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PUBLIC MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (P3) - THIRD REQUIRED MEETING
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is the third required public meeting under Section 255.065 (3)(c), Florida Statutes, for consideration of the unsolicited Public-Private Partnership proposal for a Martin County Operations Facility. Following the Board’s public interest determination and authorization for staff to negotiate a Comprehensive Agreement with Building Tomorrow’s Schools, Inc., staff has completed negotiations with the proposer. This meeting provides the Board and the public an opportunity to review and comment on the negotiated Comprehensive Agreement prior to final Board consideration and potential approval.
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DEPARTMENT: General Services
PREPARED BY: Name: Sean C. Donahue, P.E., B.C.A.
Title: General Services Director
REQUESTED BY:
PRESET: 9:30 AM
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Section 255.065(3)(c), Florida Statutes provides a process for evaluating unsolicited Public-Private Partnership proposals.
On October 31, 2025, Building Tomorrow’s Schools, Inc., a Florida-based nonprofit organization, submitted an unsolicited proposal to Martin County to design, construct, and convey a Maintenance and Operations Facility through a Public-Private Partnership delivery model.
The Board of County Commissioners conducted the first public meeting on December 2, 2025, which provided the Board and the public an opportunity to comment on the proposal. At that meeting, the Board authorized staff to proceed with a detailed evaluation of the proposal.
The second public meeting was held on February 24, 2026, at which time staff and the County’s professional consultants presented the evaluation findings addressing the statutory criteria outlined in Section 255.065(3)(c), Florida Statutes. Following presentation of the evaluation and receipt of public comment, the Board adopted a Resolution affirming that the proposal served the public interest and authorized staff to negotiate a Comprehensive Agreement with the proposer.
Following Board direction, County staff worked with the County Attorney’s Office and the County’s financial and technical consultants to negotiate a Comprehensive Agreement with Building Tomorrow’s Schools, Inc.
The proposed project includes the design and construction of an approximately 118,000-square-foot Maintenance and Operations Facility that will consolidate multiple County departments currently located at several sites, including facilities on airport property, into a centrally located operations complex. The project supports the County’s Capital Improvement Plan, improves operational efficiency, and advances long-term facilities planning objectives.
The negotiated Comprehensive Agreement establishes the responsibilities of the parties, project scope, schedule, financing structure, performance requirements, risk allocation, and the conveyance of the completed facility to Martin County. In addition, the Agreement has adequate safeguards in place to ensure the additional costs or service disruptions are not imposed on the public in the event of a material default or cancellation of the Agreement. Finally, the Comprehensive Agreement has adequate safeguards in place to ensure that the County has the opportunity to add capacity to the proposed project.
This item brings the negotiated Comprehensive Agreement forward for Board consideration.
The Comprehensive Agreement and all necessary bond documents will be provided by Supplemental Memorandum.
ISSUES:
The Comprehensive Agreement reflects the terms negotiated between Martin County and Building Tomorrow’s Schools, Inc. following the Board’s public interest determination and authorization to proceed with negotiations.
Approval of the Comprehensive Agreement would authorize the County to proceed with the Public-Private Partnership delivery of the Martin County Operations Facility in accordance with the negotiated terms.
The project also supports the County’s obligations under the Federal Aviation Administration approved Voluntary Corrective Action Plan (VCAP) associated with the Martin County Airport. The VCAP requires the County to remove certain non-aeronautical uses from airport property, including County operational facilities currently located on the airport campus. Development of the new Operations Facility will allow the County to relocate these functions from airport property to other County-owned land, consistent with the commitments made to the FAA and the County’s long-term airport compliance strategy.
Construction of the new Operations Facility therefore advances both the County’s operational objectives and its regulatory obligations related to airport land use, while consolidating multiple departments into a modern, centrally located facility that improves coordination, efficiency, and long-term facilities planning.
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
This item has been reviewed for legal sufficiency to determine whether it is consistent with applicable law, has identified and addressed legal risks, and has developed strategies for legal defensibility.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
1. Move that the Board adopt a Resolution determining the proposed project and the Comprehensive Agreement comply with Section 255.065, Florida Statutes.
2. Move that the Board approve the Comprehensive Agreement between Martin County and Building Tomorrow’s Schools, Inc. for the design, construction, and conveyance of the Martin County Operations Facility and authorize the Chair to execute all documents related to this request.
3. Move that the Board approve Supplemental Bond Resolution authorizing the issuance of Half Cent Sales Tax Revenue Bonds to fund the project.
4. Move that the Board approve the Budget Resolution appropriating the debt proceeds into the FY26 Budget.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Receive Board feedback and provide direction to staff regarding the development of the Martin County Operations Facility.
FISCAL IMPACT:
RECOMMENDATION
None
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☐ Chair Letter ☒Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☐Ordinance ☒Resolution
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