In the Town's ongoing efforts to meet the standards set forth in the Beautification Master Plan and to create a more uniform appearance, the Town desires to purchase new benches, trash receptacles and picnic tables for its ninety two (92) Mini-Parks and two (2) athletic parks. The plan is to remove park furniture that is identified to be in poor condition and replacing it with new black steel park furniture similar to the new benches and receptacles at Picnic Park West and Youth Center consistent with our Beautification Master Plan. This total estimated project cost for complete furniture replacement is $175,000 and will be initiated this year as $50,000 is allocated for this purpose in the Town's Capital Fund. The remaining installations will be completed through a phased approach as funding becomes available.

Prior to issuing a solicitation for these items staff researched available contracts that could be accessed through a piggyback in accordance with our Procurement Code. Staff identified a contract awarded by the University of Wisconsin to Madrax that provides a twenty-three percent (23%) discount of their catalogue price list. The price quoted by Madrax includes delivery.

To ensure we are obtaining a fair and competitive pricing, staff conducted research to obtain costs from alternative sources in the marketplace. Based on this research we were able to identify that the Town will save between a minimum of 27.5%, without factoring in the additional cost of shipping that would be charged by the other companies.