Boise Airport names CMGC for Concourse A, upgrades baggage and utilities before construction
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Summary
Airport staff said Pencel Phelps is the proposed construction manager/general contractor for Concourse A preconstruction work; baggage handling and a central utility plant will be replaced before the concourse build, and portions of the airfield will close for apron tie-ins.
Boise Airport staff reported that the long-planned Concourse A program will move into a preconstruction phase this fall after the airport’s selection process for a construction manager/general contractor.
Rebecca Hough, director of airports, told the commission on Aug. 6 that the airport received seven proposals, narrowed them to four, and identified "Pencel Phelps" as the proposed CMGC. She said the airport will present the contract to Boise City Council later this month, schedule a council workshop and expects preconstruction to begin in September with a notice to proceed for design and early work.
Hough said the airport will use a guaranteed maximum price approach and break the work into multiple GMP packages. She identified five GMP areas: the baggage handling system, a central utility plant, Concourse A construction, a terminal improvement phase and a second terminal improvement phase. "We have to replace our baggage handling system. It has reached its end of useful life," Hough said, and the utility infrastructure must be upgraded before Concourse A can be brought online.
Why it matters: Airport staff said the baggage system and utility upgrades are prerequisites to bringing new gates and services on line. The commission was shown a draft schedule that anticipates three notices to proceed before broader construction activity and referenced an anticipated bond issuance beyond March for funding some work.
Key project details and near-term work: - Concourse A apron Phase 1A paving is complete; Phase 1B is scheduled to begin in mid-August. Hough thanked operations staff for overnight work to keep the project on schedule. - The airport plans to sequence preconstruction work starting in September and to award GMP packages task-by-task as the design progresses. - The airport identified five GMP focus areas, led by replacement of the baggage handling system and installation of a central utility plant. - A bond issue is listed on the draft plan as a funding step after initial construction phases.
Airfield impacts and closures: Commissioners and staff discussed current airfield work tied to the Concourse A apron and taxiway tie-ins. Marcus (staff member) said the North Runway (Runway 10L) remains closed because the Concourse A apron work requires a taxiway tie-in; he estimated the closure will last about 60 more days to complete the apron/taxiway connection. Hough said the airport will resume monthly reporting of runway-closure dates and reasons at commissioners’ request.
Contracting and approvals: Hough said the CMGC selection will be taken to city council and that the airport will hold a council workshop. The CMGC preconstruction notice is planned for September, with the GMP-based task orders following design milestones.
What the commission asked and staff answered: Commissioners pressed for more detail on closure timing and on the council workshop schedule. Marcus provided the 60-day estimate for the affected runway. Commissioners asked for runway closure data to be restored to the monthly report; Hough said staff would include that information in the next packet.
Ending: Staff emphasized the sequencing constraint — baggage and utility work must precede Concourse A — and said more detailed schedules and contract documents will be shared with the commission and council during upcoming briefings.
