CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
AVIATION DEPARTMENT
INTERDEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
TO: Sheryl Sculley, City Manager
FROM: Russell J. Handy, Director, San Antonio Airport System
COPY: Audit and Accountability Committee; Ben Gorzell, Jr., CPA, Chief Financial Officer; Kevin Barthold, City Auditor; Troy Elliott, CPA, Deputy Chief Financial Officer; Carlos Contreras, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Post-Solicitation Briefing for Terminal A Food/Beverage/Retail Prime Concessionaire
DATE: February 19, 2019
The prime concessionaire will bring new food, beverage and retail concepts to Terminal A of the San Antonio International Airport. The City requested proposals to reimagine some of the locations to expand the size of the restaurants; take advantage of views of the airfield; transform dining options to include more healthy food opportunities and local concepts; and, create new pre-security spaces for eateries. The area affected by this agreement is over 10,000 square feet of Terminal A.
A pre-solicitation briefing was presented to the Audit and Accountability Committee on October 3, 2017. The initial term of the agreement is for a period of seven years with three, one-year extensions. The agreement is estimated to generate over $2,000,000.00 in revenue.
On January 18, 2018, a Request for Proposals was released seeking qualified firms for a prime concessionaire to manage various food, beverage and retail concessions in Terminal A. The solicitation was advertised on TVSA, the City's Bidding and Contracting Opportunities website and the Express-News. It was also posted on the Airport Councils International and American Association of Airport Executives websites.
Four responsive proposals were received by the City on June 29, 2018. A selection committee evaluated and scored all proposals based on the published criteria which included: Experience, Background, Qualifications; Proposed Plan; Compensation; and, Airport Concessionaire Disadvantaged Business Enterpris...
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