On July 22, 2025, the Board of Public Service received a recommendation to give preliminary approval to the lowest responsible bid of $114,920,000 from Wright Construction Services, Inc. for relocation of airfield maintenance and snow-removal equipment facilities at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.
The board agenda item was presented by President Rich Bradley as part of regular business and described the Wright bid as the low responsive offer received under letting number 8786. The presentation identified the item as a recommendation for preliminary approval; the transcript does not record a separate roll-call vote on that specific recommendation.
The agenda also included related airport work: plans and specifications for air cargo pavement reconstruction at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, estimated at $2,600,000 to be paid from ordinance number 71,657; a supplemental agreement to the consolidated terminal program; and testing and inspection services for landside construction projects. Those items were described on the record as part of the president's recommendations; the meeting transcript shows the items were listed for approval but does not show a separate recorded vote on each line item.
Why it matters: the relocation project is a major capital undertaking for airport operations and would involve large construction contracts and city funding ordinances.
Details: the record lists the letting number (8786), the bidder (Wright Construction Services, Inc.), and the bid amount ($114,920,000). The air cargo pavement item was identified as an estimated $2,600,000 project funded by ordinance number 71,657. The consolidated terminal program supplemental agreement was described as a modification to the scope of work and authorized to be issued as task orders under existing ordinances. The testing-and-inspection supplemental agreement referenced Geo Technology LLC.
What the record does not show: the transcript records the president reading the recommendations but does not record a specific motion and roll-call vote adopting each individual contract or the preliminary approval language beyond the president's recommendation. The article does not characterize any recommendation as final board action unless the transcript records a vote.
Sources: the recommendations were read into the record by President Rich Bradley during the July 22, 2025 Board of Public Service meeting.