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COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM C
REGULAR
CONSENT X
INFORMATIONAL
9/22/97
Meeting
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REQUEST: The Parks and Recreation Department requests the Commission waive the
requirement to go to bid for the $9,173.00 purchase of five each basketball
goals and standards for the basketball courts construction at Torcaso Park
recognizing the U.S. patent protected Wausau Tile (Form, Inc.) Product
#TF7180DB stand and goals on sole source and authorize the City Manager
to proceed with such purchase.
PURPOSE: To declare sole source therefore waiving bid requirements and authorizing City
Manager to proceed.
ISSUE ANALYSIS:
. The goals selected are one of a kind. See attached letter from Wausau Tile, Inc. .
. Strength, longevity and architectural character are standards that are unequaled in
the nation.
. Standards are provided with color impregnated concrete. Weight of each unit is
3,8001bs.
. Units such as this (not in color) are in place in Kissimmee on Oak street across
from the Post Office and at W A TERMANIA in Kissimmee for examples.
. Costs for these units are no more than 20% higher than the best alternate units
available.
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Agenda Item-Basketball Goals
September 22, 1997
RECOMl\1ENDA nON:
We recommend that the City Commission waive the bid requirements for
purchase of $9,173.00 for five basketball goal units from Wausau Tile, Inc. Based
on sole source requirements and authorize the City Manager to proceed with such
a purchase.
FUNDING:
Fiscal Year 1996-1997 Capital Improvement Program approved $48,000.00 for
Basketball Courts at Torcaso Park.
IMPLEMENTA TION SCHEDULE:
Immediately
ATTACHMENTS:
#1
Sole Source letter from Wausau Tile, Inc.
COMMISSION ACTION:
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Leading The Industry Since 1953
September 8, 1997
Mr. Brooke Seals
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
Park & Recreation Office
RE: CONCRETE BASKETBALL STANDS
Dear Sir:
Wausau Tile. Inc. purchased Form Inc. from Jim Hiller in the early
1980's.
Wausau Tile is the only manufacturer of concrete basketball standards
with fan aluminum backboards in the United States. No other
manufacturer can produce this item since it is patented under number
248,784.
All other basketball standards are aluminum. steel or wood.
This basketball standard is a sole source structure produced of solid
concrete with steel re-enforcement.
Our trucks can lift and place the basketball standards on a footer once
the footer is prepared by your contractor. Each standard weighs 3,800
pounds.
Please contact me as I may be of further assistance with your project
at 1-(800)-282-5127.
Thank you.
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Keit h F. Beck
Florida Regional Sales Manager
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. WAUSAU TILE. INC, . P,O. ROl< 659 . I.AKE HAMIl.TON, FLORIDA 3.1a~ t -0659 . 9411439.7448 . FAX 9411439-60 I 0
o WAUSAU TILE. INC, . P,O. eOl< 967. BANNINC. CALIFORNIA 92220' 9Q9/84~.5e95. FAX 909/1:149.4791
o WAUSAU TILE. INC, . 1819 N, WILKE ROAO' I'RLINCTON HEIGHTS. ILLINOIS 60004' 70BlZ55,I144 . FAX 70Bl255,Y944
o WAUSAU TILe:. INC, .2,30.1 HAMACHO NIHOMBASHI . CHUO-KU, TOKYO 103 JAPAN' 03-3669,2tlOI . FAX 03.3';39,3297
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