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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Heather Allebaugh (407) 246-3423
              Cassandra Lafser (407) 246 - 2182

City of Orlando Hosts Community Forum for Local,
Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

WHAT: In the upcoming months, the City of Orlando will issue the first non-construction related Request for Proposal (RFP) for new the Amway Center – the Concessionaire Contractor. The Concessionaire Contractor will provide food service management for the Amway Center, Bob Carr Performing Arts Center and the Citrus Bowl.

One of the central elements of the RFP is that the selected firm partner with small, local, women and minority-owned companies that can meet the diverse needs of guests attending sporting events, concerts, banquets, community events, family shows and other activities. In order to help achieve this participation, the City of Orlando will be hosting a business networking forum on October 27. This forum is for local, minority and women-owned companies to network with national food service providers who may bid on the Concessionaire Contractor RFP and get a better understanding of the City’s RFP process.
 

WHEN: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
10:00 a.m.
 
WHERE: Varsity Club
One Citrus Bowl Place
Orlando, Florida 32805