NOCS Beer Beverage Concession Operator

The City of Elgin is seeking a concessionaire to provide beer concession services for the Nightmare on Chicago Street (NOCS) festival, scheduled to take place on October 16-17, 2026. The selected vendor will be responsible for providing beer concession services for multiple vending locations, including a possible VIP vending location. The vendor must be prepared to check IDs at the point of sale during the Friday event and as backup on the Saturday event. The proposal should include a partnership with a distributor, product offerings, pricing, and a plan for BASSET certification, staffing, and electrical strategy. • The City of Elgin reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or any part thereof, or to accept any proposal or any part thereof, or to waive informalities in any proposal, if deemed to be in the best interest of the city. • The City of Elgin is open to a proposal that meets or exceeds the ten percent profit sharing along with the one thousand dollar vendor fee and the matching three thousand dollar sponsorship fee from the selected beverage supplier. • The awarded proposal may be renewed up to three years following the submission and approval of a new proposal each year. • Concession rights may not be sold, transferred, or given to anyone else beyond the awarded Vendor. • The City of Elgin will not be liable for any expense or cost associated with the preparation and/or submittal of a Vendor’s response to this RFP.