To: Board of Supervisors
From: Aviation
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Purchase of One (1) SealMaster Crackfilling Machine
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the purchase of one (1) SealMaster Crackfilling Machine, model TR-125 DA.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Aviation Enterprise Fund (3530381)
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Department of Aviation operates six county-owned airports that have a cumulative total of seven runway surfaces, nearly 20 supporting taxiways, and multiple aircraft parking aprons.
Airfield pavements are subject to harsh conditions of weather and climate, as well as heavy and repetitive loads from aircraft and other vehicles. These typical service conditions lead to minor pavement defects, including cracks on these surfaces over time. Due to this cracking over time, crack sealing is imperative as a maintenance activity to stop water ingress into the pavement and prevent deterioration of the underlying pavement structure and as a means of temporary repair to maximize the useful life of pavements.
Furthermore, for any Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funded project to replace or reconstruct pavement, the airport sponsor must provide assurance to the FAA that they have implemented a pavement maintenance management program (PMMP). The Department of Aviation has previously accepted FAA Airport Improvement (AIP) Grant #3-06-0010-050-2021 to help develop and implement a PMMP. Crack sealing is the most common, and critical, element to maintain airfield pavements. Extending the useful life of these pavements will save millions of dollars over the life of the crack sealer machine through not only lengthening the useful life of pavements, but avoiding more costly, and impactful, construction projects in the future.
The Department of Aviation engaged in competitive process per the Purchasing Policy guidelines and received three (3) quotes for Crackfilling Machin...
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