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Votes at a glance: commission approves five leases and maintenance contracts unanimously
Summary
The commission unanimously approved five items on leases and maintenance/repair contracts, authorizing staff to negotiate and execute agreements and awarding multi-year maintenance contracts.
The commission voted unanimously to approve five action items on March 12, 2025. All votes were recorded as unanimous and no oppositions or abstentions were noted for the listed items.
Item 6 — Lease: World Wide Flight Services. The commission authorized negotiation and execution of a one-year lease with World Wide Flight Services for approximately 1,466 square feet of building space and related improvements to support ground handling operations, with a one-year renewal option. Staff projected approximately $12,828 in additional revenue for FY2024–25 to the Department of Aviation operating budget. Vote: unanimous.
Item 7 — Lease: Global Aviation Services d/b/a Prime Flight. The commission authorized a five-year lease (plus one-year renewal option) for about 2,458 square feet for aircraft maintenance operations, projected to yield approximately $21,508 in additional revenue to the Aviation Department's operating budget for FY2024–25. Vote: unanimous.
Item 8 — Contract: campus CCTV preventive maintenance and repairs (Convergent Technologies). The commission authorized a contract with Convergent Technologies for on-site preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs of campus closed-circuit television systems for an initial one-year term with up to four one-year renewal options. The total contract amount is not to exceed $3,755,002; $408,007 was available in the department's FY2024–25 operating budget and funding for future years is contingent on budget availability. Staff said the vendor was an implementer/integrator of the airport’s security system and the contract was procured via a cooperative purchasing agreement. Vote: unanimous.
Item 9 — Contract: airfield lighting, signage and OEM replacement parts (ADB Safegate). The commission authorized a five-year contract with ADB Safegate for airfield lighting, signage and manufacturer replacement parts for up to $3,307,805; $500,000 was available in the department's operating budget for the current year and future-year funding is contingent on budgets. Commissioners discussed contract-term length and sole-source dynamics; staff explained longer terms are common for sole-source or manufacturer-specific agreements. Vote: unanimous.
Item 10 — Contract: maintenance and repair services for variable frequency drives (Leland Holdings). The commission authorized a contract with Leland Holdings for preventative maintenance and repair of variable frequency drives for an initial four-year term with one one-year extension option, not to exceed $878,400; $87,840 was available in the department's operating budget for the initial year and future funding is contingent upon budget availability. Vote: unanimous.
None of the items contained recorded dissents or abstentions in the transcript. Several commissioners asked clarifying questions (procurement method, vendor background, staffing contingency) before votes; staff provided answers on hiring status, cooperative purchasing, and vendor capabilities.
