RECOMMENDATION:
Enact an Ordinance approving a Reimbursable Agreement between the City of Houston and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide construction oversight support for the relocation of the FAA Field Communications Cable at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) and appropriating the funds necessary to finance the cost of these services. Project 792C (WBS# A-000637-0007-4-01-01) AJW-FN-CSA-17-SW-001678
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
Southwest Airlines is constructing a hangar near an FAA Field Communications Cable at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), and the FAA cable must be relocated to enable construction of the hangar. Funding must be provided to the FAA to perform construction oversight of the cable relocation as part of the overall project. The FAA requires that the review of any potential impact to FAA navigational facilities be conducted by FAA personnel and that the expenses for the review be paid for by the contracting entity. The FAA further requires that this agreement be made with another government entity, which prevents Southwest Airlines from contracting directly with the FAA. To facilitate this project, the City of Houston will contract with the FAA.
This project requires the relocation of an underground field cable to ensure continuity of service and will be executed such that the existing FAA RTR-A and RTR-D communications and FAA Air Traffic Operations capabilities are not interrupted during the relocation process.
The project includes the following primary scope elements:
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Establishment of FAA Fiber Optics cable between RTR-A and RTR-D;
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Establishment of FAA Fiber Optics Telecommunications System (FOTS) node at the RTR-A site and Channel Bank at the Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT);
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Support infrastructure, e.g. equipment racks, interconnecting cable, mounting hardware, duct bank, access manholes, etc.
The FAA will provide the technical assistance necessary to ensure the project meets applicable FAA rules, regulations, orders, requirements, standards, and specifications during the construction and installation phases of the project.
The FAA will also provide Resident Engineering services during all construction phases of the project necessary to establish or restore service to affected FAA facilities, systems, and equipment. It is the Resident Engineer’s (“RE”) responsibility to protect the FAA’s interests during the construction phases of the project which impact FAA facilities, systems, equipment, and their infrastructures.
PROJECT COSTS:
The estimated FAA costs associated with this Agreement are as follows:
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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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$81,122.40
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Construction Oversight (RE Services) WB4050
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$55,004.88
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Labor Subtotal
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$136,127.28
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Labor Overhead
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$20,250.34
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Total Labor
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$156,377.62
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Non-Labor
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Travel WB4010, WB4020, WB4030, WB4050, WB4060
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$19,951.75
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General Supply Materials, Misc. Supplies, Doc Handling
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$5,000.00
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Non-Labor Subtotal
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$24,951.75
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Non-Labor Overhead
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$1,746.62
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Total Non-Labor
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$26,698.37
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TOTAL ESTIMATED COST
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$183,075.99
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Capital Project Information
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See attached Form A
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Fiscal Note:
There is no impact to the FY18 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:
Mario C. Diaz
Houston Airport System