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Kootenai County approves purchase of seven airport utility vehicles; $723,372 to be transferred from fund balance
Summary
The Board approved procurement and funding to buy seven upfitted Chevy 2500 utility vehicles for airport operations and fire/rescue at a total transfer from fund balance of $723,372 (including a 5% variance allowance).
Kootenai County commissioners on May 6 approved the airport’s request to purchase seven upfitted Chevy 2500 utility vehicles and to transfer $723,372 from airport fund balance to cover the purchase and upfitting. Airport Director Gaston Patterson told the board the move replaces roughly half of the airport’s fleet, which is aged and high-mileage, and that vehicles at the airport often last 15–20 years.
Patterson said staff solicited bids from Ford, Dodge and Chevy; Chevy offered the lower price per vehicle. The $723,372 transfer includes a 5% variance ($34,446) to cover price increases expected during a 5–6 month delivery/upfit period. Patterson said the county expects to auction the replaced vehicles and estimated proceeds of roughly $35,000–$40,000 that would be returned as revenue.
Commissioners approved the transfer and procurement; the Fleet Management Committee had previously reviewed and recommended the purchase. The board also discussed FAA assurance rules that limit transfer of airport-purchased vehicles to other departments; Patterson said any retired airport vehicles must be sold at fair market value or through auction procedures consistent with FAA requirements.
Staff will return with a disposition list and a resolution or paperwork needed to auction the retired vehicles.
