Salt Lake County plans a do-over on its selection of a catering and concessions provider for the Salt Palace Convention Center and Mountain America Exposition Center after its last bidding process came under fire by a runner-up.
The county issued a request for proposals, or RFP, for a 6-year, multimillion dollar catering contract in April and received applications from three companies, including the current food service provider, Utah Food Services. But that RFP was canceled earlier this month, following a formal protest by one of the losing bidders, Chicago-based Levy Premium Foodservice, over allegations that its bid had been unfairly scored and that members of the county’s selection committee were biased toward the current caterer.