6-26-29-Fish Nursery SOW.docx
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- Montgomery County, Northern Cambria Borough, Pennsylvania
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This is a Scope of Work document from Montgomery County Parks, Trails, & Historic Sites for a fish nursery sub-lease partnership with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. Montgomery County is soliciting responses from insured for-profit, non-profit, and public entities to maintain and operate a trout nursery at the Stony Creek Nursery facility located at 57 Upper Farm Road, Norristown, Pennsylvania. The facility includes approximately 6 pool raceways, suitable wells, a clubhouse, pavilion, and storage sheds. The project objectives include operating the nursery to rear fingerling trout for fishing opportunities serving disadvantaged children, disabled citizens, and the general public during special events such as fishing derbies. The County intends to execute a 10-year sub-lease with the selected organization. Interested parties must submit a one to three-page letter of interest that includes the organization name, primary contact information, a description of past, current, and future activities demonstrating successful nursery operation, and a minimum of three professional references. An onsite pre-bid conference will be held to allow prospective bidders to tour the nursery and related buildings; bidders should consult the Bonfire portal for the specific date and time. All final proposal submissions must be submitted electronically through Montgomery County's procurement portal at https://montcopa.bonfirehub.com/portal by the posted submission deadline.
The sub-lessee will be responsible for all operational costs including utilities, electricity, maintenance, trash removal, and portable toilet rentals. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has agreed to fund capital costs associated with supplying a new dedicated electrical service to the selected operator. The site will be limited to club-related activities and storage only, with vehicle parking and operation permitted on the sub-leased space. No camping, bonfires, or after-hours access is allowed unless approved by the Norristown Farm Park Site Supervisor. Access to the site is restricted to the gate at 57 Upper Farm Road, and the gate must remain locked unless otherwise authorized. The Stony Creek Nursery site currently lacks electricity, and larger ponds are undergoing a dredge project. Upon County review and approval from DCNR, the sub-lease will be activated, after which DCNR will initiate an RFP for the electrical capital project. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted through the Messages/Opportunity Q&A section in the Bonfire portal for public review.
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Montgomery County SPEC. 6603 Nursery Partnerships at The Norristown Farm Park Montgomery County Parks, Trails, & Historic Sites Background Information Montgomery County is located approximately 20 miles west of Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Governed by a three-member Board of Commissioners, the County government is a large, diverse organization whose mission is to provide quality services in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Montgomery County, with over 865,000 residents, is the third most populus County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has a population greater than four states (Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, and North Dakota).
Project Summary Montgomery County is seeking interest and ideas from an insured for-profit, non-profit and public entities for a sub-lease to maintain and operate a fish nursery in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. The site will provide an opportunity to operate and maintain a trout nursery for the rearing of fingerling trout to provide increased fishing opportunities for disadvantaged children, disabled citizens and the overall general public during special events, such as fishing derbies. Currently, the facility is located at 57 Upper Farm Road, Norristown Pa, 19403. Site amenities include 6+/- pool raceway, suitable wells, a club house, a pavilion, & storage sheds.
Project Background Montgomery County operates the 725 +/- acres known as the Norristown Farm Park; the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) owns the property. Due to a revision of property boundaries within the Norristown State Hospital, DCNR acquired additional property including the 5 +/- acres known as the “Stony Creek Nursery.” Currently, the site has no electricity, and the larger ponds are undergoing a dredge project. DCNR is willing to fund the capital costs associated with supplying a new dedicated service to an organization that is interested in operating and maintaining the nursery.
Project Objectives The County would like to sign a 10-year sub-lease with an organization that will focus on fishing related activities, including educational tours, stockings, and fishing demonstrations. All utilities, electricity, maintenance, including trash and portable toilet rentals would be the responsibility of the sub-lessee. The sub-lessee would be responsible for coordinating all club-related activities, including storage and access with the Site Supervisor of the Norristown Farm Park. The site would be limited to club-related activities & storage only. Vehicles may be parked and operated on the sub-leased space. No camping, bonfires, or after-hours access unless approval is granted by the Site supervisor. Access to the site is limited to the gate at 57 Upper Farm Road, at no point should any vehicle access the site from any other park driveway. To prevent unauthorized access, the gate should always remain locked, unless specified otherwise.
Project Schedule Based on the responses to this specification, the County after review & approval from DCNR, will activate a 10-year sub-lease with the organization. Once the sub-lease is established, DCNR will initiate the RFP for the electrical capital project.
Letter of Interest Submission Parties interested in responding to this project should submit a 1 to 3-page letter of interest, which includes the following information:
1. Name of interested entity or organization
2. Name of primary contact and contact information (street address, phone and email address).
3. Description of proposed plan, this should include:
A. Past activities, demonstrating successful operation of a nursery similar in size and scope of this one.
B. Current activities, demonstrating successful operation of a nursery similar in size and scope. Please also include plans to explain how the addition of this project will impact your current activities.
C. Future activities, demonstrating how the continued successful operation of the nursery and related activities.
4. A minimum of 3 professional references shall be provided.
PreBid Conference While all interested parties are encouraged and welcome to visit the Norristown Farm Park, an onsite prebid conference will be held to give all prospective bidders the opportunity to tour the nursery and all buildings as indicated in this scope. Please refer to the online solicitation events found on Bonfire for the date and time the prebid conference will be held.
CONTACTS & SUBMISSIONS
1. All questions are to be submitted via the Messages / Opportunity Q&A section for this solicitation in the Bonfire portal and all answers will be provided for public review.
2. All final Proposal submissions must be made electronically via the County’s procurement submission portal - https://montcopa.bonfirehub.com/portal - by the posted submission deadline.
3. Bidders are strongly encouraged to complete a site visit to fully familiarize themselves with the site constraints.
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