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Town of Pictou – RFP Lots D and E 2019 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – LAND DEVELOPMENT Dan Troke Chief Administrative Officer Town of Pictou 12/12/2019 -i- SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The Town of Pictou (Town) is hereby inviting responses to a Request for Proposals (RFP) related to the purchase and commercial development of lands located adjacent to the Pictou Roundabout currently being utilized as a Visitor Information Centre on 49 Pine Tree Road (Lot D – PID# 65225559) and a vacant lot at 216 Pine Tree Road (Lot E – PID# 65057184). To submit, Developers, hereinafter referred to as Proponents, must first register and obtain a package from the Town. The Town will receive sealed proposals from Proponents until 4:00 p.m. (local time) February 28, 2020 addressed as follows: Town of Pictou Re: Request for Proposals – Roundabout Land Development PO Box 640 40 Water Street Pictou, NS B0K 1H0 The Town of Pictou will not accept electronic submissions. Proponents are to submit eight bound copies and a flash drive containing an electronic copy formatted for printing. All inquiries concerning this Request for Proposals are to be directed to: Kyle Slaunwhite Superintendent of Public Works Town of Pictou (902) 485-4372 (O) x.258 [email protected] The Town reserves the right to request clarification and additional information. All costs associated with the compilation and presentation of any and all proposals or any supplemental information requirements shall be borne solely by the Proponent. The Town reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, or to accept any proposal which it may consider to be in the best interest of the Town. The Town also reserves the right to waive any formality, informality, or technicality in any proposal. To aid in the assembly of proposals, the Town has compiled an economic profile of the western portion of Pictou County. Due to the report being assembled with third party information, the Town does not warrant or provide any assurances as to the accuracy or validity of the data. The profile can be obtained at: http://www.townofpictou.ca/town- hall/planning-permits-and-reports/. Contents Submission Requirements .................................................................................................................................. i 1. Overview .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 General Overview ................................................................................................................................ 3 1.2 Lots ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 2. Specific Aspects ............................................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Access Points and Piped Services .................................................................................................. 4 2.2 Square Area Requirements .............................................................................................................. 4 2.3 Land Banking......................................................................................................................................... 5 2.4 Land Use .................................................................................................................................................. 5 3. Evaluation Criteria ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Appendix A – Lot D Visitor Information Centre ........................................................................................ 6 Appendix B – Lot E Pine Tree Road ............................................................................................................... 9 Appendix C – Land Use By-Law Highway Commercial........................................................................ 10 Appendix D – Roundabout Plan of Survey ............................................................................................... 13 Appendix E – Proposed Lot Details ............................................................................................................. 15 Appendix F – Economic Profile of Western Pictou County ................................................................ 17 -3- 1. OVERVIEW 1.1 General Overview The subject areas will require rezoning. Lot D is located adjacent to existing private sector holdings owned or operated by Parsons Investments (Provincial Offices and future Medical Clinic), Somerled (future site for a McDonald’s restaurant, Ultramar gas station and On The Run convenience store), Sobeys, Tim Hortons, Subway, Emergency Health Services, Home Hardware, Vernon d’Eon Fishing Supplies and the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation. Lot E is 400 meters from Lot D on Pine Tree Road. The area is near other local, regional, national and international corporations. Redevelopment of the roundabout has created a gateway to the Town and over eighty shops and services located in the downtown. Pictou serves as a gateway community to the Province of Nova Scotia in terms of the highway, ferry and port linkages. More specifically, Lot D and E are clearly visible and easily accessible to Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) 106 leading to the immediately adjacent Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island Ferry. The area is also located at the entrance to the Town of Pictou which acts as the service centre to western Pictou County – a population base in excess of 10,000 people. Pictou is also an active commercial port linking Nova Scotia to the world via the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The port infrastructure is owned and managed by Pictou Marine Terminals and Straitline Stevedoring. The average daily (two-way) traffic for the reporting highways ranges between 19,600 in the fall/winter and 21,900 in the spring/summer seasons. The 2013 average annual daily traffic count for the exit directly leading to the subject area has been reported at 12,300 vehicles. Annual Ferry related passenger vehicles has ranged between 135,000 and 150,000, while commercial related vehicles have ranged between 15,000 and 17,500. To assist with new business development and creation, the Town has initiated a commercial assessment phase-in By-Law enabled under the Municipal Government Act. The legislation allows for phase in of incremental commercial assessment over a 10-year period. In summary, the subject area is immediately adjacent to very active business and service sectors, within an area that is highly visible and retains significant traffic volumes. Greenfield development opportunities exist on holdings described within the next section. 1.2 Lots The lot sizes are: • Lot D: 2.4 acres • Lot E: 2.92 acres Three lots – A, B and C – were created and sold through a previous RFP process. These lots were created when a realignment of the existing entrance to the Town saw the introduction of a small roundabout. The objectives of the realignment were three-fold. Firstly, to ease traffic congestion in the general area, secondly to create lots for commercial development, and thirdly to improve the visual presence of the main entrance to Town. The redevelopment was undertaken in partnership between the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (NSTIR) and the Town of Pictou. Lot D contains a wood frame structure utilized as the Visitor Information Centre. Currently a septic and well provide wastewater and water services, but Town services are available at the property line. A monument to the clan MacDonald is located on the southern boundary of Lot D. See Appendix A for more details. Lot E is vacant and contains a pond. Access is gained from Pine Tree Road through two small culverts (previously a semi-circular drive) from Pine Tree Road. An option to connect to Town sanitary and water are also available nearby. See Appendix B for more details. 2. SPECIFIC ASPECTS 2.1 Access Points and Piped Services The legs leading to and from and the roundabout itself are considered to be part of provincially controlled access highway. Ingress and egress to Lot D must therefore meet this provincial requirement. The Town can provide water and sanitary services to Lot D and E. The Developer shall be responsible for confirming their requirements for servicing. Proponents are being asked to provide within their submission, a plan for stormwater management, including, without limitation, onsite storage and a design, whereby there is no net increase to flows exiting the area. The new system of catch basins surrounding the roundabout and lots are contained in Appendix D and E. The grading and connection to a 1,200mm pipe leading to the holding pond in the NSTIR Rotary is also shown. A future contractual agreement between the Town and a chosen Developer(s) will require the Developer to produce engineered stamped drawings for approval by the Town and Nova Scotia Environment with respect to a stormwater management plan. Plans and drawings contained in Appendix D and E drawings can be downloaded from http://www.townofpictou.ca/town-hall/planning-permits-and-reports/ for larger printing. 2.2 Square Area Requirements Proponents are to include a proposed plot plan defining square area requirement for a development(s). The Town is not averse to a proposed sub-division of lot(s) provided that the