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Cullman County awards multiple contracts for Cullman Regional Airport projects
Summary
The Cullman County Commission approved bids and awarded contracts for runway apron work, midfield development and a new hangar at Cullman Regional Airport, officials said, awarding multiple projects to local and regional contractors and noting federal grant support for some work.
The Cullman County Commission on Tuesday approved bids and awarded contracts for several projects at Cullman Regional Airport, including reconstruction of a general aviation (GA) apron, midfield development to open about 20 acres for commercial use, and a new maintenance hangar.
County leaders said the GA apron reconstruction bid and the midfield development contract were awarded to Wiregrass Construction after bids were opened. The commission also awarded a contract for an airport hangar to Newell Park / Eleazar Construction LLC at a reported price of $2,000,007.34. Commissioners said portions of the hangar cost will be paid with a grant of roughly $1,000,000, with the remaining share covered by city and county financing.
The midfield development project was described as funded in part by money banked under the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. A county presenter said the midfield work will open approximately 20 acres for development. Commission members approved the bids by voice vote; a formal roll-call tally was not recorded in the meeting transcript.
The chairman and county staff said the GA apron project has been in planning for about seven years and that bidders had been solicited before the commission acted to award the work. Commissioners asked county staff if there were questions about the bids and heard no objections before moving the items.
County officials said they expect to seek financing for the hangar’s non‑grant share, and that the hangar will be used for aircraft maintenance on the south end of the field.
The approvals will allow county staff to proceed with contracts and any necessary paperwork to begin the projects; commissioners did not set specific construction start dates during the meeting.
ACTIONS: The commission made motions to award the GA apron reconstruction contract, the midfield development contract, and the hangar contract; each motion was approved by voice vote and recorded in the meeting as passed (individual vote tallies not specified).
