Request for Information St Kilda Marina Long Term Lease
Tender Overview
About this tender
The St Kilda Marina was Australia's first large-scale purpose-built and self-contained marina. It is a key destination for locals, Melbournians, visitors and users of the marina. The Marina is located at 42 A-E Marine Parade, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, between two recreational reserves, Marine Reserve to the north and M.O. Moran Reserve to the south. In undertaking this RFI, the Council is seeking to gauge market interest in either: (a) entering a long-term development lease (that is, a lease that allows the lessee to develop and operate the site in line with the Vision and the Site Brief); or (b) if Council is unable to identify a suitable party for a development lease, entering a long-term operating lease (that is, a lease that allows the lessee to operate the site with associated maintenance obligations in line with the Vision and the Site Brief), (together, the Project), once the current lease expires in late 2028.
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