Catering Services at East Bay Regional Park District Reservable Facilities RFP (PDF) (951 KB, opens in a new tab

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East Bay. Regional Park District REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CATERING SERVICES BRAZILIAN ROOM, TILDEN REGIONAL PARK TEMESCAL BEACH HOUSE, TEMESCAL REGIONAL RECREATION AREA FERN COTTAGE, KENNEDY GROVE REGIONAL RECREATION AREA SHORELINE CENTER, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR SHORELINE Release Date: June 26, 2 0 2 6 Mandatory Site Visit: July 28, 2026 Due Date: August 21, 2026, 4:00 pm Contact: Rental Facilities brazil@ebparks.org EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 2950 PERALTA OAKS COURT, OAKLAND, CA 94605 I. NOTICE REQUESTING PROPOSALS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT will receive by 4:00 p.m. on August 21, 2026 digital proposals for a business opportunity for the operation of Catering Services at East Bay Regional Park District Reservable Facilities. Facilities include: the Brazilian Room in Tilden Park in Berkeley, California; Fern Cottage in Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area in El Sobrante, California; Temescal Beach House in Temescal Regional Recreation Area in Oakland, California; and Shoreline Center in Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline in Oakland herein called Reservable Facilities. The East Bay Regional Park District (District) wishes to partner with well-qualified caterers to provide catering services on a non-exclusive basis to parties that rent the Reservable Facilities. Caterers are expected to provide a high level of customer service to a culturally diverse public with various budgets. New promotional ideas and ability to promote mid-week utilization shall also be a consideration as a basis for award. It is expected that Caterer Agreements will be awarded following public advertisement for competitive proposals, evaluation of those proposals, selection of the best proposals, and approval by the Board of Directors of the District. The Park District is offering this agreement for a term ending December 31, 2031. Operations will be pursuant to a Catering Agreement issued by Park District; no leasehold or other proprietary right is offered. This Request for Proposals (“RFP”) describes the requirements needed and the minimum information that must be included in the proposal submission as well as an invitation to qualified organizations to submit their Proposals as best qualified to offer catering services.