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Atoka council approves agreement with H.W. Lochner for airport planning work contingent on grants
Summary
The Atoka City Council approved an agreement with engineering firm H.W. Lochner Inc. to perform airport planning services (environmental assessment and airport layout plan) conditional on federal and state grants and a third‑party fee estimate.
The Atoka City Council on a unanimous vote approved entering an agreement with H.W. Lochner Inc. for airport planning services to support work on a replacement airport, contingent on the city accepting grants from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Oklahoma Department of Aviation and Aerospace and on an independent fee estimate.
The contract package, described to the council as the next step after the city's site selection and master planning studies, covers preparation of an airport layout plan and the environmental assessment the FAA requires. The mayor said the agreement “drills down further on the actual alignment of the runways and things of that nature that the FAA needs.”
Assistant city staff clarified that the project and payments would follow the same draw process the city used for earlier phases: the city will not pay the full amount up front and will receive grant funding to reimburse work as draws are submitted. “We won't pay anything in advance,” a staff member said, adding that the contract amount represents the total for this project phase and will be paid in draws as work is completed.
Council members asked for confirmation about whether grant funds had already been awarded; staff said they would verify that information but characterized the vote as approving the scope and amount so Lochner could proceed to perform the work and secure the grant funding. The council approved the motion and directed staff to proceed with the grant-contingent contract process.
The action authorizes the city to move forward with planning documents the FAA requires before any site or construction approvals for a replacement airport. The item is contingent on external grant approvals and a third‑party independent fee estimate, per staff comments.
No public comment was recorded on this agenda item at the time the council voted. The contract amount discussed at the meeting was $359,170 as the not-to-exceed figure for the planning services for this phase of work.
