DEPARTMENT: Aviation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Noel T. Jones
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Briefing and Possible Action on the Concessions Plan for Terminal A at the San Antonio International Airport
SUMMARY:
The Aviation Department will brief the Economic and Human Development Committee (EHDC) on the proposed concession plan for Terminal A at the San Antonio International Airport. With the upcoming Terminal A/B Connector and Terminal A Security Checkpoint expansion project, the plan proposes providing a 10-year contract for six of the food and beverage concepts in Terminal A, and extending short-term renewals to seven other concepts until the design for the Connector project is complete.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Aviation Department will brief the EHDC members on the proposed concessions plan for locations in Terminal A which are currently operating under the month-to-month (holdover) provisions in their lease agreements. The Terminal A/B Connector and the Terminal A Security Checkpoint Expansion project are currently in the programming stage and have not identified specific locations that will be impacted by the projects. Currently, there are seven locations that may be significantly impacted by future construction for the mentioned projects, and exact locations will be unknown until the project design is finalized. For this reason, the Department is proposing a short-term extension of the existing concepts. The Aviation Department will release a solicitation for new concepts for the remaining six food and beverage locations that will not be impacted by the Terminal A/B Connector Project.
The Aviation Department is proposing a prime concessionaire for six locations; five are currently occupied by Blimpie Subs and Salads, Iceman Gervin's Sports Bar, Natalie's Candy Jar, Raising Cane's and Marcy's Travel Center (pre-security). The sixth will be a coffee cart in the baggage claim area. The solicitation will require three local concepts, ...
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