July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
New terminal next for airport?
Board OK's design contract
The first step has been taken toward the next major project at Portland Municipal Airport.
Members of the Portland Aviation Board approved a contract Wednesday with Woolpert Inc. to design a new terminal building for the airport.
Mike Evans of Woolpert said during Wednesday’s meeting of the board that the current terminal building could be expanded, or a new building could be constructed. The plans also would include a new fueling station and new hangars.
The design contract is for $55,520, and the city will pay 3.75 percent of the fee, with the remaining cost paid through banked Non-Primary Entitlement grant funds. The city’s share is $2,082. Each year, the city is given a $150,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. The city currently has four years worth of grant funds — funds it had planned to use for a stalled effort to extend the runways and taxiways at the airport.
Evans said after the meeting that the first phase of the design work will be completed this year, but actual construction won’t start until the runway and taxiway extension project is completed.
The runway and taxiway extension project is currently on hold because the FAA is requesting more letters designed to show a need for the extension.
Board president Glynn Barber said this morning that the city can’t make offers to purchase the land needed for the extensions until the FAA has the required letters. Barber said the board still plans to move forward with the project.
The terminal building project will be included in the city’s Capital Improvement Program, which is a list of projects the city wants to complete through 2014, he said.
Also Wednesday, board members signed an environmental document and voted to apply for federal funding for a taxiway reconstruction project.
The FAA has approved an environmental study that determined the project would not harm the environment. Portions of the taxiway will be resurfaced. Also, the drainage near the taxiway will be improved, Evans said. Board officials hope to use NPE funds for this project.
Evans said he should have a project description ready by Friday, so the project can be advertised for bid letting. The project is expected to cost about $250,000, he said.
In other business, Barber announced that Dave Miller of Miller Aviation still has not signed a fixed base operator (FBO) contract to operate his business at the airport.
Barber said he has met with Miller and submitted responses to his questions about the contract. He plans to meet with Miller and his attorney again on July 28.
Miller has been operating his business based on guidelines in a former base operator’s agreement approved in 2004. The contract included both airport manager and FBO duties. Board members voted Wednesday to sever the contract in 30 days.
Also Wednesday, board members:
•Voted to hire Cook’s Nursery and Trim, Portland, to do landscaping at the airport.
The company will be paid $4,869.10 to create three flowerbeds, do decorative stone work and add shrubs and trees.
•Approved the purchase of a new jet fuel hose from Gasoline Equipment Services, Fort Wayne, at a cost of $781.91, plus labor and mileage.
Hal Tavzel, airport manager, said it will take about two hours to install the hose at a cost of $53 per hour. He did not have an estimate for mileage.
•Heard Tavzel report that he is in the process of soliciting quotes for electrical work on the hangars.
•Approved monthly claims totaling $4,985.49.[[In-content Ad]]
Members of the Portland Aviation Board approved a contract Wednesday with Woolpert Inc. to design a new terminal building for the airport.
Mike Evans of Woolpert said during Wednesday’s meeting of the board that the current terminal building could be expanded, or a new building could be constructed. The plans also would include a new fueling station and new hangars.
The design contract is for $55,520, and the city will pay 3.75 percent of the fee, with the remaining cost paid through banked Non-Primary Entitlement grant funds. The city’s share is $2,082. Each year, the city is given a $150,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. The city currently has four years worth of grant funds — funds it had planned to use for a stalled effort to extend the runways and taxiways at the airport.
Evans said after the meeting that the first phase of the design work will be completed this year, but actual construction won’t start until the runway and taxiway extension project is completed.
The runway and taxiway extension project is currently on hold because the FAA is requesting more letters designed to show a need for the extension.
Board president Glynn Barber said this morning that the city can’t make offers to purchase the land needed for the extensions until the FAA has the required letters. Barber said the board still plans to move forward with the project.
The terminal building project will be included in the city’s Capital Improvement Program, which is a list of projects the city wants to complete through 2014, he said.
Also Wednesday, board members signed an environmental document and voted to apply for federal funding for a taxiway reconstruction project.
The FAA has approved an environmental study that determined the project would not harm the environment. Portions of the taxiway will be resurfaced. Also, the drainage near the taxiway will be improved, Evans said. Board officials hope to use NPE funds for this project.
Evans said he should have a project description ready by Friday, so the project can be advertised for bid letting. The project is expected to cost about $250,000, he said.
In other business, Barber announced that Dave Miller of Miller Aviation still has not signed a fixed base operator (FBO) contract to operate his business at the airport.
Barber said he has met with Miller and submitted responses to his questions about the contract. He plans to meet with Miller and his attorney again on July 28.
Miller has been operating his business based on guidelines in a former base operator’s agreement approved in 2004. The contract included both airport manager and FBO duties. Board members voted Wednesday to sever the contract in 30 days.
Also Wednesday, board members:
•Voted to hire Cook’s Nursery and Trim, Portland, to do landscaping at the airport.
The company will be paid $4,869.10 to create three flowerbeds, do decorative stone work and add shrubs and trees.
•Approved the purchase of a new jet fuel hose from Gasoline Equipment Services, Fort Wayne, at a cost of $781.91, plus labor and mileage.
Hal Tavzel, airport manager, said it will take about two hours to install the hose at a cost of $53 per hour. He did not have an estimate for mileage.
•Heard Tavzel report that he is in the process of soliciting quotes for electrical work on the hangars.
•Approved monthly claims totaling $4,985.49.[[In-content Ad]]
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