Title
Airport Visitor Information Center Management
Action
Action:
A. Approve a contract with the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority for management and operation of the Airport Visitor Information Center for an initial term of three years, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for up to two, one-year terms with possible price adjustments and to amend the contract consistent with the purpose for which the contract was approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Haley Gentry, Aviation
Jerome Woodard, Aviation
Explanation
§ The primary function of the Airport Visitor Information Center is to provide airport customers with information relating to airport wayfinding, baggage claim, hotels and lodging, and ground transportation. The Airport Visitor Info Center also focuses heavily on promoting tourism in the Charlotte region.
§ The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA) currently holds management contracts with the city for many other venues throughout the City of Charlotte.
§ Waiver of a competitive solicitation process for services may be granted on a limited basis when deemed appropriate and in the city’s best interest. A waiver has been approved for these services based on limited availability of vendors in the marketplace.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $439,873.
Charlotte Business INClusion
This is a contract with a waiver of solicitation for services and is exempt (Part A: Appendix 1.27 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy).
Fiscal Note
Funding: Aviation Operating Budget