‘Secret’ plan for Rickenbacker reboot makes Miami-Dade mayor seek bids
Posted by Admin on Jul 7, 2021 in Daniella Levine Cava, Fresh Colada, Key Biscayne, News, P3 | 0 commentsIs this a push to privatize our public beaches?
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Is this a push to privatize our public beaches?
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava backpedalled and ditched her old recommendation to reject all the bids for a $50 million airport contract — where a selection committee of staff had already ranked the top two firms — and start the process over.
After Political Cortadito exposed what looks like illegal lobbying by former Transportation Director Alice Bravo and political pressuring by Ralph Garcia-Toledo, Jesse Manzano and Alex Heckler — a major Democratic fundraiser with La Alcaldesa on speed dial — the mayor has backed off her shaky position and, instead, move forward with negotiations with two firms who were recommended in January by staff after a third selection process.
The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department has a new director, and it’s another refugee from Miami Beach government.
Former Miami Beach Public Works Director Roy Coley was appointed as the new WASA director Tuesday by Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava — but everyone believes he was brought in by former Miami Beach City Manager Jimmy Morales, now the county Chief Operations Officer.
La Alcaldesa steps into second procurement mess in as many weeks
Here we go again.
After almost a year, an award for construction supervision at Miami International Airport was stalled last week after the mayor’s office said it needed more time to review a bid protest from the company that was not chosen.
Commission Chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz seizes power, fills void