Included in the Airport's Capital Improvement Program is the Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) Repair/Replacement Project for the Airport's Terminal and Operations Buildings.  EIFS is an exterior wall covering, also known as Dryvit, and consists of a layer of high density insulation adhered to a substrate and then surface coated with a colored layer of acrylic based Portland cement, which is troweled onto the the insulation board.  The service life for the EIFS system is usually 10-15 years. The existing EIFS system is 25 years old and performed very well until last year when the exterior of the system showed signs of movement and cracking, caused by edges of the insulation telegraphing through the outer finish layer.  The Airport had the EIFS at both buildings inspected, including test cores taken at several locations.  These tests found the insulation board installed on the Operations Building had become detached from the substrate making the whole wall system unstable.  Based on this information, the best way to proceed is to remove and replace the EIFS.  The inspection of the Airport Terminal Building indicated some of the expansion joints in the EIFS were peeling away and needed to be replaced.  Additionally, one of the walls needs to have the finish coat repaired and repainted.

This project was advertised in The Billings Times on May 25, and the Yellowstone County News on June 2 and 9, and was posted on the City's Website.  The City received  bids on June 13, 2017.

CONTRACTOR                                                                    BID
King Constructors                                                                $ 338,327.00
Permanent Exteriors INC                                                     $ 399,640.00
Estimate                                                                               $ 300,000.00

Since both bids exceed the budget for this project, staff recommends that both bids be rejected, the project scope reevaluated and the project readvertised for bids at a later date.


 

City Council may:

• Reject both bids for the Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) Repair/ Repair Project because they exceed the budgeted amount; or
• Provide staff with guidance on how to proceed.

The total cost of this project exceeds the budgeted amount of $300,000 in the Airport's Capital fund.

Staff recommends that the City Council reject all bids received for the EIFS Repair/Replacement Project for the Airport's Terminal and Operations Buildings, allow staff to reevaluate the scope of the project and re-bid the project at a later date.