Officials have given up for now on soliciting bids for one of the Park Service’s largest and most lucrative contracts, to run iconic hotels and restaurants at the Grand Canyon’s South rim, AP reports
The National Park Service failed to garner any bids that met its terms for the 15-year contract — worth an estimated $1 billion — despite several amendments since August 2013 that were meant to make the deal more attractive, the agency wrote in court documents.
It plans to go back to the drawing board and revise the proposal substantially before putting it out to bid again.
