Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation’s goal is to contract with a qualified entity which, through a variety of revenue generating techniques, will operate and maintain Independence Mine State Historical Park Visitor Center | Bookstore in a self-supporting manner that is compatible with the purposes for which the park was established - to preserve and interpret the site, its buildings, and its structures as representative of important periods and themes in Alaska’s history. The project would require any potential contractor to run a bookstore/concession stand and visitor center (VC) and lead guided tours within the buildings. Additional services may include extra programming, such as gold panning demos. Due to the valuable and irreplaceable nature of many of the artifacts within the buildings, contractors will not be allowed to leave buildings open for public walkthrough (excluding the Managers House and Bunkhouse #2 – ground level floors only).
