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Consideration of the Country Club of Coral Gables RFP Evaluation Committee’s Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to commence negotiations with Liberty Events, LLC, for the long-term leasing of the Country Club of Coral Gables subject to certain terms and conditions and resulting in a draft lease agreement for City Commission consideration.
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In June, 2008, per Resolution 2008-84, the City Commission authorized the release of a Country Club of Coral Gables RFP to solicit varied types of proposals for the long-term leasing of a City-owned facility located at 997 North Greenway Drive. Proposals would need to be consistent with local zoning regulations, prove compatible with, and suitable for the surrounding historic single family neighborhood, provide demonstrated community benefit and a stable revenue stream for the City, and offer appropriate consideration to Coral Gables residents and former club members. Proposers responding to this RFP also had the opportunity to manage adjacent facilities including the Tennis Courts and the Granada Golf Course, provided they would be open to the public.
A pre-submission conference and site tour was held June 25, and proposals were due July 31, 2008. Two proposals were received by the stipulated deadline and forwarded to a Staff Certification Committee for sufficiency. One proposal was judged insufficient and disqualified. The other, submitted by Toronto-based Liberty Events, LLC, was forwarded to an Evaluation Committee for consideration and recommendation based on established criteria stated in the City RFP. The proposal was for the Country Club building and the Tennis Courts, with a notation that they “will be asking for a right to enter into a lease agreement for the golf course facility after five years of operation.”
The Proposed Nature of the Operation was as follows:
a. Create a profitable long-term development and ongoing operation of The Country Club of Coral Gables
b. Ongoing operation wil...
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