ACE Gets Miami-Dade Chamber Endorsement

MIAMI BEACH—South Beach ACE just won another endorsement in the competition to redevelop the Miami Beach Convention Center and its 52-acre site: The Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce. The Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce joins dozens of Miami Beach residents, businesses and convention center users that have endorsed South Beach ACE.

The Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce based its ACE endorsement on a number of factors. One of the reasons cited: South Beach ACE has provided the Chamber with a line of communication throughout the bid process, while the team's competitor has failed to engage the group.

The Chamber also said the principal team members of South Beach ACE have a long history of supporting minority businesses in the areas of construction and operations. The final reason: South Beach ACE has vowed to include small and minority businesses in their future Miami Beach Convention Center development plans

“South Beach ACE has demonstrated an unmatched level of engagement and professionalism going back several months, and we are pleased with the team's track record providing opportunities to small and minority companies,” said Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce President Bill Diggs. “For these reasons and more, South Beach ACE is the most qualified team to manage the Miami Beach Convention Center redevelopment project.”

ACE's other supporters include the Palm View Historic District Association; property owners such as Vornado Realty Trust, Fryd Properties, RC LR Holdings, Lincoln Center Associates, Gombinski Properties, and the owner of The Sterling Building; meeting planners Morgan Stanley, Wellesley Information Services, American Farm Bureau Federation, Sirona Dental, and Gibraltar + Palme; and convention center users including the Miami International Boat Show, BCD M&I, and McGraw Hill's Aviation Week.