Double_Cottage_All_Apartments_RFB_2024_Final.pdf

LEASING OPPORTUNITY

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Double Cottage Building Apartment #’s 1/2/3/4

Unique Apartments Available for Lease in a National Park Service Historic Building, St.

Michael PA.

The Double Cottage is a 2-story frame structure with a hipped roof, large front porches, and a small rear wing porch. The structure is currently divided into four apartments with separate entrances from the front and rear porches. Apartment 1 is on the right side of the structure to the rear of this structure, 1st floor. Apartment 3 is on the right side of the structure, second story, going east on 210 N Main Street, Apartment 4 is on the left side, second story and Apartment 2 is on the left side first story. The cottage is located adjacent to the existing road in the St.

Michael Historic District. Each apartment is 1 floor with 2-bedrooms, 1 bath, living room, kitchen, laundry room, and large porch. There is a spacious parking area at the rear of the building.

For further information or a tour of the property please contact:

Nathan Vinglas Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site 110 Federal Park Road Gallitzin, PA 16641

(814) 886-6128 E-mail: Nathan_Vinglas@nps.gov

REQUEST FOR BIDS

(Term: Three years)

A. Summary

This Request for Bids (RFB) provides the opportunity for interested individuals and organizations to submit bids to the National Park Service (NPS) to lease a single apartment within the Double Cottage Building for residential use at Johnstown Flood National Memorial under the following general terms and conditions. See attached “Lease” for complete terms of occupancy.

1. Property Offered for Lease.

The Double Cottage Building Apartment 1, 2, 3, or 4. Please indicate on the bid form which apartment you are bidding on.

Apartment 1,2,3, and 4 all have approximately 900 square feet with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.

Other important details regarding all 4 apartments”

Baseboard electric heat

Laundry room with washer and dryer

Living room

Front porch with nice views

Off street parking

HW Floors

2 large bedrooms with carpet

1 full bath with tub

Stove and refrigerator. No dishwasher.

No air conditioning

Snow removal included Tenants responsible for trash, water, electric, and sewer

The Double Cottage is a two-story structure with a full basement that has a total square footage of 4,498 square feet. Between 1921 and 1950, this structure was owned by a local coal mining company, and the rooms were used for their guests. During the mid-1990s the interior was renovated for rental units and the exterior of the building was resided with vinyl siding. This building is currently divided into four apartments.

The National Park Service is committed to the preservation and maintenance of the Double Cottage building as part of the history of The Great Johnstown Flood.

2. Uses of the Leased Property.

The lessee is authorized to use the property solely for low-impact, non-transient, residential occupancy of the apartment and must be willing to become a part of this National Historic Park’s relationship with the public by maintaining the historic appearance of the structure and grounds.

In accordance with the attached draft lease, the lessee is responsible for all utilities and routine maintenance. The lessor will perform maintenance of the property as described in the lease.

3. Term of Lease

The lease will have a term of three (3) years. Lessee/ lessor (without cause) termination rights will begin 90 days before the end of the first year of the lease and continue till lease expiration.

Note: 90 days’ notice is required for termination without cause.

4. Fair Market Value Rent

The lessee will be required by the lease to pay at least minimum fair market value rent to the

NPS.

Based on the terms included in the attached Lease (Section 5. Rent), the minimum fair market value rent has been determined to be $6,600.00 annually, payable in equal monthly installments of $550.00 each month.

The lessee shall pay to the United States as rent the sum of at least Six Thousand Six hundred Dollars and No Cents ($6,600.00) per year as the base rent payable to the National Park Service and forwarded by the lessee to the Superintendent’s Secretary, who is stationed at the business office of the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and the Johnstown Flood National Memorial. Rent checks will be mailed to Allegheny Portage RR NHS 110 Federal Park Road Gallitzin, PA 16641, attention Superintendent’s Secretary. The annual rent shall be paid on the 1st day of each month in advance monthly installments of Five Hundred Fifty Dollars and no cents ($550.00).

Payment covering the period will be submitted with the executed lease.

5. Other Terms and Conditions

Earliest lease start date for each apartment:

Apartment 1: 4/1/2025 Apartment 2: 5/1/2025 Apartment 3: 11/15/2024 Apartment 4: 11/15/2024

6. Competitive Process.

This lease opportunity is open to all interested persons on a competitive basis. The bidder is to submit one bid for the amount of rent to be paid per month for the three year lease term. The bidder submitting a responsive bid offering the highest per month rent will be selected for award of the lease (subject to a determination of financial capability and reference check). A responsive bid is a bid that meets the material terms and conditions of this request for bids (see attached lease terms). The bid must offer a rental amount that is no less than fair market value

($550.00 per month). If two or more bids are equal, a drawing shall make the lease award by lot limited to the equal responsive bids received.

7. Bid Submission Date

Bids under this RFB must be received by 4:00pm Monday November 4th, 2024. Refer to section C. Submission of Bids and use the attached request forms. Beginning Monday November 11th, 2024 a bid opening will occur every Monday until a responsive bid has been submitted for each of the apartments.

8. Authority

This RFB is issued under the authority of federal law and regulations. The applicable law is found in United States Code at 16 U.S.C. 1a-2(k), and leasing regulations may be found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 36 CFR Part 18. This RFB and the offered lease are subject to and incorporate all terms and conditions of 36 CFR Part 18 as applicable. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this RFB and Part 18, Part 18 controls.

