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Resolution to Approve the Purchase of a New Wheel Loader from AIS Construction Equipment Corporation (State of Michigan MiDeal Contract # 071B1300116 - $152,478.00)
Memorandum
The attached resolution authorizes the purchase of a John Deere model 524K wheel loader with primary use as snow removal equipment at the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport.
The loader will act as a carrier vehicle for multiple pieces of snow removal equipment including a 12' rotary broom and self-contained snow blower. These attachments will be purchased separately at a later date. The loader, with attachments, will replace a 1990 Ford dump truck which had a 1973 Sweepster 12' broom attachment. This unit became non-functional in 2014 and was sold at the last City auction.
The new unit will be used for pavement clearing during each snow event at the airport. It will also be the backup to our primary snow broom, a 1988 Sweepster self propelled 20' broom and air blower.
As snow removal equipment, the loader purchase is eligible for grant funding through the Airport Capital Improvement Program (ACIP) managed by the Michigan Department of Transportation Office of Aeronautics (MDOT-Aero) for the Federal Aviation Administration. The broom and snow blower attachments, which will be bid and purchased at a later date, are also grant eligible. All three pieces have been programmed in the airport's ACIP for purchase this year.
The loader is being purchased separately because it is available through the State of Michigan MiDeal Program and a portion of the grant funds available for this purchase will be expiring in the near future. MDOT-Aero's standard sponsor contract for the grant will be available for Council's consideration in April. Funding for the equipment will comprise of 90% federal funds, 5% state funds and 5% local airport funds. The airport's share of this funding is included in the airport's current operating budget. All funding (local, state and federal) for thi...
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