Title
Commuter Station Concession Services RFP
History
The Village re-issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for concession services at the 143rd & 153rd street train stations. The proposals were due June 24, 2014. Two proposals were received. The Village has the option to work with the same vendor at both locations or to divide the stations between two different vendors. From an operations standpoint it would be to both the Village and vendor's advantage to have one business operating both stations so that there is one point of contact. The profit margin for this type of business is very small and having both facilities would make it more worthwhile to an individual vendor.
The first proposal was submitted by Doughs Guys Bakery. Doughs Guys is an existing business that consists of a bakery location in Chicago Ridge and several mobile operations. The proposal indicates that the owners have experience with providing concessions to organizations and other train stations through their mobile division and seem to be well versed with the needs of commuter customers. The offerings and associated pricing appear to be reasonable. References provided were very positive and relevant to the work that is required by the Village at the stations. Doughs Guys was praised for being well-suited for this work, great customer service and for having very high quality baked goods. The Doughs Guys proposal met all Village requirements and will initially be open from 5:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. weekdays. Once established, Doughs Guys hopes to expand the hours to include 4:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays providing home bound commuters the opportunity to pick-up items such as cakes, cupcakes and cookies. They would take advance orders from these items.
The second proposal is from Jeanne Dohm who plans to create a start-up business called Rush Hour Cafe. Ms. Dohm has experience as an employee at the cafe operating in the Tinley Park train station. Her proposal meets the requ...
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