CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
AVIATION DEPARTMENT
INTERDEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
TO: Erik Walsh, City Manager
FROM: Jesus H. Saenz, Jr., Director, Aviation Department
COPY: Audit and Accountability Committee; Ben Gorzell, Jr., CPA, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, CPA, Deputy Chief Financial Officer; Kevin Barthold, City Auditor; Carlos Contreras, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Pre-Solicitation Briefing for Airfield Improvements, Package 7
DATE: February 18, 2020
The Aviation Department will present a pre-solicitation briefing for Airfield Improvements, Package 7 (Package 7). This briefing will allow an opportunity for input and direction from the Audit and Accountability Committee members. The pre-solicitation briefing will cover estimated contract value, projected timeline, high-profile designation, scope of the project, contract term, proposed scoring criteria, evaluation committee members, project considerations, and the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. As a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant funded project, the FAA will contribute up to 75% of eligible project costs. The remaining funds will come from Airport Interim Financing.
Since 2013, the Aviation Department and FAA have developed a multi-year, multi-phased program to rehabilitate Runway 13R, reconstruct Taxiway E and improve Terminal Area Taxiways. The Terminal Area Taxiways Project is complete. City Council authorized the construction contract for Airfield Improvements, Package 6 in January 2020 which will complete the work for Taxiway E. Package 7 is the last project of this program and will complete the work associated with Runway 13R. For this project, the City is seeking an experienced contractor for:
* the removal of an in-ground taxiway bridge connecting to Runway 13L/31R;
* the removal of underlying municipal solid waste and construction debris waste;
* and, reconstruct Taxiway R at-grade.
This project will also perform an asph...
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