The City of New Westminster hasn't sealed the deal on a food provider for Westminster Pier Park.
Earlier this year, the city issued an expression of interest for a food service operator at Westminster Pier Park.
"We are in negotiations with an operator that has an interest in the site," said Dean Gibson, the city's director of parks, culture and recreation. "We are trying to move through that as quickly as we can."
Because the city is in the early stages of negotiations, it's unlikely that an operator will be able to run at 100 per cent capacity this summer.
"The building is a shell," Gibson said. "None of the tenant improvements have been made."
Although the space will have to be outfitted with equipment fixtures and furnishings before the space is operational, Gibson said the city is hopeful that some type of food services will be provided on a temporary basis at the park.
A city document included in the expression of interest stated the city may give preference to respondents who contemplate year-round operations. While the city would not exclude proposals for seasonal operations at the Westminster Pier Park site, the city asked that respondents included an assessment about the seasonal versus year-round nature of operations at the waterfront venues.
The park opened in June 2012.
