Exhibit_I_SR_44_Off-Site_Access_Improvements_Summary.pdf

This is an off-site access improvements summary exhibit for Volusia County, Florida's Request for Proposal 26-P-45PW, which seeks a qualified private developer and operator to design, permit, construct, and operate a regional motocross park on approximately 77 acres of County-owned property located on State Road 44, approximately ten miles east of DeLand, Florida. The selected Concessionaire will enter into a thirty-year ground lease agreement and assume full responsibility for all financing, development, operations, and maintenance at its sole expense. The mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for February 27, 2026, at 9:30 AM at the UF/IFAS Extension Volusia County facility with a site visit to follow. Questions must be submitted by March 10, 2026, at 11:59 PM, and proposals are due March 31, 2026, by 3:00 PM through the County's eProcurement Portal. Construction is required to commence following permit issuance and be completed within twenty-four months of the lease effective date.

Respondents must propose an initial monthly rent of not less than $4,000 per month for the first five years with annual Consumer Price Index adjustments beginning in year five. Evaluation criteria include qualifications and experience (27 points), operational and business plan viability (25 points), community benefit plan (15 points), financial ability (15 points), financial proposal pricing (20 points), and value-added amenities (2 points). The solicitation documents do not identify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendors. Respondents must demonstrate financial capacity through recent financial statements and obtain payment and performance bonds equal to one hundred percent of project costs, along with required insurance coverages including commercial general liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 general aggregate. The County will contribute up to $1.25 million from voter-approved ECHO (Environmental, Cultural, Historic, and Outdoor Recreation) program funds toward eligible infrastructure improvements. The feasibility study projects initial construction costs of approximately $10.2 million with projected annual facility revenues reaching approximately $184,743 to $9,909 by stabilization depending on operational model.