Miami-Dade has a new mayor as of last year. There are five new commissioners. There’s a new Chief Operating Officer. There’s a new director at Miami International Airport, a new chief of procurement. But the same ol’ politically-connected family is getting the multi-million dollar deals. County commissioners narrowly approved a $70 million contract — $50 […]
Clueless county commissioners admit they don’t know what they did Over the holiday weekend, there were TV news reports about the airport bouncing back and air travel almost having returned to pre-COVID levels. Now, we see news clips about the anticipated holiday travel crunch. So why are Miami-Dade Commissioners giving rich concessionaires with contracts at […]
Holy moly! Wednesday’s Miami-Dade Commission meeting is going to be a doozy. According to the agenda, the last meeting of the year is heavy-loaded with several big ticket items. According to some County Hall insiders, any one of them could turn into a thing. There’s going to be some discussion (read: complaints) on the county’s […]
Here we go again. After almost a year, an award for construction supervision at Miami International Airport was stalled last week after the mayor’s office said it needed more time to review a bid protest from the company that was not chosen. It had to be the airport, where bids go to be challenged. And […]
We finally have proof that Miami-Dade Carlos Gimenez failed kindergarten: He doesn’t play well with others. He can’t share. He can’t sit in circle time. On Friday, as the number of positive COVID19 county residents grew to 3,364 — and the number of county deaths to 25 — Gimenez told the White House to ignore the letter written […]
Talk about the fox guarding the henhouse. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has basically taken over the procurement process at Miami International Airport, just like that, in what amounts to a seizure of one of the county’s fattest cash cows. Who thinks that’s a good idea? Certainly not Miami-Dade Aviation Director Emilio Gonzalez, who suddenly resigned […]
If we are to believe the mayor or commissioners of Miami-Dade County, baggage wrap plastic is going to bring Miami International Airport down. Mayor Carlos Gimenez thinks that any regulations of baggage wrap are “ludicrous” and agrees with MDAD Director Emilio Gonzalez that it will make MIA the laughing stock of the aviation world to […]
The $65 million “change order” on Wednesday’s transportation committee agenda is really a consolation prize for Odebrecht USA, who has been working with the Miami-Dade Aviation Department for more than six years on the development of Airport City — which is now never going to happen. That’s right. Airport City isn’t stalled. It’s dead. It’s […]