Title
Fitness Equipment Purchase
History
In an ongoing effort to replace aging fitness equipment at the Sportsplex, staff is requesting approval to purchase five (5) recumbent bikes; three (3) upright bikes; two (2) adaptive motion trainers; two (2) seated elliptical; and one (1) treadmill. This replacement equipment will increase member satisfaction/retention, assist in attracting new members, and reduce the frequency of out of order equipment.
This purchase is part of the yearly replacement plan, which helps avoid the need to replace a large volume of equipment at a much higher cost. At this time, staff is requesting approval to waive the bid process and accept the proposals to purchase the equipment directly from the manufacturer and/or sole provider in Illinois.
Staff is asking to purchase five (5) Precor 815 Recumbent Bikes; three (3) Precor 815 Upright Bikes; and two (2) Precor Adaptive Motion Trainers from Direct Fitness Solutions at a cost of $30,856.00 plus $1029.36 for freight, delivery, and installation. Additionally, this company will accept a trade-in of the old equipment and credit us with $2,700.00, bringing the total cost to $29,185.36.
Staff is also requesting to purchase two (2) xR5000 X-Rides (seated elliptical) from Octane Fitness at a cost $6,198.00 plus $536.75 for freight, delivery, and installation.
Staff is also requesting the purchase of one (1) treadmill from Life Fitness at a cost of $5,000.00 plus $327.44 freight, delivery and installation, bringing the total cost to $5,327.44.
On February 21, 2011, this item was reviewed and approved by the Parks, Recreation, and Environmental Initiatives Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
Financial Impact
$42,300 is budgeted in account number 283-4007-451-6045 for the purchase of cardio equipment. The total cost for these items is $41,247.55.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve accepting waiving the bid process for the purchase of five Precor 815 Recumbent ...
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