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Killeen Regional Airport: FAA-approved AWOS relocation, FAA grants and new airfield systems move forward under council consent
Summary
Council approved a package of airport items by consent, including relocation of the AWOS to accommodate Anthem Park development, FAA grants for terminal mechanical/security and terminal rehabilitation design, and awards for airfield lighting systems.
The Killeen City Council approved multiple airport-related actions on July 15 as part of the consent agenda, authorizing contracts and accepting anticipated FAA grants for several projects at Killeen Regional Airport and Robert Gray Army Airfield.
Staff told council the FAA-approved relocation of the automated weather observation system (AWOS) is necessary because the Anthem Park development, when fully built, would infringe on the AWOS’s 1,000-foot obstruction-radius standards. The city received bids and recommended awarding the AWOS relocation contract to F & W Electrical Contractors (lowest responsive bidder) after a rejection of an earlier bid that exceeded budget; staff presentation included a bid amount of $3,300,250 and an apparent typographical reference to $300,250 in the award recommendation, which staff said met requirements. The council approved the AWOS relocation award as part of consent.
Council also approved staff authority to accept FAA Airport Improvement Grants (AIG) for terminal passenger mechanical and security improvements and for terminal rehabilitation design; staff said those grants will fund 95% of the projects with the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) program covering the local match and that the construction grants will be issued after bid review. Separately, council authorized purchase and installation of a new airfield lighting control and monitoring system (ALMS) for Robert Gray Army Airfield; bids were opened and KOBO Utility Construction was the low responsive bidder at $470,000. Fort Hood will fund the ALMS under an existing intergovernmental service support agreement (IGSA).
Staff said the FAA grants and the ALMS purchase and AWOS relocation are intended to reduce maintenance costs, improve passenger safety and meet FAA standards. Those items were included in the consent agenda and approved 6-0.
Council action: consent-agenda approvals for AWOS relocation (RS25111), FAA AIG grant authorizations for terminal mechanical/security and terminal rehabilitation design (RS25112, RS25113), and airfield lighting control and monitoring award to KOBO (RS25114) were carried as part of the consent agenda by a 6-0 vote.
