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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to enter into a concession agreement with Creative Host Services, Inc., for provision of food and beverage services at the Long Beach Airport. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Airport Terminal facilities currently have 10,542 square feet utilized for
concession service and sales, including food, beverage, gift, news, and convenience items.
The current concession operator, El Dorado Services, has operated the Airport concessions
since January 30, 1994 under a IO-year (five-year plus five-year option) lease agreement,
and for the past year-and-one-half has been operating under a month-to-month holdover
agreement.
In May 2004, Airport staff, working with Airport Concession Consultants (ACC), a nationally
known airport concessions consultant group, began the process of selecting a concession
operator(s) in order to upgrade product offerings, enhance revenue to the Airport Fund,
encourage investmenthpgrade in facilities, and maximize the potential to blend the
concession area theming with the Airport’s rich history. A wide outreach was conducted
including local, regional, and national exposure.
Initially, interested food/beverage and giftlnewslretail operators were required to submit
background and financial statements, in order to be pre-qualified to continue in the process.
As is common in the industry, interested parties were allowed to provide the prequalification
information for the food/beverage, giftshewdretail, or both concession
opportunities.
In April 2005, requests for proposals (RFPs) were given to the prequalified companies, and
a pre-bid meeting was held at SkyLinks Golf Course on April 18. Attendees were briefed on
the Airport’s concession program selection criteria, which were developed from customer
feedback, Long Beach Airline input, consultant’s industry benchmarks, and consideration of
the Terminal’s historical context. These criteria include the following:
Proposed concepts, theming, pro...
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