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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: July 28, 2016
Nicholas Caggiano - Superintendent
Parks and Recreation Department
Purchase of an Integration Carousel for Labine Park.
To approve the purchase of Integration Carousel for the Legacy Playground at
Labine Park from the sole source vendor Goriec Marketing Group USA of
Belmont, Massachusetts in the amount of $50,715. Funding will be $50,715
through Department 177 Parks and Recreation; Fund: General; Activity: Labine
Park.
Quotation
The structure being purchased is based on the input from the Legacy Playground
Group. The carousel was recommended by Jennifer Brooke of the Institute for
Human Centered Design, as weil as The Chamber of Commerce Chamber
Leadership Group. The carousel will be the focal point of the new Legacy
Playground and will be a first in NH. The purchased structure has a 16-20 week
lead time which will require that the base be installed ahead of time. The
playground construction has started and is scheduled for completion in early
September. Goric is the sole distributer for the carousel. The pricing for the
structure includes a 10 % municipal discount.
Based on the recommendations of the Design Group, and the Leadership Group it
is the recommendation of the Park & Recreation Department to award this
purchase to the Goric Marketing Group of Belmont, MA. in the amount of
$50,715.
