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Committee approves cooperative purchasing agreement for sports surfacing; parks staff recommend post-tension concrete
Summary
The Arts, Parks, Libraries & Entertainment Committee approved acceptance of a cooperative purchasing master agreement that allows Metro Parks to use post-tension concrete surfacing for tennis and pickleball courts, a move staff said will reduce long-term repair costs at sites with unsuitable soils.
The Arts, Parks, Libraries & Entertainment Committee voted May 6 to accept the terms of a cooperative purchasing master agreement for sports surfacing solutions for the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Parks staff told the committee the cooperative contract will allow the department to install post-tension concrete surfaces for tennis and pickleball courts, an option they said is more durable than asphalt in locations with unsuitable soils. "This agreement will allow us the specific thing we're going for in the area to allow us to post tension concrete course for tennis and pickleball," a Metro Parks staff member said during the meeting.
Why it matters: parks staff said post-tension concrete avoids the…
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