Explanation
Background:
Purchase of playground equipment has been enabled by a donation that is being given to Recreation and Parks by Play is Natural. Their $16,000.00 match to the $40,000.00 from CIP funding will allow for an overall purchase of $56,000.00 of play equipment for the Schiller Park community.
The Contract Compliance Number for Playcore Wisconsin, Inc., dba Gametime, is #391720480.
Contract compliant through: 7/11/14
Principal Parties:
Playcore Wisconsin, Inc. dba Gametime
Ruth Williams (Contact)
150 Playcore Drive SE
Fort Payne, AL 35967
256-845-5610 (Phone)
391720480 (Contract Compliance)
Bid Waiver:
Participants of recreational programs at the Schiller Recreation Center, German Village volunteers, the German Village Commission and the greater community reviewed catalogs, websites and held public meetings to decide which company to purchase the playground equipment from the listing provided by Play is Natural. Therefore, the usual competitive bidding process outlined in Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, was not followed for the purchase of this equipment.
Emergency Justification:
An emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said contract so that the equipment can be ordered and delivered prior to December 31, 2012 to meet the required timeline for this project.
Financial Impact:
$40,000.00
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with Playcore Wisconsin, Inc., dba Gametime, for the Schiller Park Playground Equipment; to authorize the expenditure of $40,000.00 from the voted Recreation and Parks Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($40,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the ability to purchasethis playground equipment for Schiller Park is the result of a donation that is being given to the Recreation and Parks Department by Play is Natural and
WHEREAS, The Play is Natu...
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