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CRA approves $325,000 grant to Ben Dixon and Amati International for university expansion study; staff to seek lower cost
Summary
The agency approved a $325,000 grant to Ben Dixon and Amati International to underwrite costs associated with bringing a university presence to the CRA area; staff said the study will include multiple universities and will revisit the contract amount at the next meeting.
The Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency on Sept. 25 approved a $325,000 grant to Ben Dixon and Amati International, a Florida for-profit corporation, to underwrite costs associated with an effort to bring a university campus presence into the CRA development area.
The resolution before the agency included language waiving competitive bidding requirements; in the agenda summary staff recommended waiving competitive negotiation procedures and approving the grant because competitive methods were…
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