The City of Clayton (herein noted as “the City”) is inviting qualified companies (herein noted as “Contractor”) to submit proposals to provide aquatic facility management services at the Shaw Park Aquatic Center and The Center of Clayton in accordance with the specifications contained herein. It is the desire of the City to award an exclusive contract with a Contractor for the right to manage and operate the Shaw Park Aquatic Center and the Center of Clayton Aquatic Facility. The City has established special and specific qualifications for the proposals to assure quality of the provided service. This quality assurance is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of those persons utilizing the facilities. The Contractor who operates the Shaw Park Aquatic Center and Center of Clayton Aquatic Facility shall possess skill and experience to perform quality work as solely determined by the City, which qualifies it to operate the center as detailed and specified.