82-13 Award of Contract-FieldTurf-Lincoln Field.pdf

82-13 April 23, 2013 RESOLUTION WHEREAS , the Township of West Orange desires to replace the artificial turf field at Lincoln Field at the West Orange High School which was installed in Summer 2001; and WHEREAS , the existing artificial turf field is a FieldTurf product manufactured by FieldTurf USA, Inc., 8088 Montview Road, Montreal Quebec, Canada H4P2L7; and WHEREAS , if the existing artificial turf field is replaced with a comparable FieldTurf product the existing stone base and drainage system will not need to be replaced; and WHEREAS , to facilitate Boards of Education and government agencies, including municipalities replacing their fields without the need to prepare plans, specifications and public bid documents. FieldTurf USA provided pricing to a National Cooperative Purchase Network known as the Keystone Purchasing Network (KPN) in Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS , New Jersey Municipalities and Boards of Education may join the KPN; and WHEREAS , FieldTurf USA provided the Township of West Orange with the following price quotation dated March 14, 2013 to replace the artificial turf surface at Lincoln Field; and Remove & Dispose Existing Turf Field: $ 65,448.00 Regrade Stone Layer: $ 5,999.40 Restore Area Outside Field: $ 3,817.80 Field Turf Elite Series Revolution, 2” Thick Pile: $ 333,145.03 Field Turf Elite Series Revolution, 2.25” Thick Pile Additional Cost: $ 3,906.26 SUBTOTAL: $ 412,316.45 Performance Bond @ 1.125%: $ 4,638.56 TOTAL: $416,955.05