Title
Airport Deicing Truck
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of a Tyler Ice AD 4000 mounted on Western Star 4900 chassis from a cooperative purchasing contract as authorized by G.S. 143-129(e)(3),
B. Approve a unit price contract with Wausau Everest Equipment, Inc. for the purchase of truck mounted deicer, Tyler Ice AD 4000 mounted on Western Star 4900 chassis, for a one time purchase under National Joint Powers Alliance (contract number 080114-WAS), and
C. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $292,029 from the Aviation Discretionary Fund to the Aviation Community Investment Plan Fund.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Jack Christine, Aviation
Cooperative Purchasing Exemption
NC S.L. 2001-328, effective January 1, 2002, authorizes competitive group purchasing.
Explanation
§ In response to the need to better serve the airlines during winter events, the Airport is purchasing a runway deicing truck to replace a trailer mounted unit to increase the capacity of the liquid runway deicing operations. The truck has been approved as part of the FY2016 Capital Equipment Replacement List.
§ The truck mounted deicer is a Tyler Ice Model AD 4000 spray unit mounted on a 2016 Western Star 4900 chassis. Wausau Everest has a contract awarded through National Joint Powers Alliance that offers competitively obtained contracts to public agencies nationwide for airport equipment.
§ The total cost during the first year is $292,029 per unit.
Charlotte Business INClusion
This is a cooperative purchase contract and is exempt (Part A: Appendix 1.27 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy).
Fiscal Note
Funding: Aviation Community Investment Plan
Attachments
Attachment
Budget Ordinance