Project Information

Bid Title

Development and Operation of Solid Waste Facility on City Property

Issuing Agency

City of South Miami

Location

Florida

Published Date

Feb 27, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 28, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

RFP No. PW2026-04

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Project Description

Bid Number:	RFP No. PW2026-04
Bid Title:	Development and Operation of Solid Waste Facility on City Property
Category:	Bids & RFP's
Status:	Open

Description: 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”).  The RFP contains detailed information about the Scope of Services, submission requirements, and selection procedures. Publication Date/Time: 2/27/2026 3:00 PM Publication Information: Miami Herald Local Closing Date/Time: 4/28/2026 10:00 AM Submittal Information: Electronically Through the Demand Star E-Bidding System Pre-bid Meeting: March 25, 2026 at 10AM Contact Person: Steven Kulick, Chief Procurement Officer Email: Steven.Kulick@SoMiFl.gov Special Requirements: 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/ Miscellaneous: NON-MANDATORY] Pre-Solicitation Meeting: Will be Held at City of South Miami, City Hall Chambers, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami, Fl on March 25, 2026 at 10AM Related Documents: FINAL - Request for Proposals - Muni Solid Waste Facility 2.27.26

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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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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. PW2026-04

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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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. PW2026-04

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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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
• NAICS 561210Facilities Support Services
• NAICS 562111Solid Waste Collection

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