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Port Everglades has issued an RFI (request for information) from companies interested in developing, financing and managing a regional logistics center on approximately 16.7 acres of land on the port.
Port officials want to establish a new logistics center to replace the older, on-port Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) warehouse facility, which sits on land that will be redeveloped into a marine terminal.
The RFI s meant to gather input on a number of questions associated with the development,
financing and construction of the facility and applicable value-added services such as consolidating and stripping containers; de-
palletizing, packaging, distribution, transloading, labeling and sorting of cargo; and fumigation and
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cold storage of perishables.
"Ultimately, we want a logistics center that is state-of-the-art and offers services that are needed in today's global marketplace. Therefore, we are first going out with an RFI to get input from third-party logistics companies and developers about public-private partnership opportunities so we can incorporate this information in a future request for proposals," said Glenn Wiltshire, deputy port director.
The RFI is currently open with Broward County for firms interested in the project through January 25, 2016, and can be obtained by contacting Jorge Hernandez at 954-468-3501 or pev_ftz_rfi@
broward.org. All responses must be submitted by January 25, 2016 through Bidsync (bidsync.com/
bid-notifications).
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