Title
Airport Transit Buses
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of transit buses from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with Gillig LLC for the purchase of transit buses for a term of one year under Washington State Department of Enterprise Services contract #06719, 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 provides bus service for passengers and employees to and from airport-operated parking facilities.
§ This contract will provide for the purchase of 20 heavy-duty transit buses to replace aging buses currently in use, as well as accommodate future growth of passengers and employees.
§ The contract provides for the acquisition of both hybrid and electric buses, which supports the city’s Strategic Energy Action Plan.
§ 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 $20,000,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Cooperative purchasing contracts leverage contracts established by other governmental agencies and do not involve the city conducting a bidding process and are thus exempt from CBI Program goals. Subcontracting opportunities are typically not feasible under cooperative purchasing arrangements.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Aviation Capital Investment Plan