ADDENDUM #2
RFP# 2014-12-002
Baggage Cart Rental Concession
January 13, 2015
1. Since there will be no scheduled onsite tour, it is possible to be escorted into the FIS
area during our visit prior to the bid submittal?
Yes, prior to bid submittal, you may request an escort (via email) into the FIS. The escort
must be arranged in advance, as there are limitations on when individuals may be
escorted into this area. There are also security background checks required for each
individual in attendance that must be completed prior to the escort.
2. Can you please supply all copies of monthly FIS activity reports and invoices
submitted by current provider for the past three years?
Please see the attached document.
3. Can you please provide the daily user rate (how many carts are removed by
passengers) from the FIS area for the past three years?
Please see the attached document.
4. Can you please supply the current cart rental fee charge at the vending units?
Current cart rental at all vending units is $4.00 per use.
5. Can you please supply the price development history of the fees charged at the
vending units? What dates any increases went into effect over the past five years?
Vending unit rental fees increased from $3.00 to $4.00 on April 1st, 2012. No other
information is available.
6. RFP Document page 7, Capital Investment and premises – The final sentence of this
paragraph notes that Attachment G shows the locations of the current baggage cart
installations. The current vending operation has seventeen (17) dispensers and
three (3) return only locations. There are currently no units in the RCF. By
depicting locations in the RCF, is the Airport requesting that respondents include
fourteen (14) dispensers for the RCF in the response? Based on the current count,
less the units noted for removal on the maps, plus the additional garage units the
new total is expected to be twenty-nine (29) dispensing locations plus three (3)
return only locations.
Yes, the Airport is requesting the proposer to include fourteen (14) dispensers for the
RCF in their response. However, twenty-nine (29) dispensing locations plus three (3)
return only locations are incorrect. We currently have seventeen (17) vending units and
three (3) return only units. We are proposing to remove two (2) units – one (1) vending
and one (1) return only. This will leave us with sixteen (16) vending units in the terminal
plus fourteen (14) vending units in the hourly deck, and two (2) return only units.
7. Addendum #1 Response to Question #12 – this question is regarding the acceptance
of coins for cart vending. While it may seem that coin acceptance is standard for
this service, the reality is that the majority of vending units no longer accept coins
for the simple fact that for a $4.00 for $5.00 fee, vending coins are rarely (if ever)
utilized. In addition, $10.00 and $20.00 bill acceptance at the higher volume
vending locations is of greater importance to cart customers than coin acceptance.
Smarte Carte requests that the Airport reconsider these vending unit requirements,
as they may unnecessarily add capital costs and restrict vending options.
The vending units may accept coins, but it is not required.