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Aberdeen council approves multiple airport payments, awards preconditioned-air contract contingent on FAA approval
Summary
The City Council authorized several airport-related payments and closed an ARPA grant. It also tentatively awarded a preconditioned-air (PCA) unit contract to Oshkosh Aerotech contingent on FAA grant and waiver approvals; council approved related funding authorizations and discussed relocation of a CT‑80 baggage screener.
The Aberdeen City Council on Monday approved a package of airport payments and authorized the city manager to sign closeout and pay documents while tentatively awarding a $945,000 contract for a preconditioned‑air unit to Oshkosh Aerotech pending FAA approvals.
Transportation Director Rich Krochel told the council the COVID‑era AIP/ARPA grant closeout (AIP project 346001) has expended $1,145,711 and asked the city manager be authorized to sign the financial closeout; the motion passed on a roll call vote. Krochel also walked the council through three invoices for an ongoing general aviation reconstruction (AIP 52): Aaron Swan (material testing/QA) for $7,620; Helms & Associates (administration/resident engineering) for $41,905.23; and Reedy Construction pay estimate number 2 for work through June 24 (amount stated in meeting materials as $437,009.79; during the meeting an alternate figure of $437,979.06 was cited). Krochel said the funding allocation for that project is 90% federal, 5% state and 5% local; the council approved the payments and authorized the city manager to sign related documents.
Council members asked for clarification about the airport terminal expansion (AIP project 55) and a baggage‑screening machine move. Krochel said the CT‑80 baggage screener will be relocated out of the public view; TSA will pay to disassemble, move and recalibrate the machine, but the city is responsible for the build‑out of the new room. He said the terminal expansion project includes roughly $1.2 million in state funding and about $800,000 in AIP funds, leaving a local share projected at about $60,000. The council approved the Helms invoice for the terminal project (invoice #5) and authorized the city manager to sign the pay estimate.
On the preconditioned‑air unit (AIP 57), Krochel said the PCA will replace a diesel, tow‑behind heating/cooling unit with a jet‑bridge‑mounted electric unit (part of the Voluntary Airport Low Emissions program). Council voted to tentatively award the PCA contract to Oshkosh Aerotech of Roy, Utah, for $945,000; Krochel said the grant amount anticipated for this item is $231,714 and that the award is contingent on FAA approval of a Buy American waiver and receipt of the grant offer.
Why it matters: the actions finalize the accounting for COVID‑era airport grants, move forward with terminal and apron work, and commit federal/state/local funding for reconstruction and emission‑reduction equipment. Council discussion noted TSA’s role in moving screening equipment and that some local costs (room build‑out) remain the city’s responsibility.
Quotations from the meeting: “We have expended the total amount of $1,145,711 on this grant,” Transportation Director Rich Krochel said regarding the ARPA closeout. On the CT‑80 move Krochel said, “TSA actually paid for the physical move of that machine.”
Votes and next steps: Council approved all airport items presented and authorized the city manager to sign the closeout and pay documents. The PCA award will only be finalized if FAA grant and waiver approvals are received.
Sources and provenance: meeting transcript segments where Rich Krochel presented AIP closeouts, invoices and the PCA award (meeting audio/transcript).
