Park Attendant Services Robert W. Craig Campground Jennings Randolph Lake (#2)

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The Jennings Randolph Lake Project is located on the upper reaches of the North Branch of the Potomac River near Elk Garden, WV, about eight miles upstream of the confluence of the Potomac with the Savage River. The project is operated for water quality improvement, water supply, flood control and recreation. The dam impounds a lake of 952 surface acres and controls a drainage area of 263 square miles on the border between Garrett County, Maryland and Mineral County,West Virginia. The full recreation lake has a surface area of 952 acres, a shoreline of 13 � miles, and extends upstream from the dam 5 � miles. The project covers a total area of 4,500 acres, 2,700 in Maryland and 1,800 in West Virginia. The project has seven developed recreation areas in both West Virginia and Maryland including two boat launches, a picnic area, beach area, two scenic overlooks and a campground. Annual visitation is in the range of 100,000 visitors per year, most of which occurs between Memorial and Labor Day.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Jennings Randolph Lake intends to contract for live-in park attendant contractors at the Robert W. Craig Memorial Campground. The contractor will be required to implement all aspects of a campground reservation program to include, but not limited to, register campers, collect camping fees, process reservations using a Windows based computer system, ensuring reserved sites are physically marked as reserved, and issue a copy of the receipt to campers. The contractor will perform campground checks, collect camping fees, and hand out informational pamphlets and copies of park rules, stock brochure racks, and issue a minor assortment of recreation equipment. The contractor will assist the campers/visitors by locating campsites, answering general questions, and advise them of obvious potential or actual violations of campground regulations.

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