PARSIPPANY — Resolution R2017-38 was unanimously passed on Tuesday, March 7 by the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council.
The resolution was authorizing award of a contract to “Knoll West Country Club” (a private company) for the operation of catering and banquet facilities at the Township owned buildings at Knoll West Country Club and Knoll East County Club.
Both buildings will be going under major renovations within the next four years, and at times will be required to be closed to the public.
Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills advertised for bids to be received for Operation of Catering and Banquet Facilities and Provision of Related Services at Knoll County Club on two occasions, initially on January 20 and again on February 14. The Township mailed out 24 bid packages to potential bidders in the field of catering and banquet services and no bids were received on either date.
Local Public Contract Law allows a contract to be negotiated after no bids were received on two separate occasions.
CFO Ann Cucci, Director of Purchasing Michael Hardie and Golf Superintendent Glenn Foesel met with the current caterer, Knoll West County Club and negotiated and revised the rent proposed to be more applicable with respect to the current market conditions.
Knoll West Country Club will pay a monthly rent of $30,000 each month for the initial forty-eight months of the term. The monthly rent will decrease by 50% during any time period where either the Knoll West Facility or the Knoll East Facility are completely closed down due to renovations. The monthly rent will increase to $55,000 once the renovations to both the Knoll West Facility and the Knoll East Facility have been completed.
Knoll West Country has booked well over 100 upcoming events in the next several months and is willing to work with the Township to coordinate these events around the upcoming renovations that the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills is planning to undertake at both facilities.
