Trustees approve FAA/CDOT grants and construction contracts for Buena Vista airport north apron repair
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Summary
Trustees passed resolutions accepting FAA and CDOT funding and awarding professional and construction contracts to Dibble and Pyramid for the 2025 north apron project; the FAA will amend grant entitlement if final costs require a small additional amount.
Trustees voted to accept FAA and Colorado Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics funding and to award construction management and construction contracts for the town’s 2025 airport north‑apron rehabilitation project.
What the board approved: Resolution 37 accepted the FAA/CDOT grant offers for the North Apron construction project; trustees then approved Resolution 38 to retain Dibble as the airport consultant/project manager and to award construction to Pyramid Construction. Dibble explained the FAA is able to adjust an entitlement at the end of the project if a small delta remains between current grant amounts and final contracts.
Funding and scope: the project had a previously approved budget of about $666,000; current contract totals (Dibble consultant fee ~ $182,000; Pyramid construction ~ $411,000) produce a small projected overage (~ $9–10k). Airport staff and Dibble said FAA funding levels and entitlement will be amended at project close to make the grant whole rather than issuing a separate small follow‑up grant during construction.
Trustee direction: trustees approved both resolutions and instructed staff to proceed with project close coordination with FAA and CDOT. Staff said final funding flows will be reconciled during 2025–2026 draws and that Dibble and Pyramid will manage construction and closeout.
Ending: With approvals in hand trustees authorized staff and consultants to move into the construction phase; staff said final amended FAA entitlement should arrive during project closeout.
