Financial Feasibility Consultant

Miami-Dade County's Strategic Procurement Department is soliciting qualifications on behalf of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department for financial feasibility consulting services under RFQ EVN0044812, with a pre-proposal conference on November 16, 2026 and proposals due December 4, 2026. The County applies a 10 percent technical-evaluation preference for Miami-Dade County Certified Small Business Enterprises and a 5 percent preference for Local Certified Veteran Business Enterprises, and a firm cannot receive both. Local business preference also applies under County code.

The selected firm serves as the Traffic Engineer required by Section 705 of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement. Work includes passenger and cargo traffic forecasting, financial feasibility and debt service coverage analyses, additional bonds tests, rate covenant compliance, airline rates and charges, Passenger Facility Charge projections, and support for bond issuance reviews and rating agency presentations. Proposers must show at least five years of financial feasibility consulting experience, including at least three years with two large hub airports during which each airport issued bonds and the proposer directly performed passenger forecasting. Proposers must also submit three comparable contracts from the past three years and list all prior work for Miami-Dade County. Firms currently serving MDAD as Master or Strategic Planning Consultants, Airlines Liaison Offices, or MDAD's Consulting Engineer are prohibited from participating. Proposers must describe small and local business subcontracting plans, identifying each firm, its services, and estimated labor-hour percentages.

The County anticipates a single contract with an initial five-year term and one three-year renewal option. The draft agreement permits an additional extension of up to 180 calendar days. Price proposals list not-to-exceed hourly rates and are used in negotiations with the highest-ranked proposer rather than in initial scoring. Rates remain fixed for the first two years, after which the County may adjust them annually by the lower of CPI-U for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach area or the non-union bargaining unit cost-of-living adjustment. Invoices are due within 45 calendar days of proper receipt.

Technical evaluation totals 1,000 points per committee member: relevant experience and past performance (375), key personnel and subcontractors (375), proposed approach (200), and small and local business utilization (50). Submissions must be made electronically through the INFORMS platform, as no hardcopy, email, or fax submissions are accepted.