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Board approves awarding of Index B aircraft rescue truck to Oshkosh after FAA declines prepayment discount
Summary
The Abilene board amended its prior recommendation and approved awarding the base bid for an Index B aircraft rescue and firefighting truck to Oshkosh, citing FAA guidance that declined a vendor prepayment-discount approach. The purchase is within the city’s $1.2 million budget.
The Abilene Development Board amended its recommendation and approved awarding the base bid for an Index B aircraft rescue and firefighting truck to Oshkosh after Federal Aviation Administration staff said they would not support a prepayment-discount arrangement.
Don, a staff member who presented procurement details, told the board that the airport had added a prepayment-discount addendum to the bid because vendors offered discounts for upfront payment on long-lead items. He said that while the discount could have made a different vendor’s…
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