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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Gio Santana, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation
Todd Schmitz, Golf course Maintenance Manager
DATE: 2/19/2024
SUBJECT:
2024 Phillips Park Golf Course Reel grinder procurement.
PURPOSE:
To ensure that the City's Golf Course Division has adequate reel grinding equipment to perform their turf maintenance safely, efficiently, and effectively.
BACKGROUND:
Reel grinders are instrumental in the golf course industry, providing reel mowers with keen edges for precision cut quality on playing surfaces, which improves ball roll and speed. Properly sharpened reels also provide protection from injury to turf/plants during the daily mowing process.
The reel grinder currently assigned to the Golf Course Division has been in service for over 17 years and is showing signs of extensive use. As the machine's parts continue to wear and tear, the result is a progressive loss of precision, which leads to increased staff time spent on each reel, as well as reduced cut quality. Cut quality affects ball roll and less than perfect reel edges can result in unnecessary turfgrass injury. Our current reel grinder is approved for replacement in the City's 2024 budget.
DISCUSSION:
We worked with our colleagues in Purchasing to procure bids through Bid 24-006, with a bid opening date of February 7th. After reviewing all bids received, Reinders Inc. submitted the lowest bid in the amount of $59,327.40, for a new "Foley Accu-Master 653 Reel Grinder".
The Foley Accu-Master Reel Grinder is a reputable and reliable product, and the new version has improved features to make the grinding process quicker and easier.
Reinders Inc. is headquartered in Sussex, WI with additional locations in Buffalo Grove, IL and Mundelein, IL. Reinders also has an extensive history of successfully providing service and equipment to the City of Aurora. Reinders Inc. has tentatively quoted us a $3,000 trade-in credit for our current reel grinder which would make the...
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