Aircraft landings create rubber deposit contaminants in touchdown areas of the runways. These contaminants decrease the friction properties of the runway and can cause loss of aircraft braking capabilities and directional control when the runways are wet.
Contract 17593 is with Hi-Lite Airfield Services LLC, using the Sourcewell Contract 110122-HLA Cooperative Purchasing Program, which offers contracts that have been established through open competition, as prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas. This contract is for runway rubber removal at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. The estimated area of runway requiring work is a total of 579,000 square feet, two times per year.
| Description |
Quantity |
Unit |
$ / Unit |
Price |
| Rubber Removal Mobilization |
1 |
EA |
$3,720 |
$3,720 |
| 2023 Runway Rubber Removal |
579,000 |
SF |
$.07 |
$40,530 |
| Rubber Removal Mobilization - 2x Per Year |
2 |
EA |
$3,720 |
$7,440 |
| 2024 Runway Rubber Removal |
1,158,000 |
SF |
$.07 |
$81,060 |
| Rubber Removal Mobilization - 2x Per Year |
2 |
EA |
$3,720 |
$7,440 |
| 2025 Runway Rubber Removal |
1,158,000 |
SF |
$.07 |
$81,060 |
| Rubber Removal Mobilization - 2x Per Year |
2 |
EA |
$3,720 |
$7,440 |
| 2026 Runway Rubber Removal |
1,158,000 |
SF |
$.07 |
$81,060 |
| Rubber Removal Mobilization - 2x Per Year |
2 |
EA |
$3,720 |
$7,440 |
| 2027 Runway Rubber Removal |
1,158,000 |
SF |
$.07 |
$81,060 |
| Total for 5 Years |
$398,250 |
Airport staff and Airport Advisory Board recommend contract award to Hi-Lite Airfield Services, LLC of Adams Center, New York, for a five-year total of $398,250.
The contract is awarded by unit price. The total amount of the award is based on estimated quantities and actual expenditures may be more or less depending on the actual need. The price per unit will not change and expenditures will not exceed appropriated funds.
Contract 110122-HLA between Sourcewell Cooperative purchasing and Hi-Lite Airfield Services, LLC. Section 271.102(a) [Cooperative Purchasing Program Participation] of the Texas Local Government Code enables a local government to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with another local government or a local cooperative organization. Section 271.102(c) provides that a local government that purchases goods or services under Subchapter F [Cooperative Purchasing Program] of the Local Government Code satisfies any state law requiring the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods or services. Contract 110122-HLA between Sourcewell Cooperative purchasing and Hi-Lite Airfield Services, LLC for Airport Runway Materials and related services executed on August 16, 2022, and effective through January 13, 2027. |
