Over the past few heating seasons, one of the Airport Terminal's large steam boilers had a reoccurring issue with a crack in the fire box.  The boiler's fire box has been welded a number of times and continues to crack again with each heating season.  Staff determined that the cracking problem in the fire box was getting to the point where it did not make sense to continue to keep welding it, so the decision was made to replace that boiler.  The work to remove the old boiler and install the new boiler into the basement area of the Terminal is a lengthy process due to the tight fit.  This project will need to be started this Summer in order to be ready for the next heating season.
 
This project was advertised on May 24, 31, and June 7, 2019 in the Yellowstone County News and on the City's Website.  On June 11, 2019, the City received one bid for this project from Plumb Montana for the price of $119,000.  The Airport's engineering estimate was $110,000 and the Airport has budgeted $125,000 for the project.

City Council may:

• Approve, the sole bid from Plumb Montana for the Boiler Replacement project; or
• Disapprove the sole bid and advise staff on how to proceed.

Staff recommends that the City Council approve and the Mayor execute the sole bid from Plumb Montana for the Boiler Replacement project for the Airport Terminal Building.