Council approved the entering into of an agreement with The Grove Bike Co. for leased space within Colchester Park located 325 Jackson Street in Colchester for three years commencing on May 20, 2021 and concluding on April 30, 2024 with an option to renew for an additional two years beginning on May 1, 2024 subject to the general terms and conditions as outlined in By-Law 2021 and its Schedule A.
The Town of Essex for the past 3 years had a partnership with Farm Dog Cycle to offer bike
rentals at the Colchester Harbour. In the spring of 2021, the Town was notified by Farm Dog
Cycle they would not be offering this service moving forward, and Town Administration had a
number of informal requests from other groups to offer a bike rental service in the Colchester
Park area. With apparent interest by third parties to still offer a bike rental service in the
Colchester Park area, Administration issued a Request for Interest on April 16th, 2021 for any
interested parties who may wish to offer a bike rental service in the Colchester Park area with
a closing date of April 30, 2021.
The Town only received one proposal which was from the The Grove Bike Co. To review the
submitted proposal the Town developed a committee which consisted of the Director of
Community Services, the Assistant Manager of Parks and Facilities, the Manager of Planning,
Town Solicitor/Clerk, Assistant Manager of Finance, Economic Development Officer and the
Assistant Manager of Businesses Services.
The operational season would be from May to October and daily operating hours
would be 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, which may be adjusted depending on the day of the
week or seasonal fluctuations.
Use of land at no charge (intend to keep the unit at the designated location
throughout the term, including the months that it is not operational).
By-Law Number 2021
Being a by-law to authorize the execution of a lease agreement
between the Town of Essex and The Grove Bike Co. for property
to operate bike rental service from the park located at 325
Jackson Street, Harrow, Ontario
