File #: 16-0848   
Type: Contract Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/22/2016
Title: Falcon Field Airport Realign and Construct Taxiway ‘C’ and Runway ‘4R’ Run-up Area (District 5) On July 11, 2016, Council accepted an Airport Improvement Program Grant Agreement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that provides 91.06% of the necessary construction funding for this project.  This project will enhance safety at Falcon Field by re-aligning the intersection of Taxiway ‘C’ with the approach end of Runway ‘22L’.  The project will also reconfigure the Aircraft Run-Up Area at Runway ‘4R’ to remove direct access from Falcon Ramp to the runway by introducing directional changes. Staff recommends the project contract to the lowest, responsible bidder, J. Banicki Construction, Inc., in the amount of $1,875,661.45, and authorizing a change order allowance in the amount of $187,566. The FAA grant will fund 91.06% of the total estimated cost, with local matching funds required for the remaining 8.94%.  Falcon Field has applied to the Arizona Department of Transportatio...
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Falcon Field Airport Realign and Construct Taxiway ‘C’ and Runway ‘4R’ Run-up Area (District 5)

 

On July 11, 2016, Council accepted an Airport Improvement Program Grant Agreement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that provides 91.06% of the necessary construction funding for this project.  This project will enhance safety at Falcon Field by re-aligning the intersection of Taxiway ‘C’ with the approach end of Runway ‘22L’.  The project will also reconfigure the Aircraft Run-Up Area at Runway ‘4R’ to remove direct access from Falcon Ramp to the runway by introducing directional changes.

 

Staff recommends the project contract to the lowest, responsible bidder, J. Banicki Construction, Inc., in the amount of $1,875,661.45, and authorizing a change order allowance in the amount of $187,566. The FAA grant will fund 91.06% of the total estimated cost, with local matching funds required for the remaining 8.94%.  Falcon Field has applied to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for a matching grant to fund 4.47% and the Airport Enterprise Fund will fund the remaining 4.47%. If an ADOT grant is not received, Falcon Field will fund the entire local match of 8.94%, from the Falcon Field Capital Program.