City Commissioners will be asked to award a contract during their Aug. 6 meeting to repair the Flowrider at the Electric City Water Park.

Staff is recommending that commissioners award a single-source contract to International Foam Pros for $128,900 to resurface the Flowrider.

The Flowrider has been unusable for the past two operating seasons at the water part and the current condition has reached “surface material failure,” according to Park and Recreation.

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The top layer should have a smooth glass like surface but has gone porous, allowing moisture into the sublevel and making the top level rough so surf pads can’t glide across the water correctly, according to the staff report.

The Flowrider was originally installed in 2001 and has had major repairs and resurfacing in 2006, 2010, 2013 and 2016, according to Park and Rec.

Once the existing foam is pulled up, the city will address any concrete issues as quickly as possible to keep the project moving and the contractor will not be responsible for the concrete, according to the city.

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Under the proposed contract, International Foam Pros will tear down the existing foam slides, resurface them with a new one-inch foam, foam coating and top coating.

The project includes 1,600-square feet of new foam with 700-square feet of recoating the exit area light blue.

The project will be funded through the swimming pools cash balance and was included in the current budget that commissioners approved in July.

Steve Herrig, Park and Rec director, requested to sole source the contract since not many contractors have the expertise and availability for such a project. Herrig wrote in his request that it’s a specialized water feature with aged equipment, limiting options.

He wrote that staff contacted International Foam Pros this year about their ability and availability for the project and after a site visit and discussion with staff, provided a favorable quote.