Included in the Airport's Capital Improvement  Program is the construction of the Airline Support Facility (ASF).  This project will construct a facility that will provide a sanitary waste disposal area and deicing water fill station for the airlines operating at the Airport. Currently, the airlines collect the sanitary waste from the aircraft in small portable tanks and transport them to an area where they are pumped out by a waste collection company. If the collection company does not empty the portable tanks in a timely manner, incoming aircraft may be delayed if that aircraft's sanitary waste tanks need to be emptied and the portable tanks are still waiting to be pumped out. The ASF building will allow the portable tanks to be emptied and rinsed out as needed, reducing airline delays resulting from full sanitary waste tanks.  Additionally, the airlines' deicing trucks currently use the water feeds in the Airport's Operations Building equipment bays to mix the deicing fluid for the aircraft deicing operations. During the winter months when both airline deicing and Airport snow removal operations are occurring, the bay area can become congested with equipment and personnel, which can lead to accidents and delays for the airlines trying to fill their equipment for deicing operations. This new facility will provide the airlines with a place where they can quickly have access to water for aircraft deicing operations.  The Airport's airline tenants are very supportive of this project and are hoping it will be operational this year.

This project was advertised in the Yellowstone County News on April 6, 13, 20, and 27, and was posted on the City and Airport's Websites. On May 1, 2018 the following bids were received:

CONTRACTOR                                        BID
Swank Construction                              $184,000
Diamond Construction                           $205,000
Fisher Construction                               $219,000
EEC Inc.                                                $241,769



 

City Council may:

• Approve the construction contract for the Airline Support Facility with Swank Construction; or
• Reject all bids and delay the project.

The total construction cost for this project is $184,000. The project is included in the current capital budget and funds are available in the Airport's Capital Account.

Staff recommends that the City Council approve a construction contract for the Airline Support Facility with the low bidder Swank Construction, for the amount of $184,000.