The Savannah Airport Commission requests approval of a contract with Low Country Machinery to purchase Telehandler Heavy Equipment in the amount of $124,350.00. The telehandler is a new equipment purchase, which will be used by the Savannah Airport Commission Maintenance Department to move loads to and from places unreachable for a conventional forklift. By purchasing the telehandler, the Maintenance Department will no longer have to rent the equipment.

Bidders were:

Low bidder:     (D)    Low Country Machinery, Pooler, GA                   $124,350.00

                      (B)   H&E Equipment Services, Savannah, GA        $128,801.63

                      (D)   Border (JLG), Pooler, GA                                  $132,827.00

(B) Local, Non-Minority;    (D) Non-Local Non-Minority

Approval