City of Fresno - File #: ID 23-636

• File #: ID 23-636
• Version: 1
• Type: Action Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/13/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 4/27/2023
• Final action: 4/27/2023
• Title: Actions related to Bid File 12300507 soliciting proposals to manage and operate Food & Beverage Concessions and News & Convenience Concessions at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT). (Council District 4) 1. Award a fifteen-year term Agreement to SSP America, Inc. dba SSP America FAT, LLC, for Food & Beverage Concessions (F&B) at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) and authorize the Director of Aviation (Director) to execute the contractual document(s) (Bid File 12300507) (District 4); and 2. Award a fifteen-year term Agreement to Hudson Group Retail, LLC, dba HG Fresno Concessionaires JV, for News & Convenience Concessions (N&C) at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) and authorize the Director of Aviation (Director) to execute the documents (Bid File 12300507) (District 4). The potential revenue of both contracts is $1,295,045 annually. Total anticipated revenue during the full term of both contracts is approximately $19,425,673.
• Sponsors: Airports Department

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/27/2023	1	City Council	APPROVED	Pass

REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


FROM: HENRY THOMPSON, Director of Aviation
Airports Department

BY: MELISSA GARZA-PERRY, Airports Properties Manager
Airports Department

SUBJECT
Title
Actions related to Bid File 12300507 soliciting proposals to manage and operate Food & Beverage Concessions and News & Convenience Concessions at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT). (Council District 4)
1. Award a fifteen-year term Agreement to SSP America, Inc. dba SSP America FAT, LLC, for Food & Beverage Concessions (F&B) at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) and authorize the Director of Aviation (Director) to execute the contractual document(s) (Bid File 12300507) (District 4); and
2. Award a fifteen-year term Agreement to Hudson Group Retail, LLC, dba HG Fresno Concessionaires JV, for News & Convenience Concessions (N&C) at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) and authorize the Director of Aviation (Director) to execute the documents (Bid File 12300507) (District 4). The potential revenue of both contracts is $1,295,045 annually. Total anticipated revenue during the full term of both contracts is approximately $19,425,673.

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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that City Council (Council) award a fifteen-year term Agreement to SSP America, Inc. dba SSP America FAT, LLC, (SSP) for Food & Beverage Concessions. Staff also recommends that Council award a fifteen-year term Agreement to Hudson Group Retail, LLC, dba HG Fresno Concessionaires JV (Hudson), for News & Convenience Concessions at FAT; and authorize the Director of Aviation to execute all documents related to bid file 12300507.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The City of Fresno, Airports Department (Airports Department), solicited proposals through the Request for Proposals (RFP) competitive bid process for both Food & Beverage (F&B) and News & Convenience (N&C) concessions at FAT's terminal. The current concessions program at FAT have been in place for more than 20 years. Since the introduction of the...