Amendment_Attachment_02_-_Site_Visit_Instructions_0001.pdf

RFQ 140P4522Q0005 – Instructions for Site Visit

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SITE VISIT

A site visit will be held at 7:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, for all interested vendors. No questions will be answered during the site visit. All questions will need to be submitted, in writing, per the requirements of Amendment 0001 to RFQ 140P4522Q0005.

The purpose of the site visit is to establish a visual understanding of the equipment identified in the

Statement of Work and to establish an overall understanding of the equipment’s current operational condition. Due to space restrictions only one representative from each vendor will be allowed to RSVP and attend. The vendor representative may electronically record images and video of the elevators and elevator mechanical rooms only. Vendors will be required to be at the Ellis Island New Immigration

Building no later than 7:00 a.m. to check in with the site visit escort. ALL ATTENDEES MUST HAVE

PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION ON THEIR PERSON AT THE TIME OF CHECK IN. In addition to viewing applicable equipment at Ellis Island, government transportation to Liberty Island to view the equipment specific to that location will also be provided.

An RSVP is required no later than 1:00 p.m. ET on Friday, December 17, 2021. Please submit your RSVP confirmation, via email, to Tanya Bealmer @ tanya_bealmer@nps.gov. Requirements for the RSVP include:

1. Name of the vendor and the name of the vendor representative attending.

2. A statement specifying if the attendee will be arriving via the Battery Park ferry from

Manhattan, NY or by driving to Ellis Island via Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ.

a. If driving, include the vehicle type and license plate in the RSVP. To prevent undue delays please refrain from bringing a work truck/van for security purposes. Be advised that any vehicle containing equipment may be requested to be unloaded and all vehicles are subject to possible United States Park Police K-9 security sweeps. Directions to Ellis

Island are provided below.

b. If taking the ferry from Battery Park, attendees will need to catch the 6:30 a.m. boat to arrive at Ellis Island by the 7:00 a.m. check-in time. Please be advised there is a security checkpoint at Battery Park that will need to be navigated. The ferry operator will be provided a list a names from the RSVP list and no charges will be incurred for using the ferry if the attendee’s name is on the list.

ANY VENDOR REPRESENATIVE NOT PRESENT, AND CHECKED IN, AT THE ELLIS ISLAND NEW

IMMIGRATION BUILDING BY 7:00 A.M. ET WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE SITE VISIT AND NO ALTERANTE

SITE VISIT WILL BE SCHEDULED. PLEASE ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO NAVIGATE SECURITY

CHECKPOINTS.

Please see the next pages for a detailed map and driving directions to access Ellis Island via automobile.

mailto:tanya_bealmer@nps.gov

Directions to the Ellis Island Bridge

U.S. Park Police Post 4

(Bridge Access)

Exit 14B

Road not marked, Look for sign

“Deliveries Only”

Directions to the Ellis Island Bridge for visitors:

1. (a) Depending on your starting location, drive north or south on the New Jersey Turnpike to the Turnpike Newark

Bay Extension (Exits 14 A-B-C) and head East on the Extension towards the Holland Tunnel.

(b) If you are driving West, through the Holland Tunnel to New Jersey, keep to the right for several blocks after you exit the tunnel in Jersey City. You will eventually come to signs directing you to the New Jersey Turnpike.

Take this Turnpike road and pass through the first tollbooths then follow the instructions beginning with #2 below.

2. Leave the extension at Exit 14 B, bearing to the left immediately after passing through the tolls. DO NOT drive over the bridge to your right!

3. Follow the signs to the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Ferry. You will quickly come upon a traffic circle where you will bear to the RIGHT, going past the circle and heading down a road, Morris Pesin Drive, that is lined with flags. You will reach a barrier further along that road at which point you should turn LEFT onto Freedom Way.

4. Follow Freedom Way about 9/10th of a mile at which point you will see an asphalt drive turning off on your right with a sign saying “Ellis Island Deliveries / Authorized Vehicles Only,” with concrete barriers further down in the direction of the island.

5. You should turn right and drive slowly along this road… there are sometimes bicyclists, joggers, etc. crossing the road. Please yield to pedestrians.

6. When you reach the checkpoint (Post 4) you must STOP for inspection by the United States Park Police. The

Officer will ask you to present a photo ID. Raise the hood of your vehicle and open the trunk for inspection. The private security guard at the guardhouse will check a list for your name, which has been placed there in anticipation of your arrival. He or she will ask you to fill out a temporary ID tag form to place on your clothes and may provide you with a temporary parking tag for your car.