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General Government Committee
June 1, 2020
Report Number: FND-017-20
Trevor Pinn, Director of Finance/Treasurer
Andrew C. Allison, CAO
RFP2019-16
Resolution#: GG-169-20
By-law Number:
Report Subject: Supply and Installation of Four New Playgrounds
Recommendations:
1. That Report FND-017-20 be received;
2. That Play Power with a bid amount of $136,532.00 (Net HST Rebate) being the
lowest bidder meeting all terms, conditions and specifications of RFP2019-16 be
awarded the contract for the supply and installation of Gatehouse Parkette in
Courtice and Orono Park, as required by the Operations Department;
3. That Play KSL with a bid amount of $137,228.00 (Net HST Rebate) being the lowest
bidder meeting all terms, conditions and specifications of RFP2019-16 be awarded
the contract for the supply and installation of Landerville Parkette in Bowmanville
and Moyse Parkette in Courtice, as required by the Operations Department;
4. That the funds required for this project in the amount of $273,760.00 (Net HST
Rebate) be funded by the Municipality as follows:
Description
Account Number
Amount
2019 Park Furniture Equipment
110-36-325-83644-7401
$273,418
2020 Park Furniture Equipment
110-36-325-83644-7401
342
5. That all interested parties listed in Report FND-017-20 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
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Report Overview
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To request authorization from Council to award RFP2019-16 for the supply and installation
of four new playgrounds.
1. Background
1.1 RFP specifications for the Supply and Installation of Four New Playgrounds were
prepared by the Operations Department and provided to the Purchasing Services
Division. To assist in determining the needs and requirements of the playground
specifications, staff members consulted with the community. The RFP provided for an
experienced playground contractor for the design, supply and installation of replacement
playground equipment at four existing park locations.
1.2 The Operations Department replaces existing playgrounds according to a replacement
schedule that takes into consideration the age of the playground equipment. The four
existing park locations that were scheduled for replacement this year and approved in
the 2019 budget are: Gatehouse Parkette, Landerville Parkette, Orono Park and Moyse
Parkette.
1.3 RFP2019-16 was issued by the Purchasing Services Division and advertised
electronically on the Municipality's website. Notification of the availability of the
document was also posted on the Ontario Public Buyer's Association website.
1.4 Eight plan takers downloaded the RFP document.
2. Analysis
2.1 The RFP closed on December 20, 2019.
2.2 Seven proposals were received in response to the RFP.
2.3 One company who downloaded the RFP document but chose not to submit a proposal
did not provide a response to our request for information.
2.4 All seven proposals complied with the mandatory submission requirements and were
distributed to the evaluation committee for their review and scoring.
2.5 The Technical Proposals were first evaluated and scored independently by the
members of the evaluation committee in accordance with the established criteria as
outlined in the RFP. The evaluation committee was comprised of three staff members
from the Operations Department. The evaluation committee also consulted with
members of the community that had expressed a keen interest in the upgrade of their
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local playground and took their feedback into consideration when finalizing their
evaluation scores.
2.6 The evaluation committee met to review and agree upon the overall scores for each
proposal. Some of the areas on which proposals were evaluated were as follows:
• General profile of the firm including years in business, average volume of work
and previous experience installing playgrounds in a climate similar to Clarington's;
• Highlights of playgrounds designed and installed within the past five (5) years
only;
• The playground design and drawings for both playground locations, including the
quantity and variety of different playground components that the playground
provides for children of different ages to interact with;
• Accessibility design, features and/or criteria associated with the proposed
playground designs; and
• Proposed schedule for manufacture and installation of the playgrounds.
2.7 Upon completion of the evaluation, the evaluation committee concluded the following
playground proposals met the pre -established threshold of 75% for Phase 1 and moved
on to Phase 2 of the RFP process:
• The proposal from Play Power for Gatehouse Parkette;
• The proposal from Play KSL for Landerville Parkette;
• The proposal from Play KSL for Moyse Parkette; and
• Both proposals from Play Power and Play KSL for Orono Park.
2.8 The pricing envelope for Play Power and Play KSL were opened and verified. The
Orono Park was the only playground that had two playground proposals (from Play
Power and Play KSL) that passed the evaluation threshold in Phase 1. In keeping with
the terms and conditions of the RFP, the pricing for Orono Park from Play Power and
Play KSL were compared and Play Power submitted the lowest price. The
recommendation is to award to the proposal that passes the evaluation threshold in
Phase 1 with the lowest price in Phase 2. The evaluation committee's recommendation
is to award the following:
• Gatehouse Parkette to Play Power;
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• Moyse Parkette to Play KSL;
• Orono Park to Play Power; and
• Landerville Parkette to Play KSL.
2.9 Staff have reviewed the pricing submitted by Play Power and Play KSL and found it to
be acceptable (see Attachment 1).
2.10 Play Power and Play KSL have successfully completed work for the Municipality in the
past.
3. Financial
3.1 The funding required for this project is $273,760.00 (Net HST Rebate) and is in the
approved budget allocation as provided and will be funded from the following account:
Description
Account Number
Amount
2019 Park Furniture Equipment
110-36-325-83644-7401
$273,418
2020 Park Furniture Equipment
110-36-325-83644-7401
342
3.2 In 2019 Council approved a budget allocation of $440,000 for the Operations
Department park equipment/furniture account. Included in this allocation was $190,000
from the Community Improvement R/F requested by Council for park improvements at
both Gatehouse and Moyse Parkettes in Courtice. This request was passed under
resolution GG-088-19 and was in addition to the Operations Department's annual
budget request for park furniture upgrades. Council requested the additional $190,000
under the identified resolution on top of Operations Department's annual budget request
of $250,000. From the $190,000 awarded for community improvement, $32,018 Net
HST Rebate funded Gatehouse Parkette and $46,591 Net HST Rebate funded Moyse
Parkette for various park upgrades awarded in a separate tender. The park upgrades
scope of work included removal of existing playground equipment, new park benches,
garbage receptacles and asphalt pathway.
3.3 The total work for these two locations under both awards totals approximately $215,862.
This exceeds the community improvement allocation under resolution GG-088-19 by
$25,862. This overage will come out of the remaining annual 2019 and 2020 approved
budgets for the operations department for park equipment upgrades.
3.4 Queries with respect to the department needs should be referred to the Acting Director
of Operations.
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4. Concurrence
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This report has been reviewed by the Acting Director of Operations who concurs with
the recommendations.
5. Conclusion
It is respectfully recommended that Play Power being the lowest compliant bidder be
awarded the contract for the supply and installation of a new playground at Gatehouse
Parkette and Orono Park and, that Play KSL being the lowest compliant bidder be
awarded the contract for the supply and installation of a new playground at Landerville
Parkette and Moyse Parkette as per the terms and conditions of RFP2019-16.
Staff Contact: David Ferguson, Purchasing Manager, 905-623-3379 Ext 2209 or
dferguson@clarington.net.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 — Summary of Bid Results
Interested Parties:
List of Interested Parties available from Department.
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Attachment 1 to Report FND-017-20
Municipality of Clarington
Summary of Bid Results
Tender RFP2019-16
Supply and Install Four New Playgrounds
Bidder
ABC Recreation
Henderson Recreation Equipment
New World Park Solutions
Open Space Solutions
Park N Play
Play KSL*
Play Power*
* Denotes firms who were shortlisted. Only those proposals passing the minimum evaluation
threshold in Phase 1 moved on to Phase 2 of the process to have the pricing envelope
opened.