Title
Airport Grounds Maintenance Equipment
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of grounds maintenance equipment, attachments, and accessories with related services from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with James River Companies, LLC for the purchase of grounds maintenance equipment, attachments, and accessories with related services for a term of three years under Sourcewell cooperative contract #030421-CTL, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for additional terms as long as the cooperative contract is in effect, at prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the cooperative contract.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Haley Gentry, Aviation
Jack Christine, Aviation
Explanation
§ Aviation needs to purchase grounds maintenance equipment, attachments, and accessories with related services. Current equipment is approaching the end of its useful life, and new equipment is needed to ensure services can be performed safely with the expansion of the Airport.
§ NC General Statute Section 143-129(e)(3) allows local governments to purchase from formally organized cooperative purchasing contracts.
§ A cooperative purchasing agreement results from the consolidation and competitive solicitation of multiple public agency requirements. By aggregating common needs all agencies are able to leverage economies of scale, such as volume discounts, improved terms and conditions, reduced administrative costs, and access to professional and technical expertise.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $475,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Cooperative purchasing contracts are exempt from CBI Program goals, as these agreements leverage contracts established by other governmental agencies and do not involve a competitive bidding process within the city.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Aviation Capital Investment Plan