DEP SEEKS BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR VISITOR SERVICES AT OLETA RIVER STATE PARK

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 20, 2015

CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850-245-2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us 

DEP SEEKS SERVICE PROVIDER FOR VISITOR SERVICES AT OLETA RIVER STATE PARK

~Department seeks service provider for additional services at busy state park~

NORTH MIAMI - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service has released two Calls for Business Plans seeking service providers for Oleta River State Park. Possible services include food and beverage sales, recreational equipment rentals, guided tours, merchandise sales and special events coordination at Oleta River State Park and/or the Blue Marlin Fish House Restaurant, located outside the park.

Last fiscal year there were 552,188 visitors to Oleta River State Park, generating $41,523,144 in direct economic impact.

Interested parties must attend the March 11 meeting in order to be eligible to submit a proposal for Blue Moon Outdoor Center and/or Blue Marlin Fish House. Proposals are due no later than 5 p.m. EST, Friday, April 3, 2015.

WHAT:      Mandatory Onsite Meeting

WHEN:      Wednesday, March 11, 2015
                  9 to 11 a.m.

WHERE:    Oleta River State Park
                  3400 NE 163 St.
                  North Miami, FL 33160

Two tours will follow the meeting, one of the Blue Moon Outdoor Center and one of the Blue Marlin Fish House Restaurant.   

WHAT:      Tour of Blue Moon Outdoor Center

WHEN:      Wednesday, March 11, 2015
                  11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE:    Oleta River State Park
                  3400 NE 163 St.
                  North Miami, FL 33160

 

WHAT:      Tour of Blue Marlin Fish House Restaurant

WHEN:      Wednesday, March 11, 2015
                  2 to 4 p.m.

WHERE:    Blue Marlin Fish House Restaurant       
                  2500 NE 163 St.
                  North Miami, FL 33160

To register for the mandatory meeting or to submit questions in advance, please email Peter Zadikow at Peter.Zadikow@dep.state.fl.us by 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday, March 9, 2015.

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