RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt an ordinance approving and authorizing a Reimbursable Agreement between the City of Houston and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform Preliminary Design, Engineering, Review, and Construction/Installation Activities for the Terminal Expansion impacting FOTS and MALSR at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) and appropriating $185,802.33 from the Airports Improvement Fund.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
This Reimbursable Agreement provides funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform site visit, preliminary design, engineering, review, and construction/installation activities in support of the West Concourse Expansion Project at HOU. The Project includes the construction of seven additional gates and related components.
Support services from the FAA are necessary as the Expansion Project impacts FAA National Airspace System (NAS) facilities, including Medium Intensity Approach Light System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (MALSR), Fiber Optic Transmission Systems (FOTS), and FAA cabling and infrastructure. The FAA will provide the MALSR equipment and shelter as a Target of Opportunity (TOO) to improve the infrastructure, and the Reimbursable Agreement provides funding for the FAA to establish these services.
The work to be performed through the execution of this Reimbursable Agreement will include technical consultation, site visits, feasibility assessments, spectrum analysis, project planning, scope definition, development of cost estimate(s) and design packages, construction/installation oversight, modification, removal, and restoration, and travel to ensure the project meets FAA rules and regulations.
Project Costs:
The estimated FAA costs associated with this Reimbursable Agreement are as follows:
Fiscal Note:
No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
Director’s Signature:
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Jim Szczesniak
Houston Airport System