RFP #27-018 Albany Craft Beverage & Event Space

Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted

Solicitation number
PE-64750-NONST-2027-000000220
State
Georgia
Responses due

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Opportunity details come from ssl.doas.state.ga.us. Updated .

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Written by GovTribe AI ·

The City of Albany, Georgia, Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is requesting proposals for lease operation or sale of a DDA-owned craft beverage production and event space at 120 Pine Avenue under RFP #27-018, with proposals due October 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EDT and a mandatory pre-proposal conference on September 9, 2026.

The solicitation offers three flexible operational pathways: Pathway 1 targets production and distribution operators using the approximately 23,700 square-foot industrial footprint with 12 cellar-vessel positions and packaging infrastructure; Pathway 2 targets taproom, hospitality, and event operators focused on public-facing environments including tasting rooms and a 12-tap draft system; Pathway 3 targets integrated full-facility operators managing the entire 1.01-acre site. Respondents may propose a long-term commercial lease with base monthly rent and renewal options or a property acquisition agreement with specified earnest money deposit, proof of financing, and closing timeline. All property sales carry mandatory deed restrictions requiring permanent maintenance of front-of-house hospitality and public programming uses.

Minimum qualifications require one year of continuous business operation under current company name, no default history within five years, and active professional management experience in commercial beverage or hospitality sectors. E-Verify compliance is mandatory. The selected operator must maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and $2 million annual aggregate.

Proposals are evaluated on a 100-point best-value basis: Team Qualifications and Past Performance (25 points), Concept Quality and Market Alignment (25 points), Operational Plan and Facility Activation Timeline (25 points), and Financial Plan and Transaction Offer (25 points). The City encourages minority and disadvantaged business participation. A strict Cone of Silence prohibits respondent contact with city officials or commissioners outside the designated procurement buyer, Ricky Gladney, with violations resulting in mandatory disqualification.

Written questions are due September 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Final addenda will be issued by September 22, 2026. Proposals are limited to 20 pages (excluding required city forms, financial proofs, and reference letters).

Opportunity text

Sealed proposals will be received at the Procurement Office, 222 Pine Ave., Ste. 260, Albany, GA 31701 until 5:00 p.m., on October 1, 2026, for the lease operation or sale with conditions of the DDA-owned craft beverage production and event space located at 120 Pine Avenue under a flexible three-track operational pathway. There will be no public meeting following the submission closing deadline.

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