Last year, the Airport took delivery of a new Oshkosh Snow Broom unit to replace a 1995 Oshkosh Snow Broom that was becoming less dependable after 17 years of use.  This 1995 piece of equipment was purchased with Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) funds and has no Federal obligations that need to be addressed.  The typical snow broom unit is comprised of many moving parts, and as it accumulates a lot of operating hours the maintenance costs increase and the reliability of this critical piece of snow removal equipment decreases. The Airport would like to have this old snow removal equipment declared as surplus equipment so that the Airport can proceed with disposing of it.  Once this piece of equipment is declared surplus, staff will advertise for competitive bids to sell this equipment.  Because of the specialized nature of this snow removal equipment (22-foot broom head) the pool of potential bidders is very limited.  In the event the Airport does not receive any bids for this piece of equipment, staff would like Council's permission to dispose of the unit through a negotiated sale or any other means available.

The City Council may:

• Approve declaring the 1995 Oshkosh Snow Broom as surplus equipment and allow staff to dispose of the unit; or
• Decline to declare the 1995 Oshkosh Snow Broom as surplus equipment and direct staff on how to proceed with disposing of this old piece of equipment.

The estimated value of this unit is $20,000 to $40,000.  However, when considering the limited market for this type of equipment, the age of the unit, and the transportation costs for the potential buyer, it is difficult to determine if the City will receive any bids, and if so, for what amount.

Staff recommends that the City Council declare the Airport's 1995 Oshkosh Snow Broom as surplus and permit staff to sell it through a competitive bid process, and if that fails, to allow staff to seek disposal by alternative means.