Request for Proposal – Spring Meadow Golf Course & Inn Lease (Last updated July 17, 2024)

UPDATE: July 17, 2024

On May 1, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking an operator for the Spring Meadow Golf Course & Inn in Wall Township, Monmouth County. Pursuant to the RFP, potential bidders were given until May 31, 2024 to submit questions about the RFP. The Department’s responses to these questions were to be posted by June 7, 2024.

Due to the volume of questions received, the Department made several adjustment to the deadlines for responding to questions from potential bidders and for submission of bids. The current deadlines are:

On or before July 18, 2024: The Department’s responses to questions received on the RFP by May 31, 2024 will be posted.
On or before August 22, 2024: Close of bids (at noon).

Responses to all questions received prior to the question cut-off date and all associated new exhibits referenced in the document are now posted below.

Responses to Questions Received

Exhibits Referenced in the Response Document

Exhibit 1 – Financial Information & Quarterly Report Summaries for the current Golf Course Operator (Posted in 3 parts):

Exhibit 1A 2011-2013

Exhibit 1B 2014 – 2018

Exhibit 1C 2019 – 2023

Exhibit 2 – Financial Information for the Prior Inn (Restaurant) Operator

Exhibit 3 – 2024 Golf Course Membership Agreement

Exhibit 4 – Cost of Improvements/List of Deficiencies for the Golf Course & Inn

Exhibit 5 – Spring Meadow Golf Course Irrigation System and Water Storage Improvements Plans

Exhibit 6 – Water Conservation and Drought Emergency Management Plan Reports for Golf Course/Irrigation

Exhibit 7 – Water Usage Reports and Inspection Results for the Golf Course

Exhibit 8 – Percentage Rent Information for the Golf Course & Restaurant Agreements

Exhibit 9 – Current LE11-014 Operating Agreement for the Golf Course

Exhibit 10 – Expired LE15-025 Operating Agreement for the Inn (Restaurant)

Exhibit 11 – Underground Tank Removal/Abandonment History

Exhibit 12 – Fire Inspection Violations for the Inn

Exhibit 13 – Fire Inspection Violations for the Golf Course

Exhibit 14 – Before and After Photos of Erosion near Hole #10 on the Golf Course

The Department has also made some revisions to the SPRING MEADOW INN REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, Exhibit B- Proposed Lease Agreement and Exhibit E – Department-owned Equipment List. The documents linked below have been updated to reflect these changes.

Please note that only those potential bidders who attended (or were represented at) the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Visit held on May 30, 2024 are eligible to bid on this RFP.

The Department of Environmental Protection is issuing a Request for Proposal to solicit proposals from qualified bidders to operate, maintain, and manage the Spring Meadow Golf Course Property, which includes an 18-hole State-owned public golf course with a driving range, restaurant/bar and halfway house, located in Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The Lease Agreement will be awarded through a sealed public bid process.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Visit will be held at the Spring Meadow Golf Course Property on May 30, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. The address for the specific meeting location is 4185 Atlantic Avenue, Farmingdale, New Jersey 07727 (the restaurant/bar). Each bidder, or an authorized representative for the bidder, must register and attend the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Visit. Bids will only be accepted from those bidders who were properly registered at the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Visit.

In the event inclement weather is anticipated on the day of the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Visit, the Department will post an update with information on cancellation to this website by 5:00 pm on May 29, 2024. The rain date is scheduled for June 4, 2024 at 1:30 pm.

A Bidder must submit a completed BID APPLICATION and BID PROPOSAL FORM (please refer to the Bid Submission Instructions and/or RFP for the number of copies required) for this opportunity. Bid Proposal packages must be received by the Public Land Administration Section by the closing date for the bid. LATE PROPOSALS SHALL BE INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION. More detailed information is available in the Bid Submission Instructions below.

All forms related to Lease, License and Concession public bidding opportunities on this webpage are available for your immediate printing. The Public Land Administration Section will no longer mail out paper copies upon request.