First-Class Food and Beverage Service for Public Auditorium and Conference Center

The City of Cleveland is seeking a professional organization to provide exclusive concessions, banquet catering, bar, and beverage service for the Public Auditorium and Conference Center, including a $100,000 minimum annual guarantee and a three-year base term with two one-year renewal options.

City of Cleveland > Department of Parks and Recreation


General
Open
Sep 14, 2026 04:00 PM
Aug 11, 2026 04:47 PM
3 years base + 2 × 1 year options
Small Business
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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Contact
kdixon@clevelandohio.gov
+12163482212
500 Lakeside Avenue East, Cleveland, OH, USA
Submission Instructions
Description

The City of Cleveland, Department of Parks and Recreation, in coordination with the Division of the Cleveland Public Auditorium and Conference Center, is seeking a professional organization to provide exclusive concessions, banquet catering, bar, and beverage service at the Public Auditorium and Conference Center. The facility includes more than 29,700 square feet of exhibition space, banquet capacity for up to 2,000 guests, three theaters seating 600 to 9,000 people, nine meeting rooms, and a 21,000-square-foot reception hall. The concessionaire will provide full operations and management, food preparation, beverage service, labor procurement and supervision, janitorial services for food-and-beverage areas, security as required, and all associated operating, labor, food, beverage, overhead, smallware, and normal business costs. The selected firm will receive exclusive food-and-beverage rights within the facility and must pursue competitive pricing and maximum revenue for the City. The solicitation identifies a minimum annual guarantee of $100,000. The concessionaire must provide and install any additional kitchen equipment and furnishings at its own expense; approved additions become City property at the end of the agreement. Historical annual food-and-beverage revenue is approximately $900,000, with 2024 and 2025 sales data provided, along with a future event calendar covering February 2027 through January 2028. The contract term is three years, with two additional one-year renewal options.

Classification Codes
NAICS722310Food Service Contractors
PSCM1FDOPERATION OF DINING FACILITIES
Smart Codes
concessions and cateringbanquet servicesbeverage service
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Aug 11, 2026-RFP Published on City Website
Aug 20, 2026 02:00 PM-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference (required)
Aug 26, 2026 08:00 PM-Provider Questions Due
Aug 28, 2026-RFP Addendum Published
Sep 14, 2026 04:00 PM-Proposal Submission Deadline
Requirements
Required
  • General Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Workers Compensation
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Within the last 5 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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