Rock River Rapids Concessionaire

October 20, 2025

The City of Derby, Kansas (hereinafter referred to as the “City”) invites proposals from vendors to provide concessions at Rock River Rapids. Please carefully review this document. If you are interested in making a proposal consistent with the conditions, instructions, requirements, and specifications contained herein, submit an e-mailed proposal and two hard copies of the Response Form together with a comprehensive proposal in a sealed envelope no later than November 17, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

The emailed proposal should be sent to

The outside of the envelope should be clearly marked with the Proposer’s name and address and identified as “Submission of Proposal— Rock River Rapids Concessionaire”. The sealed envelope should be addressed as follows:

Derby City Clerk
611 N. Mulberry Road, Suite 300
Derby, KS 67037
RFP #2025-032

All proposals must be valid for 90 days. If submitted by mail, the sealed envelope containing the proposal must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to the City Clerk, 611 N. Mulberry, Suite 300, Derby, Kansas 67037.

It is the sole responsibility of the proposer to see that its response and the appropriate documents are delivered on time. Any response received after the scheduled closing time for receiving proposals will be returned to the proposer unopened and will not be considered. Interested proposers are responsible for checking Derby’s website and acknowledging all addenda in their response.

Proposed pricing for services may be disclosed at a public meeting to receive and to file responses of this solicitation at the City of Derby Board of Bids and Contracts meeting. Other information provided in your response will be considered proprietary and will not be divulged during the proposal review process unless otherwise required by law. Because the services sought will require the expenditure of public funds, part or all of the successful proposal, as well as a resulting contract, will likely be public records within the meaning of the Kansas Open Records Act. Prior to acceptance of a proposal, the information contained in each proposal will be used for evaluating the proposer’s ability to handle the scope of services and will not be shared with persons not involved in the evaluation of proposals unless otherwise required by law.

Hannah Baker
Assistant to the City Manager