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Board authorizes bid solicitation for airport snow‑removal equipment using BIL grant
Summary
Trustees authorized staff to seek bids for replacement airport snow‑removal equipment using a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grant expected to cover roughly 90% of an approximately $300,000 purchase, with 5% state and 5% local match; the grant allocation must be finalized by September.
The East Troy Village Board authorized staff to solicit bids to replace existing snow‑removal equipment at the municipal airport using funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
Jason, a village staff member who presented the request, said the anticipated funding structure is roughly 90% federal through a BIL allocation, 5% state and 5% local, and that the village must allocate the money by September. He told trustees the preliminary bid package estimate for the replacement articulated wheel loader and attachments is about $300,000.
Jason told the board the Federal Aviation Administration changed earlier plans, which required the village to repurpose grant funds this fiscal cycle. Vendors submitting bids will include trade‑in credit estimates for the current specialized equipment; if the village instead sells the old machine, federal rules require the sale proceeds to be handled as grant adjustments on subsequent grants rather than as direct local savings.
Trustees discussed storage and equipment footprint. Jason said the replacement unit would have a smaller footprint and that the street department's snowblower could be used with the new loader via a shared hitch, reducing the need to purchase a second blower. He said exact lead time for delivery was unknown and that allocation of the grant — not physical delivery — must be completed by September to secure funding.
A motion to authorize staff and the Board of Aviation (BOA) to seek bids using the BIL allocation passed by voice vote.
No roll‑call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.
