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Resolution relative to accepting the sole source proposal of $19,500 from Engineered Installation Solutions LLC to install an Outdoor Fitness Court at Veterans Park located at 70th and National Ave.
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WHEREAS, the City of West Allis has submitted a Grant Application to National Fitness Campaign for the construction of an outdoor Fitness Court(r), which is free for public use; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Allis will accept a $30,000 National Grant from National Fitness Campaign to promote and implement an outdoor Fitness Court(r); and
WHEREAS, the City of West Allis will secure additional funding, which will be available and committed to this program, including a $20,000 donation previously received from the Aurora West Allis Medical Center Service Club, and $140,617 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding redirected from the Kopperud Park project to Veterans (Vets) Park, in order to construct and maintain the outdoor Fitness Court(r); and
WHEREAS, The Engineering Department reports that it duly advertised for bids for installing an Outdoor Fitness Court at Veterans Park and that the only bid received for installing an Outdoor Fitness Court at Veterans Park was higher than the proposal received from Engineered Installation Solutions LLC for the installation of the Outdoor Fitness Park; and,
WHEREAS, the Engineering Department has also determined that this contract with Engineering Installation Solutions LLC is in the best interests of the City of West Allis because the official installation partner of National Fitness Campaign LLC is Engineered Installation Solutions LLC. Engineered Installation Solutions LLC offers services to install compatible fitness flooring (materials provided by NFC) and assemble and install of The Fitness Court(r) equipment (materials provided by NFC) and that no other vendor is the officially recommended installation partner of NFC.; and,
WHEREAS, the Common Council deems it to be in the best interests of the...
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