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Bonner County board adopts revised RFP scoring for airport lots, delays three Executive Row releases
Summary
The Airports Advisory Board approved revised point-based criteria favoring investment and development experience for airport lot RFPs, and agreed to postpone releasing three Executive Row lots while staff pursues a potential tenant, Rutledge Airborne.
The Bonner County Airports Advisory Board on Oct. 27 approved a modified scoring system for upcoming requests for proposals (RFPs) to lease multiple lots at Sandpoint and Priest River airports and agreed to hold off releasing three Executive Row lots while a prospective aerial firefighting operator explores relocation.
Airport manager Dave presented maps, surveys and a revised point system that reduces the weight given to "prioritization of airport needs" and increases points for "additional investment in airport infrastructure" and for development experience. Staff said the change is intended to reward proposers willing to fund taxiways and other on-site infrastructure the FAA is unlikely to prioritize for development funding.
The revised criteria reallocate points across multiple categories. For lots at Sandpoint labeled 35–37 and several lots at Priest River, staff said the RFP will prefer…
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