| Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on a Resolution to Approve an Agreement with Advanced Transol Consultants, LLC, for the Construction of the Wing Aviation Apron Connector at 4555 Glenn Curtiss to Taxiway Uniform and 4554 Claire Chennault Street Driveway Reconstruction at Addison Airport and to Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Agreement in an Amount not to Exceed $385,804. |
At the February 28, 2017 Council meeting, Council approved a conventional hangar lease agreement between the Town and Wing Aviation Charter Services, LLC, for commercial aviation use on property located at 4555 Glenn Curtiss. There is no direct pavement connector from the hangar ramp to Taxilane Uniform; taxilane access is available only through the ramp of an adjoining property that is leased to another tenant. Because of this situation, and as a condition of the lease, the Airport agreed to construct a connector from the Wing Aviation hangar ramp to Taxilane Uniform within 18 months from the commencement date of the lease, which was March 1, 2017. The scope of the project will include the taxilane connector and storm drain improvements on the south side of Taxilane Uniform from the Wing Aviation ramp west to Taxiway Alpha.
While the design of the Wing Aviation connector was underway, the tenant at 4554 Claire Chennault notified the Airport management that the concrete driveway that serves the tenant’s property had failed. Staff investigated and determined that repair of the driveway is the airport's responsibility. The pavement failure resulted from an inadequate and poorly designed drainage pipe running under the driveway. The scope of work includes concrete pavement and drainage improvements, which is similar to the work required for the Wing Aviation connector. In order to take advantage of economies of scale, staff decided to include this work in a single bid package with the Wing Aviation connector.
Plans and specifications for the project were released as Bid #18-22 and were due on February 6, 2018. The engineer's estimate for this project was $448,536 for the Wing Aviation connector and $68,046 for the driveway repair, for a total of $516,582. Three bids were received, the lowest responsive bidder was Advanced Transol Consultants, LLC.
| |
Wing Connector |
Driveway Repair |
Bid Total |
| Advanced Transol |
$328,189 |
$57,615 |
$385,804 |
| EJ Smith Construction |
$415,746.76 |
$75,313.14 |
$491,059.90 |
| RBR Infrastructure |
$589,529 |
$104,634 |
$694,163 |
The Finance Department has reviewed the funds that are available in the Airport Fund, accounting for the required 25% reserve balance. Their assessment is that the Airport Fund has approximately $3,000,000 in excess of the required 25% fund reserve. A budget amendment has been requested in a separate Council item to allocate funds in the amount of $386,000 in FY2018 that are needed for this project. |