Land Lease for New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport ("EVB")

The City of New Smyrna Beach (herein after, “City”) has issued this Request for Proposals (hereinafter, “RFP”) for 'Project Title . This solicitation shall be in accordance with Florida Statutes and must comply with Florida Statute 163.380(3)(a) as the subject properties are located within a Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), information is provided in the Attachment Section of this document. The purpose of the RFP is to solicit competitive sealed proposals from qualified parties to finance, build, manage and operate facilities for aeronautical and/or non-aeronautical use including aircraft hangars, and/or industrial and manufacturing facilities. Non-aeronautical use facilities shall be constructed on approved vacant parcels and provide long-term land leases for various industrial and/or manufacturing services. Aeronautical use facilities shall be for aircraft hangars that require airfield access during business and or individual functions. According to the FAA, aeronautical use is defined as all activity that involves, makes possible, is required for the safety of, or is otherwise directly related to, the operation of aircraft. The hangars shall be constructed on approved vacant parcels and provide long-term land leases for the following services, but not limited to: Parking, storage, servicing, maintenance, and repair of aircraft Corporate Flight/Charter Operations Sale of new and used aircraft Aviation manufacturing and components Aerospace & aerospace manufacturing or components Commercial space transportation and component manufacturing Space & Defense Advanced Manufacturing related to aviation, aerospace, and aerospace technology As is more fully explained in this solicitation, an award, if made, shall be made to the best overall proposer(s) whose proposal is most advantageous to the City and Airport, taking into consideration the evaluation factors set forth herein.