Operator for McCollum Hall Music & Performing Arts Center
Operator for the McCollum Hall Music & Performing Arts Center, Solicitation 299980, issued by City of Fort Myers.
At a glance
The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency seeks a qualified organization or operator team to manage and operate McCollum Hall as a cultural destination featuring live music, performing arts, and community events. The selected operator must develop a comprehensive plan for year-round programming that emphasizes community engagement, local artist development, heritage tourism, and financial sustainability within the MLK Redevelopment Area. Proposals are due October 6, 2026.
Key facts
- Issuing agency
- City of Fort Myers
- Solicitation number
- 299980
- Type
- purchase
- Posted
- Sep 11, 2026
- Response deadline
- Oct 6, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
- Pre-bid meeting
- Sep 22, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
- Questions due
- Sep 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
- Place of performance
- Lee County, FL
- Official posting
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Official description
Solicitation #RFP 26-099. Issued by Community Redevelopment Agency. The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency seeks proposals from qualified organizations, firms, nonprofit entities, cultural operators, or operator teams to manage, program, activate, and operate the McCollum Hall Music & Performing Arts Center as a community-centered, historically respectful, financially sustainable, and year-round cultural destination. The selected Operator shall be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive operating model that restores McCollum Hall as a destination for live music, performing arts, cultural programming, community events, education, heritage tourism, local artist development, and public access. This Scope of Work and evaluation criteria emphasize community engagement within the MLK Redevelopment Area, accessible and inclusive music and arts programming, cultural and historical activation, flexible multi-use operations, partnerships, heritage tourism, local artist development, sustainable operations, and year-round activation.
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