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Bid Title

Operation of Looff Carousel Concession Stand - EP25/26-08

Issuing Agency

City of East Providence

Location

Rhode Island

Published Date

Mar 9, 2026

Closing Date

Mar 31, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

EP25/26-08

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Operation of Looff Carousel Concession Stand

Solicitation #

EP25/26-08

RFP Type

Service

Closing Date

Tue, 03/31/2026 - 11:00am

CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

RFP EP25/26-08

OPERATION OF THE LOOFF CAROUSEL CONCESSION STAND

BID OPENING TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2026, AT 11:00AM

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The City of East Providence is seeking the services of a Concessionaire to operate the Concession stand located at Crescent Park adjacent to the Historic Looff Carousel. The Concessionaire will prepare, serve, and sell the public food and beverage items in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Request for Proposals.

The City desires to sell in the Concession, traditional Clam Shack faire such as, but not limited to, clam cakes, clam chowder, and fried fish, of the best quality approved for sale by the Carousel Commission Director or their designees. Additional consideration will be given to applicants that source local Rhode Island caught seafood.

Specifications may be downloaded from the City’s website https://eastprovidenceri.gov/rfp

A pre-bid site visit will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 10:00am at the Looff Carousel located at 700 Bullocks Point Avenue, East Providence, RI 02915.

One (1) original, two (2) copies and 1 Thumb Drive of the proposal shall be submitted in one (1) sealed envelope to East Providence City Hall, Controllers Office, Room 103, Attn: Jessica Lamprey, Procurement Specialist, 145 Taunton Ave., East Providence, RI 02914 no later than Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 11:00am. The bids will be publicly opened on that same day in Conference Room A at East Providence City Hall. Bids received with a time of 11:01 AM or later will be rejected. The outside envelope needs to be marked RFP EP25/26-08 OPERATION OF THE LOOFF CAROUSEL CONCESSION STAND.

The City reserves the right to waive any informality in order to reject any or all bids if deemed to be in the best interest of the City.

Any questions should be directed to Tracy Johnson, Crescent Park Carousel Commission, at tjohnson@eastprovidenceri.gov or Jessica Lamprey, Procurement Specialist at jlamprey@eastprovidenceri.gov no later than Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 4:00pm.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Jessica Lamprey, Procurement Specialist
jlamprey@eastprovidenceri.gov

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CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

RFP EP25/26-08

OPERATION OF THE LOOFF CAROUSEL CONCESSION STAND

BID OPENING TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2026, AT 11:00AM

ADVERTISEMENT

The City of East Providence is seeking the services of a Concessionaire to operate the Concession

stand located at Crescent Park adjacent to the Historic Looff Carousel. The Concessionaire will

prepare, serve, and sell the public food and beverage items in accordance with the terms and conditions

set forth in this Request for Proposals.

The City desires to sell in the Concession, traditional Clam Shack faire such as, but not limited to,

clam cakes, clam chowder, and fried fish, of the best quality approved for sale by the Carousel

Commission Director or their designees. Additional consideration will be given to applicants that

source local Rhode Island caught seafood.

Specifications may be downloaded from the City’s website https://eastprovidenceri.gov/rfp

A pre-bid site visit will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 10:00am at the Looff Carousel

located at 700 Bullocks Point Avenue, East Providence, RI 02915.

One (1) original, two (2) copies and 1 Thumb Drive of the proposal shall be submitted in one (1)

sealed envelope to East Providence City Hall, Controllers Office, Room 103, Attn: Jessica Lamprey,

Procurement Specialist, 145 Taunton Ave., East Providence, RI 02914 no later than Tuesday, March

31, 2026, at 11:00am. The bids will be publicly opened on that same day in Conference Room A at

East Providence City Hall. Bids received with a time of 11:01 AM or later will be rejected. The

outside envelope needs to be marked RFP EP25/26-08 OPERATION OF THE LOOFF

CAROUSEL CONCESSION STAND.

The City reserves the right to waive any informality in order to reject any or all bids if deemed to be in

the best interest of the City.

Any questions should be directed to Tracy Johnson, Crescent Park Carousel Commission, at

tjohnson@eastprovidenceri.gov or Jessica Lamprey, Procurement Specialist at

jlamprey@eastprovidenceri.gov no later than Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 4:00pm.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Jessica Lamprey, Procurement Specialist

jlamprey@eastprovidenceri.gov

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