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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MARCH 1, 1995 3 NPS & Navajo Nation seek bidders for Antelope Point Marina development The National Park Service and the Navajo Nation are seeking qualified applicants to develop and operate the Antelope Point Resort and Marina Complex, consisting of lodging, food, beverage, merchandise, service station, campground, tour boat iransportation, and marina related services. The Navajo Nation and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area share a lengthy boundary along the south shore of Lake Powell and the San Juan River. A 1970 Memorandum of Agreement between the NPS, the Navajo Nation, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bureau of Indian Affairs identified this areas potential, and the Navajo Nations desire for commercial development contiguous to Lake Powell for recreational use. In conjunction with this, a 'iipplemental agreement was signed in 1994 by Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt to implement the Development Concept Plan for the Antelope Point Marina Project, located approximately 7 miles northeast of Page, Arizona, within the Navajo Nation and along the shorelines of -- Lake Powell. Glen Canyon National Recre- ation Area superintendent, Joseph Alston stressed that this solicitation is open to all interested bidders and will be an excellent opportunity for private business to work with both the NPS and the Navajo Nation in establishing a new marina facility at Lake Powell. Currently there is no commercial operation located at the Antelope Point Project area. The Antelope Point Marina will augment the existing commercial facilities located on Lake Powell which currently consists of major marina developments at Bullfrog, Wahweap, Halls Crossing, and Hite. The Request for Qualifications will be used to create a short list of qualified applicants for phase two, which will be a Prospectus. This phase requires an application by letter that responds to the criteria and questions posed in the Request for Qualifications, which is available by writing or calling; National Park Service, Facilities & Concessions Management Division, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1507, Page, Arizona 86040 The word is getting out about our farm and ranch loans. How do you tell which hank really understands farmers and ranchers? Well, you can look in a Zions parking lot. And then you can look at what we re offering inside. Like long-terloans for land purchases. Credit lines for next season s crops and loans secured hy water stock. The fact is, no matter what your needs, we can tailor a loan program m thats right for you. For complete information, call your local Zions branch. Or stop in, (Were saving a spot for you.) -- (602)645-8331) Application letters will be accepted for sixty (60) calendar days from February 17, 1995. ZIONS BANK Mttitbtf F Dl C ft Equal Botwng Lender |