For further information or for a tour of the property please contact:

Nathan Vinglas Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site 110 Federal Park Road Gallitzin, PA 16641 (814)886-6128

E-mail: nathan_vinglas@nps.gov

B. The National Park Service and Johnstown Flood National Memorial

1. The National Park Service and its Mission

America’s National Park Service was created by Congress to “conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such a manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” Additionally, the Congress has declared that the National Park System should be, “…preserved and managed for the benefit and inspiration of all the people of the United States.” The National Park Service has as its overall mission the preservation and public enjoyment of significant aspects of the nation’s natural and cultural heritage.

To learn more about the National Park Service, visit our website at www.nps.gov. This site includes information about who we are, our mission, NPS policies and individual parks

2. The Park Area

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

The Johnstown Flood National Memorial was created by an Act of Congress on August 31, 1964.

This Act (78 Stat. 752), along with subsequent amendments (88 Stat. 120 April 11, 1992 and P.L.

99-388 August 23, 1986), outlined the specific purpose of the Memorial in commemorating the tragic Johnstown Flood of May 31, 1889.

The parks purpose is to:

Commemorate the Johnstown Flood of May 31, 1889, preserves the remains of the South Fork Dam and its historic setting, and interprets the cause and effect of the disaster upon the region and its people, including the worldwide humanitarian outpouring of aid and our dependence upon natural law.

C. Submission of Bid

1. In General

Bids submitted in response to the RFB require you to supply specific information. Please respond directly on forms A, B, and C which are included in this RFB.

D. Bid Submission Requirements

This selection process will continue until a selection is made. The NPS will open bids on a weekly schedule until a responsive bid has been submitted or until the NPS terminates the solicitation. Every Monday, after the initial bid opening, a bid opening will occur as described in section F of this RFB. Bid Forms must be emailed and received by the National Park Service (NPS) by 4:00 p.m. on Monday November 4th, 2024. The subject line of the email shall show the bidder’s name and which apartment they are submitting a bid for.

Bids must be emailed to Nathan_Vinglas@nps.gov

If you are unable to email your bid please contact the Park for further instructions.

E. Additional Information

NPS may request from any bidder after the submission date additional information or written clarification of a bid. However bids may not be amended after the submission date unless permitted by NPS. NPS may not permit amendment of a bid unless all offerors that submitted responsive bids are given an opportunity to amend their respective bids.

F. NPS Selection of the Highest Bid

NPS will review all responses to this RFB as follows:

Bids must be submitted on forms A, B, C and D located in this RFB.

Bids must refer to the public notice that advertised this structure.

Bids must state the offered amount of rent in the bid.

Bids must include the dated signature of the bidder.

Bid forms must be emailed and received by the Leasing Manager of Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historical Site/Johnstown Flood Memorial Site before 4:00 PM on Monday November 4th, 2024. Bids will only be considered if received timely at the email designated above.

The bidder submitting a responsive bid for each apartment offering the highest rent will be selected for award of the lease (subject to a determination of financial capability). A responsive bid meets the material terms and conditions of this request and the attached lease. No bid in an amount less than the fair market rental value shall be accepted. If two or more bids are equal, a drawing shall make the lease award by lot limited to equal responsive bids received.

NPS may terminate this solicitation without liability to any person.

G. Confidentiality of Bids

If you believe that a bid package contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information that you do not want to be made public, please include the following sentence on the cover page of the bid package:

“This bid package contains trade secrets and/or confidential commercial and financial information that the Bidder believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The Bidder requests that this information not be disclosed to the public, except as may be required by law.”

In addition, you must specifically identify what you consider to be trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information on the page of the bid package on which it appears, and you must include the following sentence on each such page:

“This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information that the Bidder believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, and which is subject to the non-disclosure statement on the first page of this bid package.”

Information so identified will not be made public by NPS except in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.

BID FORM ATTACHMENTS

Exhibit A: Draft Lease Form A: Bid form Form B: NPS Form 10-353 Form C: NPS Form 10-352 Form D: NPS Form 10-355/10-359

Form A: BID FORM

1. Which apartment are you applying for? _______

2. My use of the property .(check one): _____will ______will not comply with the terms and conditions stated in the lease attached to this RFB.

3. I anticipate that I will require the following number of parking spaces:

Number of spaces for residents:____________ Number of spaces for visitors:____________

4. If your use will not comply with the terms and conditions of the lease, please explain:

5. I am submitting a bid for the following amount of rent:

Annual Rent Offered: __________________________

NOTE: Your offer must be at a minimum $6,600.00 annually. The National Park Service has established the minimum fair market value rent to be $6,600.00 annually. The terms of the lease were considered in this determination.

6. I would like to begin occupancy on the following date: _________________ (The National Park Service will determine the start date of this lease. Your information is for planning purposes only; it does not guarantee that your occupancy will begin on that date.

7. Where did you see this apartment advertised? __________________________

I acknowledge that this information is provided as my official response to the National Park Service Request for Bid for the Double Cottage

Signature of Bidder(s) Date Printed Name of Bidder(s)

Signature of Bidder(s) Date Printed Name of Bidder(s)