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Procurement Roadmap: Cafe Space Lease at 18050 Collins Ave (as of March 2025) In September 2024, the city received approval to award a lease agreement for a cafe space at the city - owned property located at 18050 Collins, formerly known as "Tony Romas". The Purchasing Code of Ordinances, Chapter 62, does not mandate a procurement process to lease a city -owned property, nonetheless, the city staff elected to pursue several competitive negotiation processes, including a Request for Proposal (RFP), distributed to over 400 local restaurants, Exhibit A. Following the rejection of the two proposals submitted, Procurement released an informal procurement, known as a Letter of Interest (LOI) to further engage the restaurant industry, and award competitive lease in favor of the city. The city received five proposals from the LOI process, in which the Evaluation committee, recommended the City Manager's office to award a lease agreement to Negroni, based on several factors, including financials and revenue, as shown in Exhibit B. Unfortunately, the negotiations were not successful. Despite the Procurement Department's two attempts to procure and source restaurants, the city staff does not have real estate expertise nor a commercial listing database to effectively engage in the restaurant industry, which was evident with the results. Ultimately, the City of Sunny Isles Beach engaged a real-estate professional broker, a common practice in the industry, experienced in government-owned property to source tenants and negotiate a lease on the city's behalf, piggybacking City of Fort Lauderdale, Exhibit C Below is a synopsis of the city's lengthy procurement roadmap of the sourcing process, and the current recommendation on the subject property. RFP # 22-09-01 Restaurant Lease and Operations DISTRIBUTED TO: DemandStar, City's Facebook Page, and emailed to over four hundred (400) restaurants listed on the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau database. SCOPE OF WORK: The City of Sunny Isles Beach seeks the services of a "Tenant or "Operator", to operate and lease a restaurant at 18050 Collins Ave, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160, formerly known as Tony Romas. The one-story existing structure consists of approximately 7,363 Square Feet, with 1521 SQ FT outside dining area allowed with 4 feet of accessibility. Minimum Base Monthly Rental: $20,000. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: The Proposing Firm must be licensed (or will become licensed upon award) under the appropriate Florida state and Local laws with the licenses indicated below. Proposing Firm must successfully operate (or have successfully operated) one (1) or more permanent seating restaurants of similar or greater size, scope and complexity to the specifications of the RFP, in the last five (5) years. 477