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Five-Year Term Contract for Central Control Irrigation Systems and Replacement Parts for the Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities Department (Citywide)
Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities currently maintain and utilize 170 Motorola central control irrigation units throughout the City at their Aquatics, Parks and Sports Fields locations. The systems (majority) were installed in 1998 and have met their life cycle. Repair parts are becoming difficult to procure. In addition, the Federal Communications Commission has banned the use of ultra-high frequencies, which is used by some of the current controllers in the field. Parts will be purchased for the continued operation of existing aged systems until funding becomes available to replace the aged system with a new irrigation controller.
A committee representing Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities and Communications recommend awarding the contract to the highest scored proposal from Global Data Specialists (a Mesa business), at $377,000 for FY 12/13; $276,000 for FY 13/14; $426,044 for FY 14/15; $286,656 for FY 15/16; $231,900 for FY 16/17; and $320,000 for FY 17/18, based on projections and estimated annual usage.