Committee signs off on a package of port-control contracts, from wayfinding audits to concrete and consulting work

The Transportation & Mobility Committee approved a package of port-control procurement and consultant items tied to operations and the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

Among the items advanced or approved: an emergency ordinance authorizing one-or-more requirements contracts for industrial and building-related supplies and services to maintain airport facilities (estimated $300,000 annual cost); an emergency procurement to hire consultants to audit wayfinding in the ticket lobby, estimated at $250,000 for the audit phase and explicitly including review of bilingual signage needs; an emergency contract for concrete surfaces and structures maintenance (runways, taxiways, ramps, aprons) with an estimated $1,000,000 annual cost; a one-year financial consulting contract (estimated $400,000 annually) to support PFC analysis, rates and charges and debt issuances; and on-call asset-management consulting to support BIM, LIDAR, CityWorks and GIS work (the department cited prior AECOM contract payouts of roughly $4,000,000 and estimated the ongoing need at about $950,000 annually).

Directors and staff told the committee these contracts are intended to keep airport operations safe and to support planning and long-term capital management. Where contract histories exist, staff said prior spending (for example, on concrete work and AECOM services) informed the updated estimates. The committee signed the items up for approval or approved them during the meeting.

What’s next: Contracts will proceed through procurement and finance review as required; staff will return with vendor selection and final contract terms.