Catering Services Agreement - City of Wichita, Kansas and Westside BBQ, Inc., DBA Culinary Catering

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Catering Services Agreement outlines the co-exclusive arrangements for food and beverage catering at the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas. The document defines key terms such as Catering Services, Century II scope, catering sales, gross revenues, and kitchen equipment categories, including what remains the caterer’s property. It also sets governance provisions for personnel responsibilities and specifies how inquiries are routed between the City’s approved providers and how the Director may allow alternate catering under defined circumstances.

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SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS

Catering Services scope and exclusions

Century II and related areas

Gross Revenues and equipment categories

SECTION 2: CATERING SERVICES

Grant and acceptance of co-exclusive right

General limitations on customer inquiries

Director discretion for alternate providers

CATERING SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS AND WESTSIDE BBQ, INC. , DBA CULINARY CATERING CATERING AGREEMENT THIS CATERING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) made this _____day of_______________, 2017, between the CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS, a Kansas Municipal Corporation (hereinafter,“CITY”) and WESTSIDE BBQ, INC., DBA CULINARY CATERING (Vendor Code Number _______________), 6730 W. Central Ave., Wichita, Kansas 67212,(316) 469-5337, a Kansas Corporation (hereinafter,“CATERER”) . NOW, THEREFORE, CITY and CATERER do hereby agree to as follows: SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS a)“Catering Services” shall mean (except as noted otherwise in the Agreement) providing, preparing, serving, and clearing all food and beverage sales (including alcoholic beverages on the premises of Century II, excluding the Promenade Rooms or Promenade Level of which Hyatt Wichita retains the exclusive rights to provide Catering services. Catering services excludes, and the CITY retains all rights concerning, rent for use of rooms, sales from souvenirs, programs, tapes, CDs, t-shirts, novelties, records, books, and other items for sales on the premises of Century II. b)“Century II” shall mean the current structure known as the Century II Convention Center, including but not limited to the Expo Hall, but for purposes of this agreement shall exclude the Promenade Rooms and Promenade Level. c)“Director of Division of Arts and Cultural Services” means the director of Century II as appointed by the CITY of Wichita. In the absence of the Director of Division of Arts and Cultural Services, his/her designee shall act on his/her behalf. d)“Catering Sales” means all sales of food and beverages that have been contracted by a customer of Century II with CATERER for consumption on the premises of Century II. e)“Gross Revenues” means all compensation received by CATERER for providing Catering Services and Catering Sales, excluding gratuities, sales taxes, credit card fees and other taxes payable upon sale. f)“Kitchen Equipment and Serving Supplies” means all equipment used in operating the kitchen (e.g., ovens, mixers, sinks, dishwashers); kitchen utensils (e.g., knives, ladles, pots, pans); kitchen serving equipment (e.g., beverage pitchers trays); chinaware (being tabletop items such as plates, cups, saucers); glasses; flatware; and hollowware; but excluding table linens. (1) All Kitchen/Catering “small wares”(e.g., knives, serving utensils, ladles, pots and pans) supplied by CATERER will remain the property of CATERER at the termination of this Agreement. (2) All additional equipment supplied by CATERER to remain CATERER’S property at the termination of this Agreement. g)“Promenade Rooms” or “Promenade Levels” means the meeting rooms and common areas on the second floor of Expo Hall of Century II. SECTION 2: CATERING SERVICES a) Grant and Acceptance. The CITY hereby grants to CATERER, and CATERER hereby accepts, the co-exclusive right and privilege with Hyatt Hotels Corporation of Kansas, dba Hyatt Regency Wichita (“Hyatt”), to provide catering services to Century II during the term of this agreement subject to the following. (1) General Limitations: 􀁸 Both CATERER and Hyatt catering information shall be simultaneously provided to all catering services inquiries directed to Century II and the customer may select whether to seek catering services from either CATERER or Hyatt. The obligation to provide simultaneous catering information does not apply to inquiries that solely involve catering sales, which shall be directed to CATERER. 􀁸 Hyatt shall have the first opportunity to provide catering services to a potential customer if that customer’s inquiry relates to the Hyatt hotel sales agreement that include catering services. 􀁸 If a customer inquires about Hyatt or Hyatt catering services, Century II or CATERER shall immediately inform Hyatt of the inquiry and pass along the customer contact information to a Hyatt Manager.

FAQs

What areas of Century II does the agreement cover or exclude?

The agreement covers the Century II Convention Center, including the Expo Hall, but excludes the Promenade Rooms and Promenade Level for catering rights.

How are customer catering inquiries handled between CATERER and Hyatt?

Both providers’ catering information must be simultaneously provided for general catering inquiries, allowing the customer to choose either CATERER or Hyatt; inquiries solely involving catering sales are directed to CATERER.

Under what circumstances can the Director allow another catering provider?

The Director may, at sole discretion, use services other than CATERER and/or Hyatt if a group requests items neither can prepare, if an ethnic item is better suited to another caterer, or if additional providers are in the City’s best interest due to the event’s uniqueness.

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