The Department of Natural Resources is seeking qualified vendors to provide concession services at Belle Isle Park beginning with the 2015 season. All interested vendors are required to attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting related to the concession service they wish to provide. The meetings will be held at the Flynn Pavilion, located near the intersection of Picnic Way and Loiter Way, on the shores of Lake Tacoma, on Belle Isle.
During the meetings, DNR staff will provide information on the process of submitting bids, distribute bid packages and answer questions from bidders. Each meeting will last approximately one hour. Failure of the bidder or a bidder representative to attend the appropriate pre-bid meeting will result in rejection of the bid.
Available concession services include food service, toy/souvenir sales, beach chair/umbrella rentals, electric carriage rides, watercraft/bike/snow sport rentals, Porta-Potty and hand-wash station rentals, operation of the athletic complex and operation of the golf driving range.
Below is the list of available concession services and the pre-bid meeting schedule:
Wednesday, Dec. 17
9 a.m. – Golf driving range
1 p.m. – Watercraft/bike/snow sport rentals
3 p.m. – Porta-Potty and hand-wash rentals
Thursday, Dec. 18
9 a.m. – Mobile food and mobile ice cream
10:30 a.m. – Mobile toy and beach rental
11:30 a.m. – Carriage ride
1 p.m. – Kids’ Row concession store
Friday, Dec. 19
9 a.m. – Athletic complex
For questions about concessions, please contact Belle Isle Park Manager Karis Floyd at floydk@michigan.gov or 313-821-9844 or Brenda Mikula, concession/lease manager, at mikulab@michigan.gov or 989-275-5151 ext. 2006.
Recreation Passport
A Recreation Passport is required for any motor vehicle entering a Michigan state park, boat launch, state forest campground or nonmotorized state trailhead parking. Residents can purchase the Passport for just $11 ($5 for motorcycles) at the time of Michigan license plate renewal through Secretary of State. Forgot to check “YES” during renewal? Residents and nonresidents can purchase a Recreation Passport window sticker during regular business hours at state parks. Learn more about how the Recreation Passport supports state parks and local outdoor recreation opportunities at www.michigan.gov/recreationpassport.
Belle Isle Park visitors can purchase their Recreation Passport on Belle Isle at the White House (administrative building) from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
Additional information about Belle Isle Park – Michigan’s 102nd state park – and the Recreation Passport on Belle Isle is available at www.belleislepark.org.
Follow the DNR and Belle Isle Park on Twitter @MichiganDNR and @BelleIsle_Park. Belle Isle partners and others interested in the park’s revitalization are encouraged to use the hashtag #AllinforBelleIsle.
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