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AGENDA TITLE: Specifications and Advertisement for Bids for Portable Basketball
Backstops (Parks & Recreation)
MEETING DATE: September 17, 1997
PREPARED BY: Parks and Recreation Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve the specifications and authorize
advertisement for bids for one set of two portable basketball
backstops for use by the Parks and Recreation Department at the
Grape Pavilion basketball courts.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: These budgeted items are planned to replace two heavy iron
backstops in use since at least 1951. While the iron backstops
have served the basketball programs for years, they require at
least 10 workers to install and remove.
The new portable units are easier to move, requiring only two or three workers to set up, and they incor-
porate safety features not found on the older backstops. Some of the newer features (in addition to
transportability) include greater clearance from backboard to base, better shock absorption, breakaway
rims, and better operator control over backboard height adjustments.
FUNDING: 10.0-752.01-510 (1997-98)
Estimated Cost: $18,000 -
BID OPENING: October 1, 1997
Ronald Williamson, Director, Parks & Recreation
APPROVED:
H. Dixon Flynn -- Ci Manager
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SPECIFICATIONS
CITY OF LODI
PORTABLE BASKETBALL BACKSTOPS
B-2824
September, 1997
1. General: Equipment specified herein shall be new, not previously used or
reconditioned, suitable for use by a college or university -level basketball
program, and shall have been produced in strict compliance with manufacturer's
highest quality standards.
2. Specific:
♦ Adjustable lockable rim height from 8 feet to 10 feet
♦ Minimum 8 -foot extension from base unit to backboard (at 10' height)
♦ Glass backboard, minimum size 42" x 72", with protective padding on
lower edges
♦ Spring-loaded break -away rim
♦ Spring, hydraulic, or manual raise/lower operation
♦ Full padding on base unit
♦ Minimum 1,100 total pounds of ballast
♦ Warranty: Minimum 10 years