On April 9, 2012, the City Council approved a five-year contract with Morrison-Maierle, Inc. to provide all the project designs, surveys, development of project plans, specifications and bidding documents, and contract administration and other professional engineering services. The five-year term contract is amended each time a project is undertaken, and Amendment 12 will total $148,986. 

Included in the Airport's Master Plan is the Extension of Runway 10R/28L. Runway 10R/28L is a 3,801 foot by 75 foot runway that lies in a northwest to southeast direction, and is used exclusively by the General Aviation community.  The central portion of the airfield cannot currently be developed because it lies within the Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) for the east end of the Runway.  This project will remove 1,000' of the east end of the Runway and extend the Runway 1,000' to the west.  This will allow the Airport to better utilize the central portion of the airfield for future development.  Also associated with the Runway Extension project is the acquisition of a parcel of land near the west end of the Runway needed to accommodate the new RPZ, which will fall onto neighboring land.  With these types of projects the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires the Airport to complete an Environmental Assessment to ensure the project will have no adverse effect on the environment and to ensure Federal funds are not being used to buy land with existing environmental problems. The scope of work and associated fees have been negotiated by staff and are acceptable for this type of engineering work. 

The City Council may:

• Approve Amendment 12 for the Engineering Services for the Environmental Assessment for the Land Purchase and Extension of Runway 10R/28L with Morrison-Maierle, Inc.; or
• Decline to approve Amendment 12 with Morrison-Maierle, Inc., possibly delaying this project and the subsequent construction planned for Fiscal Year 2016.

 

The total cost of Amendment 12 is $148,986.  This will be funded with a 90% FAA AIP Grant and a 10% City match.  The Federal share will be $134,087.40, and the Airport's local share will be $14,898.60 and paid with local capital funds.

Staff recommends the City Council approve Amendment 12 with Morrison-Maierle, Inc. for the amount of $148,986 to provide the Environmental Assessment Services required for the Runway 10R/28L Extension.