Catering

Columbia Event Management is the preferred catering vendor of the Bollinger Forum. All full service event catering must be placed through Columbia Event Management. No other catering vendors will be permitted, with the exception of select local, minority, and woman-owned businesses. Upon request, the Bollinger Forum can provide interested event organizers with a list of qualified local, minority, and woman-owned vendors to select from. Event organizers must submit their request to the Bollinger Forum at least one month prior to the event date for final approval.

All vendors must have current Department of Health (DOH) certifications as well as a certificate of insurance (COI) on file at the Bollinger Forum.

Caterers who have not recently provided service for an event at the Bollinger Forum may be required to attend a pre-event walk-through to review the Bollinger Forum’s catering facilities and policies. Any drop-off catering orders not placed through Columbia Event Management will be subject to a catering attendant fee, charged to the Event Organizer. Event Management will determine the number of attendants necessary (if any) and staff the event accordingly.

Catering Fee: The Bollinger Forum has a $500 catering fee for events over 20 people and/or which require use of the Bollinger Forum Building Pantry. Catering Protocols: Event organizers should review catering protocols for the Bollinger Forum with their caterers.

The Bollinger Forum is a linen-free building. With the exception of cloth napkins, catering and related furniture rentals should be arranged with this in mind.

The Event Organizer and their caterer may be required to participate in a pre-event walk-through with the Bollinger Forum’s event staff.

All outside catering equipment including china, glass, silverware, and tables must be delivered and picked up on the same day as the event.

The Bollinger Forum does not provide hand trucks or dollies.

Event organizers or caterers should immediately notify the Bollinger Forum event point person of any spills so that Facilities can be alerted.

All food and drink must be removed from the premises or disposed of at the end of the event; the caterer or event sponsor is responsible for seeing that this is done. Failure to comply may result in an additional charge to the event sponsor.

No overnight storage of food or drink is allowed.

Caterers are responsible for disposing of food waste in the bins provided for the event.

Caterers using the Bollinger Forum Building Pantry are required to clean the facility before leaving the building. Any clean-up required as a result of not following this policy will be at the expense of the event sponsor.