DEPARTMENT: Aviation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Carlos Contreras, Assistant City Manager
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Change Order: Terminal Area Taxiways - Package 2
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes a change order with J3 Company LLC in the amount of $400,000.00 for the Terminal Area Taxiway Improvements project - Package 2. The change order provides a negotiated settlement for the costs associated with the extension of the contract duration by 164 days in order to meet the City's request to delay the closure of Runway 12R/30L by a year. With this delay, the City is able to close the runway once for work on Package 2 and renumbering project that has been requested by the FAA. In addition, closing the Runway once rather than twice in two years minimizes the impact to air traffic operations at the San Antonio International Airport and nearby military bases.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City regularly coordinates with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for continued Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for eligible projects at the Airport. AIP funding is based on the Airport's preliminary submittal of its annual Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) to the FAA. Through the ACIP, the Airport identifies priority projects to be funded. These projects may be eligible for grant funding at 75% of eligible project costs with a 25% local matching share.
Since 2013, the Terminal Area Taxiways project has been part of the AIP program. The multi-year, multi-phased project will design and reconstruct Taxiway G from Runway 4/22 to Taxiway A, and Taxiway N from Runway 12R southwest to just beyond Runway 4/22. It will also reconstruct a localized area of Taxiway G at Taxiway Y and construct new parallel taxiways to both Taxiway G and Taxiway N.
In December 2014, City Council authorized a construction award to J3 for Package 2 of the Terminal Area Taxiways project. This scope for this phase of the project includes:
* the reconstruct...
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