From
Jan Hill
Title
An Ordinance amending the FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; award of a contract to Bassco Services, Inc. for Fuel Tank Conversion for $15,425 to clean the tanks and do the other work associated with the tank conversion, and a miscellaneous cost of $4,575 for a total cost of $20,000.
Presenter
Randy J. Byers, C.M., Airport Director
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Aerofirma Corporation is currently constructing facilities to house a flight school that is moving to the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (GPM) from Arlington Airport. The airport currently has one 12,000 gallon storage tank for 100LL Aviation Fuel and two 12,000 tanks for Jet Fuel. Jet fuel is readily available and can be delivered daily, if necessary. The market for 100LL Aviation Fuel is very competitive and supply is limited. Occassionally, it has taken a week or more to receive 100LL Aviation Fuel after an order is placed. The new flight school plans to bring thirty (30) aircraft to GPM that will each fly approximately one-hundred (100) hours per month. The estimated fuel burn for a Cessna 172 is between six and ten gallons per hour. While the aircraft mix of the new school is not know, a Cessna 172 is one of the more commonly utilized flight school aircraft. With a six gallon fuel burn per hour, the airport might anticipate a minimum additional eighteen thousand (18,000) gallon increase in 100LL Aviation Fuel sales. A fuel delivery is commonly 7,800 - 8,500 gallons. An additional two to four deliveries may be necessary each month to accommodate the new school. AvFuel, the airport's aviation fuel supplier, strongly suggested conversion of the tanks to accommodate additional capacity due to the limited availability of 100LL Aviation Fuel.
Bids were solicited for the project and responses were as follows:
Bassco Services, Inc. $15,425
Champion Fuel Solutions (HUB Vendor) - unable to perform the work needed
Unified Services of Texas (HUB V...
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