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Boise Airport advances concourse and airfield projects as construction and cost work continue
Summary
Airport staff reported progress on the consolidated rental car facility, passenger boarding bridge procurement, de‑icing apron expansion and preparatory work for a future Concourse A; cost estimating and construction manager selection are underway ahead of council approvals.
Airport staff reported at the June 4 Boise Airport Commission meeting that multiple construction projects tied to the airport's terminal and airfield remain on schedule and are moving into visible construction phases.
The airport said crews will finish the last concrete pour on the consolidated rental car facility's shared level "tomorrow," and a topping-off ceremony is planned to mark the parking garage milestone. "So there should be quicker turnarounds in terms of kind of restocking the vehicles on all the floors," a staff member said.
Why it matters: the projects are part of the airport's larger Concourse Development and Terminal Improvements program that staff said will increase aircraft parking, parking capacity for rental cars and passenger flow between baggage claim and rental car pick-up.
Details staff reported: the airport selected Oshkosh Aerotech as the lowest bidder for new passenger boarding bridges; staff will navigate the contract in the next month and then seek city council approval and the mayor's signature this summer. The airport has completed interviews for a construction manager; staff expected to meet after the commission meeting and hoped to issue a notice of intent to award by the end of the week. The formal award will go to city council in August for approval and signature by the mayor, staff said.
Staff described the current cost-estimating work as a two-package effort: Package A focuses on Concourse A, including a package handling system and related utilities; a second, higher-level package looks at potential replacement or reconstruction of Concourse B and associated baggage and utility work. Two independent cost-estimating firms are working on the packages, and staff said a June workshop will help refine what stays in the project scope.
On the airfield, staff reported the de-icing apron expansion on the airfield's northeast corner (near customs and border protection) is about halfway complete and is expected to open in July. The new apron will provide three overnight parking spots for larger aircraft and additional room for regional jets. Work on the Concourse A apron has reached underground utility and base course stages; staff said concrete paving should begin within "the next week or two." Staff said these apron investments respond to airline requests for parking and operational needs.
Other construction and planning notes included a general aviation aeronautical development RFP for roughly 5.5 acres on the southeast airfield (two sites that proposers may bid on individually or together); an ongoing Simplot hangar private development expected to finish this year; and a master plan contract that will have an internal kickoff June 23 and more public updates likely in August.
Commissioners asked how procurement decisions will be finalized; staff said the airport evaluates firms and recommends selections to city council, which has final approval and will sign contracts.
Ending: staff emphasized that, while some milestones are ceremonial (topping-off events), the work is producing visible construction progress and that multiple procurement and cost-estimating steps remain before the larger design and construction contracts are executed.
