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"QUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DATE: 810/98 <br /> ITEM NO: F-5 <br /> Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br /> Reports and Recommendations <br /> Item Description: Authorization To Accept Bid for Irrigation Systems <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The 1998 PIP and the Langton Lake Development plan both contain significant irrigation projects. <br /> The City Council, in April, authorized staff to advertise for bids for irrigation systems(I 1 total fields) <br /> at 4 parks: <br /> Acorn Park (2) <br /> Evergreen Park (4) <br /> Owasso Fields (2) <br /> Langton Lake 3) <br /> The Parks and Recreation Department has considerable experience in dealing with irrigation systems <br /> which include Central Park, Roseville Cedarholm Golf Course and veterans Park hallfield. The staff <br /> completed extensive research on the latest and hest systems and concluded that the system and <br /> equipment provided by Toro Inc. is the best investment for the community because: <br /> ■ The sprinkler heads gear system is made of brass and steel. The competitors are made of <br /> plastic. <br /> The longevity is three tines that of plastic thus saving on maintenance. <br /> The Counce requested} that rn addition to bidding the above listed system, staff request a hid for the <br /> systems "life cycle's which would include the installation and 10 year guaranteed maintenance of the <br /> installed systems. Alternate bids were also received for a bidder designed system using alternate <br /> products. <br />