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Board reviews updated Abilene terminal design; staff to issue CMAR RFQ and refine canopy, hold-room and service features
Summary
Architects and airport staff presented updated terminal expansion plans, covering hold-room capacity, phased baggage handling, canopy coverage, elevators, sprinklers and possible amenity space. The board asked staff to explore extended curbside canopy and noted the project will use a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) procurement strategy.
The Abilene Airport Development Board reviewed updated designs for the airport terminal expansion and approved staff moving forward with a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to hire a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to participate in remaining design and constructability planning.
Colin (lead architect, Park Hill) walked the board through the updated footprint, describing a push toward increased hold-room capacity, reconfigured ticketing and baggage circulation and an expanded secure concourse. "Everything comes back to the hold room and needing more space there," Colin said, explaining the plan shifts arrivals and circulation north to increase hold-room seating and operational flexibility.
Design features discussed included:
- Hold-room expansion with a target seating capacity for about 200 people (described as roughly "2 planes plus"). - Phased baggage-handling: management and the architect said a full baggage-handling system is…
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