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Authorize a contract for safety inspections, emergency repair services, and replacement parts for passenger boarding bridges and related systems for the Department of Aviation with Oshkosh Aerotech, LLC d/b/a Oshkosh Aerotech, for an initial term of three years with two one-year extension options, in an amount not to exceed $7,500,000. Funding: $500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of the Department of Aviation.
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
Department of Aviation.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of the Department of Aviation.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Purchasing Language:
Sole Source.
MBE/WBE:
Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
May 14, 2025 - Recommended by the Airport Advisory Commission on a 9-0-0-2 vote.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract will provide the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with parts and services for the passenger boarding bridges and related systems. Oshkosh Aerotech, LLC d/b/a Oshkosh Aerotech is the original equipment manufacturer, which can provide certified maintenance technicians, and the sole supplier of the associated parts of these systems, which includes passenger boarding bridges, ground power units, pre-conditioned air units, and bag lifts.
The contract will also provide support for the service and parts for auxiliary passenger boarding bridge equipment, such as...
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