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Board previews airport leases and awards $4.77 million bid for taxiway phase 2; local match $15,655
Summary
City staff presented three airport items on Aug. 12: a proposed quarter-acre lease for Tucker’s Auto Repair, a lease renewal for Carco (Hertz), and a recommended $4.77 million low bid from Redstone Construction for phase 2 of the Taxiway A/B shift project.
City staff on Aug. 12 presented several items related to Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport, including a proposed land lease for Tucker’s Auto Repair, a lease renewal for Carco Carriage LLC (operating as Hertz), and a recommended low bid for phase 2 of the Taxiway A/B shift project.
Airport Director Don Rowlett described the Tucker lease as a one-year lease (with a one-year renewal option) for a 0.25-acre concrete pad behind the tenant’s building, intended for short-term parking of vehicles awaiting maintenance. Rent would be $175 per month. Rowlett and Director Webb said the city will work with the city attorney to add contract language limiting long-term vehicle storage to avoid turning the site into a storage lot.
On the car-rental lease, Rowlett said Carco (Hertz) has operated at the airport since at least February 2014 and that the proposed lease includes terminal counter space, a wash building and surrounding grounds. Enterprise also maintains a presence; Rowlett said Enterprise previously staffed the airport and plans to operate from its leased space. Rowlett said leases include CPI escalator clauses.
For airfield construction, staff recommended awarding the phase 2 taxiway contract to Redstone Construction Group Inc. The low bid was $4,770,271.90. Rowlett said the project is the largest of three phases and that eligible costs are expected to be split 95% by the Federal Aviation Administration and remainder by state and local sources. Arkansas caps its grant share for this type of work at $250,000, leaving a local requirement cited at $15,655. Rowlett also said engineering, advertising and administrative costs (Garver Engineering and related items) bring total eligible program costs slightly over $5 million.
No formal votes were recorded in this Aug. 12 preview; staff presented the items for action at the Aug. 19 board meeting as resolutions r25 1 55 (Tucker lease), r25 1 56 (Carco/Hertz lease) and r25 1 59 (taxiway bid).
