REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: HENRY THOMPSON, Director of Aviation
Airports Department
THROUGH: MELISSA GARZA-PERRY, Airports Properties Manager
Airports Department
BY: MARCOS AYALA, Airports Property Specialist II
Airports Department
SUBJECT
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Approve a consultant services agreement with Ricondo & Associates, Inc., to provide professional services for the development and execution of a Request for Proposals (RFP) and agreement for on-airport non-exclusive rental car concessions at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in the amount of $67,620. (Council District 4)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the Director of Aviation to execute a consultant services agreement with Ricondo & Associates, Inc. (Ricondo) in the amount of $67,620 for professional services to develop and execute a rental car (RAC) concessions RFP and agreement at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Airports Department (Airports) entered in the current RAC concessions agreements on August 15, 2014, and their terms end on August 31, 2024. Airports requires the assistance of an experienced consultant to develop and execute a RAC RFP and agreement since it has been more than ten-years that the last RAC RFP was issued. Ricondo will bring industry knowledge to the RFP process and to the new agreements that will be executed.
BACKGROUND
In 2008, Airports completed construction on the Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CRCF), at that time Airports Management and the Rental Car Companies (RAC) agreed to extend the then current agreement. From 2008 - 2014, the rental car industry began to shift from individual companies to combined brands, such as AvisBudget Group, Hertz/Dollar/Thrifty and Enterprise/National/Alamo. The major players in the industry combined brands to create three (3) major companies offering multiple brands. Due to this change, in April 2014, the Airports Department completed a Requ...
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