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• At about the same time (early 80’s), a significant<br />

number of contracts at the country’s s busiest airports<br />

began to expire. By this time, airport management<br />

had a much better understand<strong>in</strong>g of the value of the<br />

contracts. Most airports changed their method of<br />

solicitation from high $ bid to proposals. Other<br />

items, such as proposed concepts and design,<br />

capital <strong>in</strong>vestment, management and operat<strong>in</strong>g plan<br />

were considered when award<strong>in</strong>g airport concession<br />

contracts.<br />

• At this time, airport concessions <strong>in</strong> most U.S.<br />

airports were operated by either one prime<br />

concessionaire who operated all food/beverage and<br />

retail concessions or two prime concessionaires, one<br />

operat<strong>in</strong>g all food/beverage concessions and the<br />

other operat<strong>in</strong>g all retail concessions.<br />

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