City of San Antonio - File #: 18-4249

• File #: 18-4249
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 8/9/2018
• Posting Language: Ordinance approving a contract with Airbus Helicopters, Inc. to provide the San Antonio Police Department with one helicopter and related training for a total cost of $5,574,731.50, of which $4,963,223.00 will be financed through a Tax-Exempt Lease Purchase Agreement and the balance is contingent upon subsequent FY 2019 and FY 2020 General Fund budget approval. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/9/2018	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT:

Single Engine Turbine Helicopter


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes acceptance of a contract with Airbus Helicopters, Inc. to provide the San Antonio Police Department with one replacement Airbus H125 rescue helicopter and training for a total cost of $5,574,731.50. Of this amount, $4,963,223.00 will be financed through a Tax-Exempt Lease Purchase Agreement. The remaining balance of $92,433.00 for the helicopter, $406,564.00 for training and $112,511.50 for travel costs will be funded from the City's General Fund.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the attached bid submitted by Airbus Helicopters, Inc. (Airbus) to provide one replacement Airbus H125 single turbine engine rescue helicopter for a total cost of $5,574,731.50. ($6,329,731.50 less trade in allowance of $755,000.00). The life expectancy of this helicopter is ten years or 6,000 flight hours.

An Invitation for Bid was issued for one single engine turbine helicopter for use by the Police Department Helicopter Patrol Unit. This is a multipurpose aircraft that will be operated in urban environments providing air support to uniformed, field and covert police units as well as search and rescue operations, firefighting support for aerial views and rescues, and SWAT insertions.

The helicopter must meet current airworthiness directives at the time of delivery and must include a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The City will conduct two scheduled plant inspections during the production of the aircraft. The contract includes Standard Pilot Training for two pilots. Also included is transition Recurrency Flight Training courses designed to familiarize twenty helicopters pilots with the operations of the new helicopter within 1-12 months after delivery of the helicopter and a second Recurrency Fligh...