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Committee advances 5-year airport maintenance contract with Airfield Maintenance Service LLC
Summary
The committee recommended a five-year renewal with Airfield Maintenance Service LLC for airport maintenance, including a $424,000-per-year contract with a 4% CPI cap; members asked staff to add the dollar amount and procurement history to the agenda packet before council review.
The Building, Zoning & Economic Development Committee on April 23 advanced a resolution authorizing a five-year airport maintenance operations agreement with Airfield Maintenance Service LLC, a continuation of the company’s existing contract at the city airport.
Steve Andress of the Airport Division said the proposed agreement would begin next year and include an automatic five-year renewal upon mutual consent. Committee members pressed for clearer documentation of the contract amount and procurement history during questions.
Alderman Carl Franco asked directly about the contract cost: "So it's $424,000 a year," which staff confirmed. Andress said the proposed amount represents roughly a 4% increase tied to CPI from the current contract and stressed the importance of continuity because airport maintenance firms must meet FAA certification. Franco and others requested the dollar figure and the prior-year amount be placed in the agenda background to avoid repeated questions at future meetings.
Corporation counsel Patrick Collins said he would follow up with prior legal review and staff indicated they would add a written explanation of why the city did not pursue a competitive bid previously, citing operational constraints and continuity following the previous contractor’s death.
Committee members asked staff to research comparable airport contract rates (for example, DuPage) to verify the price is in line with regional peers before the item reaches the Committee of the Whole. The committee voted to move the item forward to the next stage of review.
The next steps are inclusion of the clarified dollar amount and procurement history in the packet for the Committee of the Whole and final consideration by the full council.
