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Resolution to Approve a Contract with Best Asphalt ($111,884.70) and a Contract with Tennis Courts Unlimited, Inc. ($25,356.37) to Renovate Tennis and Basketball Courts at Leslie, Sylvan and Creal Parks
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is a resolution to approve a $111,884.70 contract with Best Asphalt, Inc. to reconstruct the courts at Leslie Park, converting two of the three tennis courts to Pickleball Courts, as well as a second contract with Tennis Courts Unlimited, Inc. in the amount of $25,356.37 to repair cracks, color coat and stripe the Sylvan Park tennis court and the Creal Park basketball court.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: Funding is available for both projects in the approved FY2017 Park Maintenance and Capital Improvement Millage budget.
The City has been making improvements to existing tennis courts that are in disrepair. The tennis courts at Leslie and Sylvan Parks and the basketball court at Creal Park all have significant surface cracks making play difficult and unsafe. Repairing the cracks and color coating the surface will prolong the life of the Sylvan and Creal courts for between 5-10 years at a significantly reduced cost compared with total resurfacing. This treatment was applied successfully to the courts at South Maple, Sugarbush and Woodbury Park in 2016.
The condition of the Leslie Park tennis courts has deteriorated beyond the point where crack repair and color coating is a viable alternative, requiring a total replacement of the asphalt surfacing. Given that the new Pickleball Courts include the addition of net posts and fencing, the existing asphalt would have needed to be saw cut to install the footings, further marring the court surfacing.
The most recent PROS plan survey identified the need for pickleball courts as a strong community desire. A mailing was sent to all residents within a 1/4-mile radius of Leslie Park, inviting residents to a public meeting and to participate in an on-line survey to help determi...
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