About this opportunity
AI summaryCameron County seeks bids for concession food service and snack bar operations at Andy Bowie Park Location # 9. The concession business provides items such as daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner specials, fried seafood, boiled shrimp, hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, sodas, bottled water, ice cream treats, snow cones, soups, and candy. Bidders must submit one original signed in ink and one electronic PDF copy in a sealed envelope to the Purchasing Department in Brownsville, Texas, by November 25, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. A pre-bid meeting will take place at Andy Bowie Park on November 11, 2026, and questions are due by November 13, 2026. The County Commissioners Court evaluates bids and may award to the lowest bidder or apply a 3% preference to a local business that provides local economic development benefits.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- CAMERON COUNTY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
- Solicitation No.
- 1340-9
Scope of work
- Operation of park concession food service and snack bar at Andy Bowie Park Location # 9
- Processing all sales through a concession cash register
- Reconciliation of concession receipts monthly on an approved Payment Certification Form
- Collection and remittance of Texas state sales taxes
- Submission of monthly financial statements reflecting total gross receipts
- Maintenance of a separate bank account solely for contract receipts and disbursements
- Maintenance of an operational ledger signed daily by park staff
Minimum qualifications
- Insurers licensed to do business in the State of Texas with a minimum rating of B, Class VIII
Documents to include with your response
- Signed Cover Sheet (Page 1)
- Acknowledgment of Receipt Form
- Addendum Acknowledgment Form
- Attachments A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I & J
- Bid Bond in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500)
- ADA Non-Discrimination Policy for Vendors/Contractors
- Signature Form
- Deficiencies and Deviations Form
- Bidder’s Statement of Organization
- Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Certificate (if applicable)
Key dates
- Pre-bid meeting
- Wednesday, November 11th, 2026 at 11:00 am
- Questions/clarifications due
- Friday, November 13th, 2026, before 3:00 p.m. C.S.T.
- Addendum release
- Wednesday, November 18th, 2026
- Acknowledgment of Receipt due
- Friday, November 20th, 2026 before 3:00 p.m. CST
- Bids due
- November 25th, 2026 DUE NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M.
- Bid opening
- November 25th, 2026 at 3:01 p.m.
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed hard copy and electronic copy
- Instructions
- Return one original marked ORIGINAL and one electronic copy on a flash drive in searchable PDF format in a sealed envelope marked SEALED BID with Bid Number and Description, delivered by U.S. mail or in person to Purchasing Dept., County Courthouse (Dancy Bldg.), 1100 E. Monroe St, Basement Floor, Room #B17, Brownsville, Texas 78520.
Contract details
- Place of performance
- Andy Bowie Park, 7300 Park Rd. 100, South Padre Island, Texas 78597
- Insurance and bonding
- Non-eroding coverage with defense-costs-outside-limits; insurer minimum rating B, Class VIII; 30 days written notice of cancellation; waiver of subrogation; certificate provided within 10 calendar days after award. $500 Bid Bond required.