AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A LINKING AGREEMENT WITH ELITE SPORTS BUILDERS, LLC, THROUGH THE NATIONAL IPA/TCPN COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT FOR TENNIS COURT REPAIR AND RESURFACING AT PASEO RACQUET CENTER
Staff Contact: Erik Strunk, Director, Public Facilities, Recreation and Special Events
Purpose and Recommended Action
This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into a linking agreement with Elite Sports Builders, LLC, through the National IPA/TCPN cooperative purchasing contract for the repair and resurfacing of the Paseo Racquet Center tennis courts (PRC), in an amount not to exceed $400,000.
Background
The PRC is located at 6268 West Thunderbird Road and was opened in 1991. It has 19 lighted tennis courts, a retail sales area, administrative offices, a locker room area, and a refreshment center. The PRC is one of the United States Tennis Association's "Tennis Welcome Centers". Over the last five years, the PRC has hosted approximately 273,642 patrons (54,768 per year) who have either been spectators or involved in open-court rental, lessons, clinics, and tournaments.
Paseo Racquet Club, LLC has been operating the facility since 1993 and is in year five of a 10-year agreement with the City. With their knowledge and background in the tennis community, the Paseo Racquet Club, LLC has provided thousands of participants and spectators the opportunity to participate in a wide range of tennis instruction, tournaments, and activities. The company regularly provides a variety of tennis youth and adult related events throughout the year such as public court rental; lessons; teaching and coaching clinics; club and team play; local, regional and national tournaments. The PRC is a past recipient of the United States Tennis Association's (USTA) "Facility of the Year Award".
The ability to successfully operate and offer a premier sports facility for Glendale residents is contingent upon the quality of its infrastructure. In this...
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