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Ventnor City awards pier food-and-beverage contract to Pier Shack LLC
Summary
Ventnor City commissioners voted unanimously May 7 to award Resolution 2026-132, granting the pier food-and-beverage concession to Pier Shack LLC after staff reported it was the most fiscally advantageous of three responsive bids.
Ventnor City commissioners voted unanimously May 7 to award the city's pier food-and-beverage concession to Pier Shack LLC under Resolution 2026-132.
The mayor said a subcommittee and the city's qualified purchasing agent reviewed three responsive proposals and recommended Pier Shack LLC as "the most responsive and most advantageous to the city," citing proposed rent, a commission share and planned building improvements. A city staff member summarized the bids, saying Pier Shack proposed $10,000 in rent for the first year with increases to $11,000 in year two and $12,000 in year three and a 10% commission on new pizza sales on the beach.
"The proposals submitted by Pier Shack LLC proved to be the most responsible vendor and the most advantageous to the city," the mayor said during the meeting. A city staff member added that Healthy Hippo had proposed $8,000/$9,000/$10,000 over three years plus $500 per cart for two carts (option for a third), and that Mission Cafe proposed $4,200 the first year, $500 per cart up to three carts and an annual payment equal to 4% of sales. The staff member said the comparative estimate of sales and revenue was the basis for recommending Pier Shack LLC.
Officials also said Pier Shack's proposal included about $20,000 in signage and façade improvements. All bid documents were stated to be available in the municipal office for public review.
The commission opened the meeting for public comment on the resolution before the vote; no members of the public in the chambers or on the Zoom feed spoke. After closing public comment, the commission made and seconded the motion to adopt Resolution 2026-132 and approved it by roll call. The roll call names recorded in the meeting were Commissioner Landgraf, Commissioner Mento and Mayor Bridal; each vote was recorded as yes. The motion to award the contract was moved by a commissioner and seconded by staff; the resolution passed.
After the vote the commission opened and closed a general public-comment period without speakers and then adjourned.
Next steps: the awarded contract and all submitted bids were said to remain available for in-person review in the city office.
