Banner Marsh Amendment 2.docx

Attachment BB Cropping Plans to include Site Specific Information

Date: January 31, 2018

Solicitation Package Recipients:

Transmitted herewith, please find Addendum #1 for the above referenced project.

This addendum is being issued to modify section 1.3.1.2 of the Milestones and Deliverable, section 2.5 payment terms, and Attachment BB Lease Requirements of the Contract. Please replace contract pages 4, 9, and 21 contained within the Invitation for Bid with the following page.

Thank you.

State of Illinois IFB Section 1. Part A. Instructions and General Information V.18.1

1. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

1.1. GOAL: Farm Lease Contract (“Lease”) between Vendor and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for the purpose of a land management program on the following described land, in a manner consistent with the Agency’s policies. Land is located in Fulton County, Township 6 North, Range 5 West, Sections 27,33, & 34, 4th P.M. further described in Attachment AA. Farm leasing of approximately 441.5 acres in 2018 and 118.6 acres in 2019 of land at Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area for agricultural purposes.

1.2. SUPPLIES AND/OR SERVICES REQUIRED: Many Department of Natural Resources owned or managed lands contain tillable acreage. These lands have the potential to generate revenue if used to grow agricultural products. It is the Department’s policy to minimize the use of such lands for agricultural production in favor of establishing annual or permanent wildlife habitats. However, the Department also recognizes that certain agricultural practices and farm income can provide needed resources for wildlife habitat, improving habitat diversity, developing cover and edge effect, and maintaining annual vegetative stages. The Agency requires services to perform agricultural farming services. See Attachment BB for cropping plan, field numbers, crop and acreage per field.

For procurements conducted in BidBuy, the State may include in this contract the BidBuy Purchase Order as it contains the agreed Supplies and/or Services.

|_| If checked, see the attached BidBuy Purchase Order for a Description of Supplies and/or Services.

1.3. MILESTONES AND DELIVERABLES:

1.3.1. Lessee shall guarantee lease payment by submitting one of the following each year:

1.3.1.1 Prepaying the full amount of rent within thirty (30) days after contract execution and must be submitted prior to March 1st every year thereafter during the term of the lease. Failure to do so shall subject this Lease to immediate termination.

1.3.1.2 Providing an irrevocable letter of credit (Attachment DD) to guarantee payment of the lease. The irrevocable letter of credit must be submitted to the Farm Lease Manager within thirty (30) days after contract execution and must be submitted prior to March 1st every year thereafter during the term of this Lease. Failure to do so shall subject this Lease to immediate termination.

A. If the Lessee provides an irrevocable letter of credit, the Lessee agrees to pay one half of annual lease payment on or before July 15th and the balance shall be paid in full by December 15th for each crop or lease year. Full payment for carryover wheat planted in Year 1 of the Lease shall be due July 15, 2019. The payment amount shall be the per acre rate per year as set in Section 2.1.2 for the number of acres of carryover wheat planted. Payment may be any combination of the following methods:

a. Additional services to the Site as outlined in Attachment CC;

2.

State of Illinois IFB Section 1. Part A. Instructions and General Information V.18.1

3. PRICING

2.1 FORMAT OF PRICING:

2.1.1 Lessee shall submit pricing in the format shown below, based on the terms and conditions set forth in section 1 of this Contract.

2.1.2 Pricing shall be submitted in the following format: $ per acre/ per year based on the following acreage:

441.5 Acres in 2018

118.6 Acres in 2019

2.2 TYPE OF PRICING: The Illinois Office of the Comptroller requires the State to indicate whether the contract value is firm or estimated at the time it is submitted for obligation. The total value of this contract is firm.

2.3 ADDITIONAL SERVICES ALLOWED: Additional Services will be allowed as follows: Work performed by the Vendor that the Site Superintendent has requested and of which is not part of this lease shall be deducted from the lease payment in accordance with Attachments BB & CC. Any such services performed shall be in accordance with the University of Illinois established rates located at http://www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/manage/machinery/. Lessee shall receive prior Agency approval for acceptable service projects which may exceed an accumulative total of 10% of the annual lease value or $10,000.

2.4 Taxes: Pricing shall not include any taxes. However, pursuant to Paragraph 1.3.2, Lessee is responsible for payment of all leasehold taxes on the leased lands during the lease term.

2.5 Payment Terms: Lessee agrees to pay one half of the annual Lease payment on or before July 15th and the balance shall be paid in full by December 15th for each crop or rent year. Full payment for carryover wheat planted in year 1 of the Lease shall be due July 15, 2019. The payment amount shall be the rent rate per acre per year for the number acres of carryover wheat planted.

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AGRICULTURAL/WILDLIFE & HABITAT LAND LEASE

Lease Requirements

The list below includes those actions required as part of the lease in addition to lease payments.

Required Action List

Vendor shall not use any neonicotinoid treated soybean seed including seeds treated with Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam, Clothianidin, Acetamiprid, Thiacloprid, Dinotefuran or Nitenpyram insecticides.

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