REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR LEASE OF CITY OF EDINBURG PROPERTY AND OPERATION OF ITS DRAG STRIP (RACETRACK) AT SOUTH TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT EDINBURG

City of Edinburg (“City”) owns and operates South Texas International Airport at Edinburg on which a one hundred fifty-eight (158) acres section of non-aeronautical property (“Premises”) is for lease. Located on the property are abandoned pavements configured for quarter-mile drag racing and customer parking. The City is seeking proposals from a qualified organization or individual(s) (“Proposer”) to maintain the Premises and operate the Drag Strip. Proposer shall be an active member in good standing with National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), International Hot Rod Association (IHRA), or other recognized drag racing sanctioning body. The intent of this RFP is to determine the most qualified Proposer who will also operate the Drag Strip to the best benefit of the community and provide revenue to the Airport’s fund.