Title
Purchase of Airfield Runway Maintenance Equipment
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of a Stripe Hog™ SH8000 from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a contract with Waterblasting, LLC DBA Hog Technology for the purchase of a Stripe Hog™ SH8000 water blasting machine for a term of one year under Sourcewell Contract 052417-WTB, 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 contact.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Haley Gentry, Aviation
Jack Christine, Aviation
Explanation
§ The Aviation Department’s Airfield Maintenance Division is responsible for maintaining the pavement on the airfield, including rubber removal, paint removal, and paint protection. This work is done using a Stripe Hog water blasting machine.
§ Due to the increases in aircraft operations, the needed intervals of rubber removal on the runways has doubled, requiring a second Stripe Hog unit to maintain airfield safety compliance.
§ 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 $850,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
This is a cooperative purchasing contract and is exempt (Part A: Appendix 1.27 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy).
Fiscal Note
Funding: Aviation Capital Investment Plan