NOTICE TO BIDDERS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) X001255

RFP:

X001255

TYPE:

Adaptive Reuse and/or Operation

PARK AND
COUNTY:

Knox Farm State Park, Erie County, NY

OPPORTUNITY:

Adaptive reuse, improvement, and/or operation of the equestrian structures in

Knox Farm State Park (the Park), East Aurora, Erie County, New York.

TERM:

10 years, beginning on or about January 1, 2017

LICENSE FEE:

Minimum $25,000 annual payment to State Parks AND

Minimum 5% of gross receipts (or $5,000 annually)

CAPITAL
INVESTMENT:

As needed to realize proposal

R&R ACCOUNT:

$5,000 annual payment

UTILITIES FEE:

Licensee is 100% responsible shared on a pro rata basis and directly billed

TRASH/REFUSE
REMOVAL:

Licensee is 100% responsible (including all organic waste, manure, and bedding)

RELEASE DATE: Tuesday, June 14, 2016

PROPOSALS
DUE:
DESIGNATED
CONTACTS:
ADDITIONAL
NOTE(S):

Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 5:00 P.M. EST

Christopher M. Pushkarsh, Director of Regional Operations and Resource Development
Ronald Peters, Deputy General Manager, Western District, Niagara Falls State Park
State Parks does not anticipate granting a term beyond 10 years unless extraordinary
private capital investment (exceeding $1 million legislative minimum) is offered and the
extended term is required to amortize the capital investment.

The Notice to Bidders is an excerpt of the information found in the full RFP X001255. The complete RFP and
supplement documents may be downloaded from the New York State Contract Reporter website:
https://www.nyscr.ny.gov or directly contact the Concessions Management Bureau at #518-486-2932.
All inquiries regarding interpretation of the RFP or requests for additional information must be addressed in writing
and submitted to the Concessions Management Bureau, New York State Parks, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York
12207, e-mail Concessions@parks.ny.gov. Written responses to substantive queries will be issued to all prospective
bidders in the form of addenda as a means of response.