US. Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah is set to hold a series of workshops to educate and inform retailers of future concession opportunities for its redeveloped terminal dubbed ‘The New SLC’, set to open in phases by 2024.
Opportunities at the new $3.1 billion terminal will include duty free, retail, food & beverage, news & gifts, and other passenger amenities. Request for proposals will be issued later this year or early 2018. The selection process is set to take place next year. Duty Free Americas currently operates in Concourse D near the International Terminal.
The next seminar will take place on 28 September 2017 at 10am to noon, and the schedule for future meetings can be found here. Interested parties are encouraged to register with SciQuest’s Utah Supplier Portal.
The sessions are designed to help businesses understand what is required to operate a concession at the airport. “Operating a business at the airport is unique in that it is a city-owned facility that is largely regulated by the federal government in a highly-secure environment. In addition, there are limited opportunities for concessionaires to enter the airport due to limited space, low turnover and long lease terms,” stated the airport.
Construction of The New SLC began in July 2014 and will continue in phases through 2023/2024. The New SLC will include a new airport terminal, two concourses and a parking garage. The parking garage, terminal building and west portions of the north and south concourses are expected to be completed in 2020.
According to the Salt Lake City government, the airport has grown into a hub with many flights arriving and departing around the same time. The airport serves near 23 million passengers a year from facilities designed in the 1960s to serve half that number of travellers. Security needs have changed and buildings that meet earthquake safety standards are required, but the airport also seeks to modernise for passenger convenience.
The reconstruction’s aims are to replace obsolete facilities, provide flexible and convenient design for the future, install state-of-the-art functionality for ease-of-use, make it more efficient and sustainable, and maintain competitive costs and partnerships with airlines.
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