Board approves McClellan engineering contract for Texarkana regional MRO site

The City of Texarkana’s board of directors voted to authorize the Texarkana Regional Airport executive director to enter an engineering services agreement with McClellan Consulting Engineers Incorporated not to exceed $2,512,842.87.

City staff and the airport’s representative said the MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) site development will be funded predominantly by a TxDOT grant (95% of project costs). The grant amount cited during the meeting was $23,157,894.74; the local 5% match will be split between Texarkana, Arkansas ($56,300.24) and Texarkana, Texas ($69,341.90).

Paul, the airport presenter, described the scope as utility runs to the pad-ready site, soil surveying and phase‑1 work. Board members asked for clarification on line items, especially mileage and fee calculations in the engineering firm’s fee proposal. Paul said the airport uses a request‑for‑qualifications process and that McClellan and Garver are the two on-call engineering firms handling pieces of the MRO and related runway work.

Board members asked staff to review specific expense items and to follow up with McClellan on any questionable fee calculations. After discussion, the city attorney read the resolution and the board approved it by roll call.