The FAA has determined that the construction of a new hangar by Southwest will impact the functionality of equipment they have installed at Hobby and relocation is therefore required as part of the overall project. Additionally, the FAA requires that this agreement be made with another governmental entity which prevents Southwest from contracting with the FAA directly. In order to facilitate this relocation and prevent delays in the Southwest construction schedule, the City of Houston will contract with the FAA
The hanger project will impact the Remote Transmitter Receiver (RTR)-A Antenna at Hobby and will have to be relocated. The FAA requires review of any designs related to this move be conducted by FAA personnel and that the expenses for the review be paid by the contracting entity. Per the agreement, HAS will pay the FAA $100,000.00 for this design review. This amount is based on the FAA’s estimate of the cost which is as follows:
DESCRIPTION OF REIMBURSABLE ITEM
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ESTIMATED COST
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Labor
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Engineering Support WB4020
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$69,200.00
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Labor Subtotal
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$69,200.00
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Labor Overhead
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$10,294.21
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Total Labor
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$79,494.21
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Non-Labor
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Engineering Support WB4020
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$19,164.29
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Non-Labor Subtotal
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$19,164.29
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Non-Labor Overhead
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$1,341.50
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Total Non-Labor
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$20,505.79
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TOTAL ESTIMATED COST
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$100,000.00
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Council is therefore asked to approve a Reimbursable Agreement between the City of Houston and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Houston Airport System for Design Review Related to the Relocation of FAA Remote Transmitter Receiver (RTR)-A Antenna at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) and appropriating the funds necessary to finance the cost of these services
FISCAL NOTE:
There is no impact to the FY17 Adopted Operating Budget for this item. Therefore, no fiscal note is required as stated in the Financial Policy Ord. 2014-1078 as an Operating Budget Item.
DIRECTOR'S SIGNATURE:
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Mario C. Diaz
Houston Airport System