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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - FAA Grant for Airport Terminal Building Project Site Work RESOLUTION NO. 15-476 RESOLUTION APPROVING FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION GRANT FOR AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING PROJECT SITE WORK FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,the City's FY 2015-2020 Capital Improvements Plan(CIP)includes a project to construct a new terminal building, itinerant hangar, and related site improvements at the Ames Municipal Airport; and, WHEREAS, the total project budget is $2,410,000, which includes $867,000 in General Obligation(G.O.)Bonds; $943,000 in G.O.Bonds abated by future revenues from the management agreement with a Fixed Base Operator (FBO); $150,000 in a State of Iowa vertical infrastructure grant; and$450,000 in federal entitlement funds; and, WHEREAS, on June 23, 2015,the City of Ames received bids for the site work portion of the Airport Terminal Building project,and the low bidder was Absolute Concrete Construction with a bid of$772,299.10; and, WHEREAS, staff used this bid to file the required grant application paperwork with the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) for the City's $450,000 in federal entitlement funds; and, WHEREAS, the FAA central region staff in Kansas City reviewed the application, has provided concurrence of the receipt of bids,and has approved these entitlement funds for this fiscal year; and, WHEREAS, the bids for this site work came in $202,000 over the latest project estimate; and, WHEREAS, in addition, the most recent estimate for the terminal construction project reflects a need for$547,500 more than anticipated, and as a result of this new information,the City and University have agreed to each contribute an additional$250,000,along with a commitment to reduce the size of the terminal to yield the remaining$250,000 of needed savings to finance the site work and terminal construction; and, WHEREAS, it should be noted that the City still has until August 16, 2015, to decide on awarding the bid to Absolute Concrete Construction for the site work project;however,approval of the grant and submittal to the FAA is required by July 31,2015,in order to receive the federal funds in this fiscal year; and, WHEREAS,approval of the grant will assure that federal funds will be available for the site work, should the Council later choose to award this bid; and, WHEREAS, it is important to emphasize that should the City use these federal grant funds, the FAA would then expect continued progress towards design and construction of a new terminal building where the site work was performed; and, WHEREAS reject the grant will result in the funds not being available until next fiscal year, and this action will result in a delay in the completion of the site work,along with the corresponding construction of the hangar by the private sector by approximately one year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Federal Aviation Administration grant for Phase 1, Site Work only,of the Airport Terminal Building project is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 28`h day of July, 2015. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Orazem Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28"'day of July, 2015.