The Miami-Dade County Aviation Committee opened with a moment of silence and then heard one public commenter who asked the committee to delay final action on item 3A to ensure subcontractor pricing holds.

Eric Zakela, of 2035 North Miami Avenue, told the committee he supported the item’s substitute but said, “I just wanted to respectfully request that you consider, perhaps, waiving this item to the next board meeting in a week, so that the item can reach final approval…we just wanna make sure that we, secure and confirm all the subs holding their prices on this project so that we can get started promptly.”

The county attorney advised members that the only change to the agenda was the addition of item 3A as a substitute: a resolution to reject bids related to project U01D1 from the Miami Aviation Department, with a requested waiver of competitive bidding under the local charter and county code language stated in the record, and a recommended award to a construction management entity for construction at Miami International Airport in an amount not to exceed $29,259,230.

Committee members asked airport staff for status updates. The airport director said the county is “in active negotiations with Bristol regarding the…the 2 hangars” and that staff has a meeting scheduled for the 14th to receive both Bristol’s appraisal and the county’s appraisal for comparison. The director said negotiations are planned between Nov. 17 and Nov. 24, with the goal of bringing a waiver-approval item to the board’s first meeting in December.

On procurement, the airport director stated the AOC procurement is on the 90‑day schedule granted by the board, that the solicitation has been advertised, and that staff expects to return an award item within the agreed period.

When asked whether the department objected to forwarding the 3A substitute to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), airport staff replied they did not object and were supportive “because, obviously, we can get the work started sooner.” The chair said she would advance the item to the BCC agenda subject to the chairman’s approval, then the committee adjourned.

No formal committee vote on item 3A is recorded in the meeting transcript; the committee did move and set the meeting agenda by voice vote earlier in the session.