Title
Playground, Fitness and Related Equipment (Ordinance S-44496)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow additional expenditures and to extend the term of Contract 144992 with Dave Bang Associates, Inc. to provide a wide range of playground, fitness and related equipment for the Parks and Recreation Department. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. Upon approval of $2 million in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $2.5 million.
Report
Summary
Additional funds are being requested to allow the Parks and Recreation Department to utilize an existing agreement that was originally established, through the use of a Mojave Educational Services Cooperative Contract, to support the Human Services Department Head Start Birth to Five Program. The Parks and Recreation Department will use the contract to repair and replace current playground and outdoor fitness equipment throughout the City. Much of the existing playground equipment is at the end of its lifecycle, and this contract will ensure that the department can purchase a wide variety of the new equipment to enhance and support the quality of recreational programs and services that are provided to the residents of Phoenix. The playground, fitness and related equipment will be used in various park locations throughout the City.
Contract Term
The contract term will be extended through April 30, 2023.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $2 million in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $2.5 million. Funds are available in the Parks and Recreation Department's budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
Council approval was granted on May 10, 2017 to enter into an agreement utilizing Mojave Educational Services Cooperative Contract 14X-BANG-0220.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Deanna Jonovich and the Parks and Recreation and Finance departments.