Title
Airport Baggage Cart Rental Concession
Action
Action:
A. Approve a contract with Smarte Carte, Inc. for baggage cart rental concession services at the Airport for an initial term of five years, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for one, two-year term with possible price adjustments and to amend the contract consistent with the purpose for which it was approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Haley Gentry, Aviation
Ted Kaplan, Aviation
Explanation
§ Baggage cart vending systems provide passengers with the ability to lease a baggage cart for the transportation of their luggage.
§ On November 30, 2021, the City issued a Request for Proposals; one proposal was received.
§ Smarte Carte, Inc. meets the City’s needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
§ Smarte Carte, Inc. has committed to a $450,000 capital investment to upgrade baggage cart rental equipment throughout the terminal.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $125,000.
Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
The Federal ACDBE Program neither requires nor permits goals for every contract. There is no ACDBE goal for this contract. The City must meet its overall goal by using a mix of contract goals and race-neutral means.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Aviation Operating Budget