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Item 1.C.
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| Date: | 03/28/2022 |
| Title: | Approval of Amendment 32 with Morrison-Maierle Inc, for Engineering Services for the West Taxilane Extension Project |
| Presented by: | Shane Ketterling, Assistant Director of Aviation and Transit |
| Department: | Airport |
| Presentation: | No |
| Legal Review | Yes |
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment 32 with Morrison-Maierle, Inc. for the engineering services associated with the design, survey, and construction administration of the Airport's West End Taxilane Extension Project for the amount of $98,633.
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
On April 10, 2017, the City Council approved a five-year contract with Morrison-Maierle, Inc. (M-M) to provide all of the project design, construction administration, survey work, construction inspection and oversight, and project closeout for the Aviation and Transit Department for all civil engineering work required during the five-year term. This base contract with M-M is amended each time a new project is undertaken, and Amendment 32 for $98,633 includes all of the services listed above.
In 2016, the Airport's staff started developing a future hangar site on the west end of the Airport to accommodate larger corporate style hangars, which the Airport lacked space for. The Airport invested in this plan and constructed a new 550 foot taxilane and developed the east side of that taxilane by installing 33,000 square feet of aircraft parking ramp, 1,400 feet of access roads, and 600 feet of water main lines. Due to a number of economic factors, including the COVID pandemic, the site has sat dormant for the past five years. Recently, there has been a lot of interest from companies wanting to build larger 120' x 100' commercial hangars in this area. The existing 550 foot taxilane that was constructed in 2016 will only serve the three new large hangars that are scheduled to be built this coming Summer. In order to accommodate additional hangar sites, approximately 325 feet of new pavement, drainage and culverts will need to be added onto the existing taxilane to the south, which will allow the Airport to provide room for another six large hangars. Developable land at the Airport is becoming less available and with the increased building activity for large aircraft hangars, this taxilane extension is needed for future growth and development; subsequently, M-M would assist the Airport with this project. Amendment 32 will have M-M design a scope of work to pave the new taxilane extension to Federal Aviation Administration standards, provide drawings, site survey and layout, advertise and bid the project, review submittals, coordinate meetings, prepare record drawings, and provide an on-site representative (observer) to oversee the contractor. The estimated construction cost for this Federally eligible construction project is $750,000 and once the design work is completed, the project will be bid out this Spring with construction occurring later this Summer, after the utility work in this area has been completed. The scope of work and associated engineering fees have been negotiated by staff and are acceptable for this engineering work.
In 2016, the Airport's staff started developing a future hangar site on the west end of the Airport to accommodate larger corporate style hangars, which the Airport lacked space for. The Airport invested in this plan and constructed a new 550 foot taxilane and developed the east side of that taxilane by installing 33,000 square feet of aircraft parking ramp, 1,400 feet of access roads, and 600 feet of water main lines. Due to a number of economic factors, including the COVID pandemic, the site has sat dormant for the past five years. Recently, there has been a lot of interest from companies wanting to build larger 120' x 100' commercial hangars in this area. The existing 550 foot taxilane that was constructed in 2016 will only serve the three new large hangars that are scheduled to be built this coming Summer. In order to accommodate additional hangar sites, approximately 325 feet of new pavement, drainage and culverts will need to be added onto the existing taxilane to the south, which will allow the Airport to provide room for another six large hangars. Developable land at the Airport is becoming less available and with the increased building activity for large aircraft hangars, this taxilane extension is needed for future growth and development; subsequently, M-M would assist the Airport with this project. Amendment 32 will have M-M design a scope of work to pave the new taxilane extension to Federal Aviation Administration standards, provide drawings, site survey and layout, advertise and bid the project, review submittals, coordinate meetings, prepare record drawings, and provide an on-site representative (observer) to oversee the contractor. The estimated construction cost for this Federally eligible construction project is $750,000 and once the design work is completed, the project will be bid out this Spring with construction occurring later this Summer, after the utility work in this area has been completed. The scope of work and associated engineering fees have been negotiated by staff and are acceptable for this engineering work.
ALTERNATIVES
City Council may:
- Approve Amendment 32 for the engineering services with M-M; or
- Decline to approve Amendment 32 with M-M and advise staff on how to proceed.
FISCAL EFFECTS
The total cost of the engineering services in Amendment 32 is $98,633. These fees will be funded 90% with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) entitlement grant funds and 10% with local match funds. The FAA's grant funding will be $88,769.70 and the City's local match will be $9,863.30. The local match funds are budgeted and available in the Airport's Capital Account.