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Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract with Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics, LLC, for baggage handling system parts and maintenance training, for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $665,000.
(Note: Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9D Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established).
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Lead Department
Purchasing Office.
Client Department(s)
Aviation.
Fiscal Note
Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Operating Budget of Aviation. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Purchasing Language:
Sole Source.
For More Information:
Inquiries should be directed to the City Manager's Agenda Office, at 512-974-2991 or AgendaOffice@austintexas.gov or to the buyer, Marian Moore, at 512-974-2062 or Marian.Moore@austintexas.gov.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
January 8, 2019 - Recommended by the Airport Advisory Commission on an 8-0 vote, with Commissioner Members Walewski, Tegeler, and Owens absent at this vote.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract is for Siemens baggage handling system parts for maintenance and any repairs needed for baggage handling system failures. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport currently has a Siemens baggage conveyor system for processing and screening passenger checked luggage prior to loading on outbound aircraft and for delivering passenger luggage from inbound flights. The parts provided under the contract are critical components of the baggage handling system for both cleared and alarmed bags.
Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics, LLC is the original equipment manufacturer for the vertical sorters and diverter paddles on the baggage handling system. Replacement parts from Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics, LLC, as well as maintenance training for these sections ...
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