b'OPERATIONS ITH | SDF 33it follows an established and legally binding process. CooperativeThe company has provided pavement maintenance services purchasing also allows operations and maintenance personnelsuch as rubber removal, pavement marking, preformed to work with purchasing staff, so they can decide on contractsthermoplastic application, crack sealing, friction testing and as a team, rather than the purchasing staff simply looking at rawsealcoating for dozens of airports through the program. Clients numbers or specifications. Rushing considers it a big advantageinclude Orlando International; Fort Worth Meacham International; for airports to be able to buy from companies they trust and knowBlue Grass Airport; Portland International Jetport; and Charlotte theyll receive good customer service and reliable warranties.Douglas International.Mills notes that using Sourcewell contractors can mitigate Advantages for Suppliers and Contractors risk for airports. He reports that Hi-Lite conducted a study with When suppliers respond to Sourcewells public request for bids,a statewide program that discovered it could save hundreds of they must confirm their ability to offer contract pricing and customerthousands of dollars over five years by switching from a traditional service. Theyre also required to provide information about theirannual bid process to a long-term maintenance structure through distribution network and detailed business plans. SourcewellSourcewell. then awards contracts on price and qualifications, and approved suppliers or contractors can offer their goods and services directlyFor suppliers, contracted prices yield a very simple quote process, to any airports or entities that are registered with the program. EachRushing adds. It allows us to have less paperwork and really supplier contract has a base term of one year. efficiently get to that quicker timeframe for [airports] to be able to purchase, he explains. Products from Sherwin Industries available Hi-Lite Airfield Services has been a Sourcewell contractor sinceon contract through Sourcewell include portable lighted runway 2013. It opens doors for us to approach airports that weve hadclosure markers, paint striping machines, paint and glass beads really good relationships withand weve built a rapport over thefor airfield markings, foreign object debris sweepers, airfield friction yearsto be able to offer our services directly, Mills says.meters, delineators, low-profile barricades, construction lighting, preformed thermoplastic markings and pavement repair products.HOGS WATER BLASTING SYSTEMSNEW INNOVATIONSIMPROVING SAFETY, RELIABILITY, ANDFROM HOGEFFICIENCY ON YOUR RUNWAYStriple spray barhog tuskwww.TheHog.com 1-772-214-1714gps guidance systemAirportImprovement.comNovember | December 2023'