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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Jeff Schmidt, Superintendent of Golf Operations
DATE: September 2, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the purchase of golf course patio furniture and portable bar from Sister Bay Furniture Co. using the TIPS-USA cooperative contract for $67,586.10 from the Golf Operations Fund.
PURPOSE:
To ensure that the City's Golf Division has adequate patio furniture to provide comfort and portable bar to service golf patrons.
BACKGROUND:
The picnic tables currently located on the patio of the golf course do not provide comfort and are aesthetically unappealing to golf course patrons. The lack of a portable bar creates an inconvenience for the golf patrons who must make their purchase from inside the golf clubhouse. The upgraded patio furniture will provide comfort, shade and appeal to the golf course patrons. When hosting special events, the addition of the portable bar will allow the food and beverage operations to serve customers remotely with the use of an iPad for sales that is networked with the golf course POS System.
DISCUSSION:
The City participates in TIPS-USA for the purchase of patio furniture and food and beverage equipment. This program bids patio furniture and portable bars for purchase, which allows the City to satisfy our own bidding process with less effort, and use greater purchasing power to obtain lower prices.
Sister Bay Furniture Co. is a reputable patio furniture manufacturer who offers both residential and commercial patio furniture that is built for longevity.
In order to secure delivery in the fall of 2025, the Golf Division is requesting authorization to place the order for all patio furniture and portable bar from Sister Bay Furniture Co. for $67,586.10 using TIPS-USA cooperative contract #250303.
The purchase of patio furniture and portable bar is an approved decision package for 2025 and funds to satisfy the procurement costs are allocated in account 550-4442-451.6141.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
NA
RECOMMENDATIONS:
I recommend that the City Council adopts a resolution authorizing the purchase of golf course patio furniture and portable bar from Sister Bay Furniture Co. using the TIPS-USA cooperative contract for $67,586.10
cc: Infrastructure and Technology Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution authorizing the purchase of golf course patio furniture and portable bar from Sister Bay Furniture Co. using the TIPS-USA cooperative contract for $67,586.10 from the Golf Operations Fund.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the picnic tables currently located on the patio of the golf course do not provide comfort and are aesthetically unappealing to golf course patrons. The lack of a portable bar creates an inconvenience for the golf patrons who must make their purchase from inside the golf clubhouse. The upgraded patio furniture will provide comfort, shade and appeal to the golf course patrons. When hosting special events, the addition of the portable bar will allow the food and beverage operations to serve customers remotely with the use of an iPad for sales that is networked with the golf course POS System; and
WHEREAS, The City participates in TIPS-USA for the purchase of patio furniture and food and beverage equipment. This program bids patio furniture and portable bars for purchase, which allows the City to satisfy our own bidding process with less effort, and use greater purchasing power to obtain lower prices; and
WHEREAS, the Golf Division is requesting authorization to place the order for all patio furniture and portable bar from Sister Bay Furniture Co. for $67,586.10 using TIPS-USA contract #250303; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of patio furniture and portable bar is an approved decision package for 2025 and funds to satisfy the procurement costs are allocated in account 550-4442-451.6141 ($68,200.00)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: authorizing the purchase of the golf course patio furniture and portable bar from Sister Bay Furniture Co., using the TIPS-USA cooperative contract for $67,586.10, which is hereto and made a part of and that the Purchasing Director is hereby authorized to issue the necessary purchase orders.