ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS The Department of Parks & Recreation and the Park Commissioners has issued an Invitation to Bid for qualified vendors on the following: RFP-508-01-2026 Swonder Ice Arena Concessionaire Operator The bid documents will be available beginning on Monday, March 16, 2026. The Evansville Parks and Recreation Department will receive sealed proposals for Swonder Ice Arena Concessionaire Operator until Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 11:45 AM CST in room 323 of the Civic Center Complex, 1 NW Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Evansville, Indiana, 47708 (“Civic Center Complex”). On Wednesday, April 1, 2026 12:00 PM CST the proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Board of Park and Recreation meeting in Room 301 of the Civic Center Complex. Each bid must be in full compliance with the specifications and executed by the bidder on the forms provided in the bid, wherein the Non-Collusion Affidavit must be completed in accordance with the Indiana State Board of Accounts. All proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Certified Check payable to the City of Evansville in an amount of five hundred dollars ($500) as evidence of good faith of the bidder and such deposit shall be subject to forfeiture in the event the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with their proposal. Consideration of applicable taxes shall be observed as covered in the specifications and Proposal Forms. In no instance, however, will Federal Taxes or Indiana Sales Tax be applicable. The City has the right to reject any or all proposals if considered to be in the best interest of the City. Proposal packages may be obtained on the Purchasing Department’s webpage at: https://www.evansvillegov.org/city/department/division.php?structureid=130. DATED THIS 16th day of March, 2026 (Courier & Press March 16, 2026 & March 23, 2026)