A. Purchase - Aerial Manlift and Truck:
Award on BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Contract to Silsbee Ford, Inc. - $116,505.00
Overview: This item approves the purchase of an 18,000 GVW truck with a Versalift aerial manlift. This vehicle is an addition to the Traffic Engineering Field Operations fleet and will be used to access lighting fixtures and other items that cannot be safely reached with existing equipment. Funding for this purchase is in the approved FY 2015/2015 capital Improvement Program budget.
B. Award - Amarillo and Airport Police Uniforms:
Award to low responsive bidder: Miller Uniforms & Emblems, Inc. -- $82,756.55
Overview: This item awards a supply agreement for the purchase of uniforms for both the Amarillo and Airport Police Departments. The uniforms are stocked at the Police Department as inventory and distributed to officers as replacements for worn-out uniforms and issued to new officers. This award represents a 17.43% increase from the 2013 award. Funding for this purchase is in the approved departmental quartermaster inventory budgets.
C. Amendment #1 - Airport Lease and Concession Agreement:
Parties: City of Amarillo and Tailwind AMA, LLC
Overview: This item approves an amendment to the existing Lease and Concession Agreement at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport to add approximately 787 square feet on the airside of the terminal that was contemplated but not exercised in the original agreement. This amendment will further remove an area in the basement which is no longer used by Tailwind. The additional 787 square feet will be used by Tailwind to start a second coffee bar for passengers and to improve customer flow.
D. Approval - Amendment to Airport Terminal Building Escalators Task Order #14:
Award to Reynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc. (RS&H)
Current task order - $29,000
Amendment - $21,000
Total task order - $50,000
Overview: This item approves a $21,000 addition to the existing task order #14 for the Airport Escalator project. This additional funding is required due to contractor delays in installing and commissioning the escalators, which necessitates additional project inspection services by RS&H. The airport will provide the initial funding for this amendment and the original task order of $29,000. These funds will be recouped from the contractor upon completion.
E. Approval - Amarillo Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) Project - Bell Helicopter:
Overview: This item approves an AEDC project for Bell Helicopter in an amount not to exceed $3 million. The project will provide funding to construct a run stand to be used in the testing of tilt-rotor aircraft. Specifically, this test stand will support the production and testing of the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstration (TD) Program. The run stand will aid ground and flight tests for the JMR-TD and will be compatible for future use with the V-22 Osprey. Construction of this test stand assists in the continued diversification of the existing Bell Helicopter operations in Amarillo and supports current and future opportunities.
F. Dedications and Acceptances:
Overview: Two 20' public utility easements for sewer and water in Section 44, Block 9, BS&F Survey, Potter County, Texas for installation, construction and maintenance of a sanitary sewer outfall main and appurtenances to service the northwest are of Amarillo.
A. Purchase - Aerial Manlift and Truck:
Award on BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Contract to Silsbee Ford, Inc. - $116,505.00
Overview: This item approves the purchase of an 18,000 GVW truck with a Versalift aerial manlift. This vehicle is an addition to the Traffic Engineering Field Operations fleet and will be used to access lighting fixtures and other items that cannot be safely reached with existing equipment. Funding for this purchase is in the approved FY 2015/2015 capital Improvement Program budget.
B. Award - Amarillo and Airport Police Uniforms:
Award to low responsive bidder: Miller Uniforms & Emblems, Inc. -- $82,756.55
Overview: This item awards a supply agreement for the purchase of uniforms for both the Amarillo and Airport Police Departments. The uniforms are stocked at the Police Department as inventory and distributed to officers as replacements for worn-out uniforms and issued to new officers. This award represents a 17.43% increase from the 2013 award. Funding for this purchase is in the approved departmental quartermaster inventory budgets.
C. Amendment #1 - Airport Lease and Concession Agreement:
Parties: City of Amarillo and Tailwind AMA, LLC
Overview: This item approves an amendment to the existing Lease and Concession Agreement at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport to add approximately 787 square feet on the airside of the terminal that was contemplated but not exercised in the original agreement. This amendment will further remove an area in the basement which is no longer used by Tailwind. The additional 787 square feet will be used by Tailwind to start a second coffee bar for passengers and to improve customer flow.
D. Approval - Amendment to Airport Terminal Building Escalators Task Order #14:
Award to Reynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc. (RS&H)
Current task order - $29,000
Amendment - $21,000
Total task order - $50,000
Overview: This item approves a $21,000 addition to the existing task order #14 for the Airport Escalator project. This additional funding is required due to contractor delays in installing and commissioning the escalators, which necessitates additional project inspection services by RS&H. The airport will provide the initial funding for this amendment and the original task order of $29,000. These funds will be recouped from the contractor upon completion.
E. Approval - Amarillo Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) Project - Bell Helicopter:
Overview: This item approves an AEDC project for Bell Helicopter in an amount not to exceed $3 million. The project will provide funding to construct a run stand to be used in the testing of tilt-rotor aircraft. Specifically, this test stand will support the production and testing of the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstration (TD) Program. The run stand will aid ground and flight tests for the JMR-TD and will be compatible for future use with the V-22 Osprey. Construction of this test stand assists in the continued diversification of the existing Bell Helicopter operations in Amarillo and supports current and future opportunities.
F. Dedications and Acceptances:
Overview: Two 20' public utility easements for sewer and water in Section 44, Block 9, BS&F Survey, Potter County, Texas for installation, construction and maintenance of a sanitary sewer outfall main and appurtenances to service the northwest are of Amarillo.