Cesar Chavez Makers Market Vendor Application

As a vendor participating in a Downtown Sacramento Partnership event, I agree to, understand, and will be held responsible for all of the below. The Downtown Partnership reserves the right to remove any vendor who does not comply with any of the following.

Vendor Approval Process:

- Downtown Sacramento Partnership will accept applications from April 18, 2022 - June 30, 2022.
- The application fee is due when application is turned in.
- By early May, vendors will be notified by email as to which event(s) they have been approved to participate in.
- Vendors will be selected according to available space, tenant mix, and past involvement at the discretion of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership.

Payments:

- Vendor will be invoiced at least 21 days prior to the month of the scheduled event.
- Open invoices are due and payable by the 5th of the month of the scheduled event.
- If payment in full is not received by the Downtown Sacramento Partnership (Company) by the applicable due date, then without limiting Company’s rights, the following will be applicable.
a. Company may charge Vendor a late fee equal to 15% of the amount of the invoice or $50.00, whichever is greater, for each invoice not paid within 10 days of the due date.
b. Should Vendor fail to pay invoice in full, including applicable late fees, within 60 days of the original invoice due date, Company reserves the right to terminate Vendor’s participation in all company events.
i. All terminated Vendors may henceforth be disqualified from participating in all of Company’s events until payment is received in full.
ii. Once payment is received in full, Company will ban Vendor for a period of time not less than 6 months following full payment.
- If Vendor has submitted payment in advance of event dates and fails to participate in the event, the submitted fees are forfeit and non-refundable.
- Payments can be made to the Company by cash, check payable to “Downtown Sacramento Partnership”, or credit card.
a. Invoice Number or event date should be included in the memo field of payments by check.
b. Credit card payments are subject to a Credit Card Processing fee of 3% of the total amount due.

Professional Courtesy:

- All vendors participating in a Downtown Partnership event are expected to maintain a level of professional courtesy to all event participants.

Liability:

- All vendors are required to carry a minimum $1,000,000 liability insurance. The “Downtown Sacramento Partnership and City of Sacramento” must be listed as the certificate holder with an address of 980 9th St. Suite 200 Sacramento, CA 95814. An endorsement naming “The Downtown Sacramento Partnership and the City of Sacramento, its officials, agents, employees and volunteers” must accompany the certificate of insurance.
- Vendor agrees to hold harmless, the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, their staff, and the City of Sacramento for losses of any kind, whether by fire, theft, physical violence, elements of nature, or any other cause.

Space Assignment:

- Vendor spaces are 10’x10’. If vendor exceeds the 10’x10’ spacing assignment by 2 or more feet, vendor will be required to pay an additional $50 for their vendor space.
- Notification of approval and vendor location assignments will be sent by email.
- Heat-generating appliances require at least a 10-foot clearance around the booth.
- Cesar Chavez Plaza is the only park with electricity available. Vendors must be pre-approved to use the park outlets.
- Generators must be approved by Downtown Partnership prior to event start and must have a noise level of less than 59dB.

Clean-up:

- All trash must be bagged and deposited in the trash cans.
- Vendors are responsible for the condition of their areas during and after the event.
- A minimum $50.00 fine will apply for any clean up necessary after the vendor has vacated the area.