Title
Airport Air Filtration Products and Exchange Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve a unit contract with United Air Filter Company for the purchase of air filtration products and related services 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
Jack Christine, Aviation
Explanation
§ The Airport provides heating, ventilation, and air conditioning for the Main Terminal Building, five concourses, and several outlying buildings.
§ During the COVID-19 pandemic the Airport upgraded the quality of filters and will continue to use them in order to provide protection to the users of airport facilities.
§ This contract is for the purchase of air filtration products and the quarterly replacement of air filters on all Airport-owned air handlers.
§ On January 3, 2024, the city issued Invitation to Bid (ITB); two responses were received.
§ United Air Filter Company best meets the city’s needs of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness for ITB requirements.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $285,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Contract goals were not established on this Contract as there were no viable subcontracting opportunities.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Aviation Operating Budget