11.09.2026 - Aviation and Seaport Committee Meeting

Miami-Dade BCC Aviation and Seaport Committee meeting, November 10, 2026: The committee approved a noncompetitive renewal for airport software integrated with more than 20 financial and revenue systems, at approximately $420,000. Administration said replacing the system was estimated at $3.2 million, reported approximately $1.5 million in savings from the renewal, and described market research involving four vendors. Members emphasized documenting the justification for noncompetitive purchases and maintaining future competition; the department said it plans a competitive solicitation in January 2027. The committee also approved $80,000 in additional expenditure authority to upgrade airport employee time clocks with biometric and facial-recognition features. A full replacement was estimated at $475,000. The department committed to exploring alternatives before the current arrangement expires in 2029 and to seeking a solution that can work with future payroll systems, rather than being limited to Informs.

The committee discussed ratification of previously executed change orders for the IBIS parking garage project. Administration said the additional design-criteria professional services helped oversee the design-builder; the project finished six months early and under budget. The changes were within the mayor’s delegated 10% authority, but ratification came well after the county’s 60-day deadline, and the chair expressed the expectation that reporting delays be avoided in future. The committee approved the balance of the agenda, including items 3C, 3D, 6A, 7A, and 7B; items 3A, 3D, and 3E were advanced to the November 17 BCC meeting, and item 3C was also advanced after a later request. Item 3F was not allowed onto the agenda because the committee had insufficient time to review it.