City’s
website. It is the Proposer’s sole responsibility to ensure receipt of any issued notice or addenda relating to
this RFP once posted to the website. The proposal submission shall be submitted electronically via
DemandStar, and marked “Proposal to City of South Miami, RFP No. PW2026-04 for Design, Build,
Finance, Operate & Maintain Municipal Solid Waste Facility.” Any proposal received after the deadline
listed above, whether by mail or otherwise, will be returned unopened. Proposers are responsible for
ensuring that their proposal is received by the City by the deadline.
The City will only accept proposal submissions electronically through the DemandStar Electronic
Bid System (E-Bidding). To register as a business, go to: https://network.demandstar.com/
Proposals must be received by the City by no later than 10:00 AM APRIL 28, 2026. Any proposal
submission received after this time and date will be rejected and returned unopened. Proposers are
responsible for ensuring that their proposal is received in the City by the deadline.
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Proposals will be publicly opened through video conferencing using the Zoom platform on APRIL 28,
2026 at 10:30 AM, local time. Members of the public are invited to view the proposal opening meeting
through Zoom at https://network.demandstar.com/ or by listening to the proposal opening meeting on a
dedicated phone line by dialing +1-786-635-1003 Meeting ID: 3056636339.
Pursuant to subsection 8A-7, “Cone of Silence,” of Section 8 “Code of Ethics” of the City, public notice
is hereby given that a “Cone of Silence” is imposed concerning this solicitation. The “Cone of Silence"
prohibits communications regarding competitive solicitations (e.g. RFP’s, ITB’s, RFQ’s) between a
potential vendor, service provider, proposer or bidder, or agent, representative, lobbyist or consultant
for the potential bidder; and (i) members of the City commission; (ii) the City's professional staff; or
(iii) any member of the City's selection, evaluation or negotiation committee. Procedures regarding
the Cone of Silence can be found in the RFP documents.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Section 1: Introduction, Proposal Submission Requirements, and Evaluation
Section 2: Services Needed by the City
Section 3. General Information
Section 4: Forms & Exhibits
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SECTION 1.
INTRODUCTION, PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND EVALUATION
1.1. INTRODUCTION/GENERAL BACKGROUND.
The City of South Miami (the “City”), a municipality located in Miami-Dade County, Florida
(“County”), has disposed of its Municipal Solid Waste (“MSW”) through the County Solid Waste
Management System (“SWM System”) pursuant to an Interlocal Agreement for Use of the
County’s Solid Waste Management System (the “Original Agreement”). Under the Original
Agreement, the City is obligated to only dispose MSW in the County’s SWM System at a flat rate
for disposal and transfer. However, the Original Agreement is set to expire and a new form of 20-
year interlocal agreement (the “Proposed Agreement”) is being proposed to restructure the
County’s SWM System model and includes terms that are less favorable to the City for disposal
of MSW, and fails to provide cost certainty as to disposal rates once County-owned landfills reach
capacity. The Original Agreement and the Proposed Agreement are attached hereto as Composite
Exhibit “A.”
The City Commission has identified cost containment and cost certainty as its primary goal in
making its property available to development that is part of a comprehensive solid waste disposal
scheme. Cost containment includes direct costs of disposal as well as operational costs including
fleet and personnel. The City’s strongest preference is for any potential facility to accept the
entirety of the City’s MSW. Potential revenues from facility operations, shared with the City
through guaranteed payments and/or revenue sharing and/or alternative compensation model, are
encouraged as offsets to the City’s costs, especially where the solid waste solution proposed is
unable to process the City’s MSW. Secondarily, the City Commission seeks to explore innovative
solutions that provide more sustainable alternatives to landfill disposal, (including as to less
emissions than traditional MSW processing) including but not limited to waste-to-energy, green
waste processing, resource recovery, composting, materials recovery, or similar sustainable
solutions.
Based on the foregoing, the City is soliciting proposals from qualified firms (individually and
collectively, “Contractor(s)” or “Proposer(s)”) for the use of City-owned real property located at
4795 SW 75th Avenue in the unincorporated area of the County (the “Property”) to develop
a state-of-the-art solid waste facility that will advance the City’s goals, including, by way of
example, a solid waste transfer station, resource recovery facility and related onsite solid waste
disposal facilities, , a composting or green waste facility, or other waste facilities or combinations
thereof (the “Facility”) (the “Development Services”). Once constructed, the Contractor would
operate and maintain the Facility, processing the City’s MSW streams where possible, and,
providing capacity to any other governmental or third-party solid waste streams (the “Operations
Services”). Collectively, the Development Services and Operations Services are referred to as the
“Services” or the “Project.”
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