SPECIALTY RETAIL AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCESSIONS

AT SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Westfield Concessions Management

San Antonio International Airport

9700 Airport Blvd, Suite 246

San Antonio, TX  78216

Phone:  (210) 828-0333

Fax: (210) 821-3361

Email:  gsanford@westfield.com

       The RFP package will be available on June 10, 2005 with a pre-submission meeting to be held in the San Antonio International Airport, Aviation Department offices, Mezzanine level, Terminal One on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. and responses to the Request for Proposal will be accepted by the City Clerk's Office, City of San Antonio, 2nd Floor, City Hall at Military Plaza, San Antonio, Texas  78205, prior to 2:00 p.m. (local time) on July 29, 2005.

Disadvantaged Business Participation

     It is also the policy of the City of San Antonio, San Antonio International Airport, that it will ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises ("DBEs") as defined in Parts 23 and 26 have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in federally-assisted contracts and/or concessions.  It is our policy:

1.  To ensure non-discrimination in the award and administration of federally-assisted

     contracts;

2.  To create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete fairly for federally-assisted

     contracts;

3.  To ensure that the DBE Program is narrowly tailo#0B5B97 in accordance with applicable law;

4.  To ensure that only firms that fully meet 49 CFR Parts 23 and 26 eligibility standards are

     permitted to participate as DBEs.

5.  To help remove barriers to the participation of DBEs in federally-assisted contracts; and

6.  To assist in the development of firms that can compete successfully in the market place

     outside the DBE Program.

The DBE goal for both the Food and Beverage and the Specialty Retail concessions is 35%.

      A firm submitting a proposal for each concession is asked to make good faith efforts to meet or exceed the 35% goal for DBE participation.   

Small, Minority and Women-owned Business Participation

     It is also the policy of the City of San Antonio to involve qualified small, minority, and women-owned businesses to the greatest extent feasible in the City's construction, professional service and other discretionary contracts.  The intent and purpose of the policy is to ensure that Small, Minority, Women, and African-American Businesses have the opportunity to compete for City contracts without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex or handicap.  To accomplish the objectives of the Small Business policy, the City has established specific goals for local S/M/W/AABE participation in this contract.  The goals for this contract are:

§          MBE Goal:     31.0%

§          WBE Goal:     10.0%

§          AABE Goal:      2.2%

§          SBE Goal:      50.0%

     Interested proposers are encouraged to contact the Small Business Outreach Office regarding the SBEDA Policy (Ordinance 100182).  For questions on the above MBE, WBE, AABE, and/or SBE goals, contact the Small Business Outreach Office at (210) 207-3915.

CERTIFICATION

     A proposer shall submit to the City a copy of the DBE certification Affidavit for all DBE firms utilized or proposed to be utilized as a concessionaire, subcontractor/supplier or vendor on this concession.  The certification affidavit must be from a firm that has been certified by one of the five certifying agencies of the TEXAS UNIFIED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (TUCP).  The five agencies are:  South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRCA), , City of Houston, North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTRCA), Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority, and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).  A firm must be certified on or before the proposal due date in order for the firm's proposed work on the particular concession contract to be c#0B5B97ited toward the DBE goal.  It is not enough for a certification application to have been submitted by the deadline.

     To obtain DBE certification information or an application for DBE certification, please contact the South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRCA) at (210) 227-4722.     

      Only firms certified as MBE, WBE, AABE, or SBE through the South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRCA) can be applied towards the contracting goals.  Firms that are interested in participating in this and other airport projects are encouraged to become certified.  For certification information, please contact the South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRCA) at (210) 227-4722.