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Lucrative Grand Canyon contract up for bid again

By Felicia Fonseca
Published August 20, 2014 1:16am ET
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Lucrative Grand Canyon contract up for bid again
FILE - This Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, file photo, shows hikers on the South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. One of the most lucrative contracts in the National Park Service is going out to bid for a third time, after Grand Canyon found the previous bids unacceptable. The successful bidder will provide lodging, food, retail and transportation services as well as mule rides on the South Rim. Those services are expected to bring in nearly $1 billion in gross revenue over 15 years. (AP Photo/Carson Walker, File) | Carson Walker

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A lucrative contract to operate some of the most iconic lodging and food locations at the Grand Canyon has been reopened for bidding in a process that will bring changes affecting the millions of people who visit the landmark each year.

The contract first went out for bid a year ago. But Grand Canyon Superintendent Dave Uberuaga said the park didn’t receive any bids adhering to the conditions called for in the 15-year pact.

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