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Board awards $2.76 million runway extension contract; FAA grant funding to cover costs
Summary
Josephine County commissioners approved a $2.76 million construction contract with Knife River for the Grants Pass runway extension; commissioners said the project is paid with FAA grant funds and the contract is FAA-approved.
Josephine County commissioners on Aug. 7 voted 3-0 to award a $2,760,000 construction contract to LTM dba Knife River Materials for the Grants Pass Runway Extension 1331 project.
Chris Foley, the county’s airport manager, presented the engineer’s recommendation and the contract for the board’s approval. "What you have before you this morning is a recommendation to award from our engineer to award the, contract construction contract to Knife River, for 2,760,000.00. And I agree I agree with this award," Foley said, and told the board he has "full confidence that they'll complete the construction on time and on budget." Foley said construction would start within about two weeks.
Commissioners and staff stressed the project will not use general-fund dollars. "This is not general fund money, not a dollar of general fund money. This is all FAA grant money," a commissioner said during the meeting, and Foley and others confirmed the FAA has approved the contract. The board also heard that an $51,000 county match will come from airport tenants and users rather than the county general fund. Payments to the contractor will proceed by reimbursement from the FAA as work is completed and verified to FAA specifications.
The commissioners recorded a unanimous roll-call vote to award the contract: Commissioner Smith — yes; Commissioner Barnett — yes; Commissioner Black — yes.
The award follows roughly 10 years of planning and competition through a bid process, county staff said. Commissioners described the airport and fairgrounds as enterprise funds that generate their own revenue and receive grants for capital projects; Barnett noted those operations are self-sustaining and not funded from the general fund.
Construction is scheduled to begin within about two weeks, subject to standard contract execution and FAA reimbursement procedures, and county staff said they will process periodic payments as the contractor documents completed work for FAA reimbursement. The county’s airport director and engineering team recommended Knife River based on the bid process; the contract and bid documents are part of the county record.
