A Memphis company seeking to install the Grizzlies' practice court at FedExForum says it was snubbed despite having a lower bid and superior product.

Bruce Gleneck, owner of Sports Floors Inc., says the combination of price and quality should have made for a local job at the publicly financed, $250 million arena. Instead, because the Grizzlies chose another brand of court, installation will be by Covington Flooring Co. of Birmingham for $128,997.

"The Grizzlies have a say-so in what they want," Gleneck said. "But you know what the bottom line is? This is our (public) money we're spending."

The Grizzlies and the New Memphis Arena Public Building Authority said the Sports Floors bid was slightly higher - $134,587, which Gleneck said was the high end of a range of court and price options.

More than price, though, Mike Golub, Grizzlies senior vice president of business operations, said the team chose "the product we think is best for our players."

He said the team's basketball officials preferred a court from Robbins Sports Surfaces, for which Covington Flooring is a Southeastern U.S. dealer.