To: Mike Wildgen
City Manager
From: Debbie Van Saun
Asst. City Manager
Re: Airport Improvement Project 3-20-0047-11
Date: August 9, 2004
Please place the following item on the City Commission agenda for consideration at their August 10, 2004 meeting:
Project Status. Construction bids were opened on July 20th for Schedules I, II, and III for the Runway 1-19 Reconstruction Project. On August 3rd, the City Commission approved the low bid from ESS, Inc. pending FAA grant approval. .
A breakdown of the total project costs used in calculating the FAA grant application is as follows:
Administrative costs $5,000
Design phase services $72,300
Bidding phase services 8,600
Construction phase services 99,890
Subtotal engineering services 180,790
Construction Schedule I 782,111
Construction Schedule II 83,085
Construction Schedule III 116,705
Subtotal construction 981,901
TOTAL PROJECT COST $1,167,691
Project Funding. A grant application was submitted to FAA on July 27, 2004 requesting FAA participation for the project at $1,109,306 (95%) with City participation at $58,385 (5%). Today we received a grant offer from FAA for the full amount requested. Per the terms of the FAA grant offer, it must be accepted on or before August 13, 2004.
Commission Action. Staff recommends acceptance of the FAA grant offer. Therefore, we seek City Commission approval to authorize the City Manager to execute the grant agreement for the amounts noted above.
c: Dave Corliss, Asst. City Manager
Ed Mullins, Finance Director
Chuck Soules, Public Works Director
Aviation Advisory Board
Chuck Kellerman, ADG, Inc.