The Parks and Recreation Department manages three 60-90 baseball fields. These are full-sized baseball fields used for players ages 14 and up. Two of the three fields are currently equipped with field lighting. ARPA funds have been allocated to install lighting at the third and final field. This is field 16 at Thomas A. Martin Youth Sports Complex (TMYSC) on the corner of Milwaukee and 1585. Lighting will allow for more gameplay on this field for user groups and tournaments. Staff contacted Musco Sports Lighting LLC., to provide a quote to install sports lighting on Field 16 of the TMYSC. The contract includes:
• Site preparation;
• Installation of lights and light poles;
• Installation of wiring;
• Installation of automated lighting system; and
• Shipping and handling.
Purchase Order 90500058 with Musco Sports Lighting LLC., in the sum of $276,859 for the Automated Lighting System for Field 16 at the TMYSC, is made through the BuyBoard purchasing program. BuyBoard is a local Government Purchasing Cooperative created to increase the purchasing power of government entities and to simplify their purchasing by using a customized online purchasing system. Its purpose is to obtain the benefits and efficiencies that can accrue to members. |