A sealed proposal for artificial turf as needed by the Apache Junction Parks and Recreation Department — including at Superstition Shadows Aquatic Center — was rejected.
The city council on Dec. 19 voted unanimously as part of a consent agenda with other items to reject the proposal received for Superstition Shadows Aquatic Center artificial turf.
The city issued a request for proposals on Nov. 8 for artificial turf and on Nov. 22 received one response from Econosmart Property Services LLC, which does business as Signature Projects.
“Staff reviewed the response and found that the vendor was unresponsive. One response was received via email and unopened,” Purchasing Administrator Kimberly Heldt wrote in a memo to council.
Emailed proposals are not accepted, Heldt told the council during a Dec. 18 work session.
“They are to be in a sealed envelope delivered to the clerk’s office,” she said. “We are asking that council reject the one proposal that was received so that we can either go out for bid again or we can see if there is a cooperative contract that we can find to get this done.”
Sealed bids containing one signed original and one duplicate electronic copy on a USB drive of the bid were to be accepted in the city clerk’s office at 300 E. Superstition Blvd. in Apache Junction until 3 p.m. Nov. 22 when all bids were to be opened and read as a matter of public information. Envelopes were to be marked on the front and on the outside in black lettering as: “Superstition Shadows Aquatic Center Artificial Turf RFP # P&R 2023-001,” according to a city release.
Each bidder was to provide such information as may be required by the city as evidence of qualifications to provide the labor, materials, transportation, storage, equipment or other services.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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