Title
Playground and Outdoor Fitness Equipment, Site Accessories, Surfacing and Related Products and Services - 2017001134 - Amendment (Ordinance S-49620)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendment to Contract 148081 with Playcore Wisconsin, Inc., dba Game Time to extend the contract term and allow additional expenditures. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $900,000. There is no impact to the General Fund. Funding is available through the City's allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) received from the federal government and is under the Phoenix Parks Improvements program of the strategic plan.
Report
Summary
This contract will support efforts to repair and replace current playground and outdoor fitness equipment throughout the City. This contract will ensure that the department can purchase a wide variety of new equipment to enhance and support the quality of recreational programs and services that are provided to the residents of the City. This contract will also be utilized for Parks and Recreation capital improvements serving qualifying census tracts as approved by the City Council in the ARPA Strategic Plan. The extension of this contract and additional funds are needed to continue these essential department operations. The contract extension will also allow for a new procurement to be completed without a lapse in services. The ARPA funding being requested is to be used on ARPA projects.
Contract Term
Upon approval the contract will be extended through June 30, 2024. It includes an option to extend through June 30, 2026.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $900,000 in ARPA funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $1,100,000. No General Funds are requested.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council previously reviewed this request:
- Playground and Outdoor Fitness Equipment, Site Accessories, Surfacing and Related Products and Services, Contract 148081 (Ordinance S-44491) on April 18, 2018.
- City Council approved the ARPA Second Tranche Strategic Plan allocating $2.9 million for Phoenix Parks Improvements on June 7, 2022.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Parks and Recreation Department.