Airport concessionaires competing to open new restaurants at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport submitted proposals with a range of flaws, which prompted the city of Atlanta to restart the entire process, according to records from the city.
In competitions for two burger outlets, a coffee outlet and a group of restaurants on Concourse C, city of Atlanta chief procurement officer Adam Smith said last month he decided to cancel the contracting process after finding 40 percent of the 27 proposals submitted had not properly filled out E-Verify documents required by the state to ensure newly hired employees are eligible to work in the United States.
According to records from the city, the firms that had missing or incorrect information on their Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act forms included Tersylbran Inc., Delaware North/PhaseNext Hospitality, a joint venture including SSP America, a joint venture including Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, MSE Branded Foods, and a joint venture including HMSHost.
The errors included missing or incorrect federal work ID numbers, missing numbers on joint venture forms and missing contractor names on some forms.
Some companies had other missing information in their proposals, including Trans-Air, McDonald’s USA LLC, Atlanta Airport Concessions and MEM Concessions, along with some of the companies that also had missing or incorrect information on the immigration act forms.
The flaws included neglecting to answer one of the questions on a form, and some did not complete a financial disclosure form. Such omissions could technically disqualify those companies.
The city plans to restart the concessions contracting process in coming weeks.
