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Because this is an RFP the contract is not awarded based solely on price. A list of
evaluation criteria was published with the RFP, and staff along with KBF representatives
has scored the proposals. The criteria for marking were related to the design of the
splash pad and total cost, and the contract is awarded to that contractor whose proposal
reflects the best value for dollar.
After scoring, ABC Recreation Ltd. has been selected as the preferred contractor. The
proposal submitted by ABC Recreation Ltd. was found to be complete, meets
specifications, and the contractor is experienced in this type of work. As such, staff can
see no reason not to accept the proposal from ABC Recreation Ltd.
The contract for the KBF splash pad was tendered with a total budget of $100,000 in the
Community Services capital budget as approved by Council, with $50,000 in funding
provided by the Kaeden Brown Foundation. The proposal submitted by ABC Recreation
Ltd. is $112,999.74 inclusive of HST and the net cost to the municipality (less the HST
rebate) is $101,759.8.
Staff recommends that Council enact by-law #72-2012 authorizing the Mayor and the
Clerk to enter into an agreement with ABC Recreation Ltd.
Grand Bend Baseball Diamond Playground Construction
The RFP for the Grand Bend Baseball Diamond playground closed on July 3 with seven
submissions. The companies that submitted proposals, and their rankings are listed
below:
Company Name
Points (Rank)
Ape Active 91 (1 st )
ABC Recreation 90 (2 nd )
RTS Companies 89 (3 rd )
Playpower 77 (4 th )
Jambette 70 (5 th )
KSL Design 56 (6 th )
Henderson Recreation 55 (7 th )
Because this is an RFP the contract is not awarded based solely on price. A list of
evaluation criteria was published with the RFP, and staff along with a representative
from the Grand Bend baseball association has scored the proposals. The criteria for
marking were related to the design of the splash pad and total cost, and the contract is
awarded to that contractor whose proposal reflects the best value for dollar.
After scoring Ape Active has been selected as the preferred contractor. The proposal
submitted by Ape Active was found to be complete, meets specifications, and the
contractor is experienced in this type of work. As such, staff can see no reason not to
accept the proposal from Ape Active.
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