Agency NameCity of Tampa, Florida Bid WriterPurchasing - Blake Leonard, CPPB Bid IDRFQ-11042321-1-2021/BL Bid TypeRFQ - Request for Qualifications Broadcast Date04/06/2021 2:12 PM Eastern Fiscal Year2021 Due Date04/29/2021 2:00 PM Eastern Bid Status TextThe City of Tampa (“City”) is accepting responses from qualified companies or individuals for the right to provide small, non-alcohol, event catering for the Multi-Purpose Room (30 person maximum) and/or Boardroom (16 person maximum) in the Tampa River Center at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. The intent of this Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) and resulting contracts is to procure and establish a list of approved caterers/catering firms (“Caterer(s)”) for small, non-alcohol, meeting or gathering in the Multi-Purpose Room (30 person maximum) and/or Boardroom (16 person maximum) at the Tampa River Center at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. Caterers responding to this RFQ must have extensive experience, a
knowledgeable background and qualifications in providing catering. The City seeks to qualify one or more exclusive Caterers for this business opportunity to provide the services detailed herein. Through this RFQ, the City is looking to have available qualified Caterers for interested parties/groups wanting to choose from for use at various events hosted and/or permitted Multi-Purpose Room and/or Boardroom at the Tampa River Center. Although it is the City’s intent to utilize approved Caterers from this RFQ award, the City may occasionally utilize a caterer for this location who is not part of this RFQ award. That would only occur under exceptional circumstances and through approval of the Parks & Recreation Department Director or his/her designee. Any outside caterer(s) would still need to meet all the requirements outlined in the RFQ. In addition to the Multi-Purpose Room and/or Boardroom in the Tampa River Center at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, caterers would also be on a Parks and Recreation Preferred Caterer List given to clients who rent Seminole Garden Center. StateFlorida City Self Declaration Certifications10284 ,10285 ,10363 FilenameTypeDate ModifiedStatus Addendum #1 - SMALL EVENT CATERING AND BANQUET SERVICES AT TAMPA RIVER CENTER AT JBL Riverfront ParkAddendum04/21/2021Complete SMALL EVENT CATERING AND BANQUET SERVICES AT TAMPA RIVER CENTER AT JULIAN B. LANE RIVERFRONT PARKBid Document / Specifications04/06/2021Complete Bid BondNone Plan (blueprint)None eBiddingNo Distributed ByDemandStar Distribution MethodDownload and Mail Distribution OptionsBid has no blueprints associated with it Distribution NotesNone Accurate Drilling Solutions LLCRiverviewFL Caladium Catering LLCBradentonFL Core Concepts LLCTampaFL Elite Events Catering, Inc.TampaFL Eve CateringTampaFL Foster and Hagan Solutions LLCTampaFL Gaston's Culinary ServicesBrandonFL Green Mama TampaFL Jason's DeliBeaumontTX Livy O's Catering CoTampaFL