Title
Airport Cooperative Contract for Snow Equipment
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of Snow Removal Equipment from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with ASH North America Inc., DBA Aebi Schmidt North America for the purchase of Snow Removal Vehicles and Brooms for a term of five years under Sourcewell contract # 111522-AEB, 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 is required to maintain all primary movement surfaces in the event of winter weather. The current Aviation snow equipment is insufficient and no longer supported by the manufacturer.
§ NC General Statue Section 143-129(e)(3) allows for 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 at $2,602,620.
Charlotte Business INClusion
This is a cooperative purchasing contract and is exempt from the CBI Program.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Aviation Capital Investment Plan