The Republican National Committee (“RNC”) has selected Milwaukee, Wisconsin as the
city to host the 43rd quadrennial Republican National Convention (the “Convention”) to be held
in July 2024. The RNC has authorized the Committee on Arrangements (“COA”) to organize and
manage the Convention on its behalf and RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has appointed Elise
Dickens to be the Chief Executive Officer of the COA.
170 Freedom Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee, Inc. dba MKE 2024 Host Committee, a
Wisconsin non-profit corporation and approved by the Internal Revenue Service as tax exempt
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Host Committee”), has been formed
to facilitate certain obligations in connection with hosting the Convention. Ted Kellner has been
appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Alison Prange named the Chief Operating Officer
of the Host Committee.
Below are brief summaries of services being requested through this Request for Proposal
(“RFP”) for general contracting services. All prospective bidders must create a profile for
themselves in the Host Committee Vendor Connection at https://mke2024host.org/
vendors/. Once you have created a profile in the Host Committee Vendor Connection, please
request a copy of the RFP by emailing rfp@mke2024host.org. All potential bidders will be
required to sign and return a non-disclosure agreement prior to receiving a copy of the RFP.
General Contractor
The general contractor will serve as the construction contractor responsible for the pulling
of all permits, assisting with the planning, estimating, build-out and execution of the Convention.
The general contractor shall work with the Host Committee and COA to develop the scope of the
project, including means and methods of execution. The general contractor will be the vendor
primarily responsible for the transformation and restoration of the Fiserv Forum, the Wisconsin
Center (rebranding to the Baird Center), and other venues for the Convention.
Each bidder is advised to thoroughly read the full RFP prior to providing a submission.
Late, incomplete or insufficient proposals are subject to being rejected from consideration.
Proposals will be evaluated based on a set of criteria established in the RFP by a scoring committee
to be comprised of individuals appointed by the Host Committee and COA. We highly
encourage incorporating local partnerships in your response.
All proposals for this general contractor RFP must be received by the Host
Committee and COA by 5:00 p.m. Central Time on Friday, August 11, 2023. Finalists will
be notified and invited to participate in finalist interviews upon initial review and scoring of
all proposals.
