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Airport staff report FAA approvals and major projects: ARFF truck, apron expansion and pavement maintenance
Summary
Staff reported FAA approvals for an ARFF truck purchase and scope sign-off for apron expansions and pavement maintenance; projects include an Oshkosh ARFF truck award, Foxtrot apron work and a phased chip-seal pavement project with expected phased closures.
Airport staff and consultant Lochner briefed the board on multiple capital projects, including an FAA-approved aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) truck, apron expansion work and a pavement-maintenance program that will require phased closures.
Jed of Lochner said the county received FAA sign-off on the ARFF truck procurement and that Oshkosh submitted the low bid for the vehicle. Staff reported the county secured local funding through CIB to advance the purchase rather than wait for FAA grant timing; contract documents were being prepared and staff anticipated issuing payment within a week or two. Consultants estimated the delivery timeframe for an ARFF truck at about a year.
Jed also reviewed two apron projects: a new large apron west of the main apron that requires rerouting a Rocky Mountain Power line and associated trenching before footings and construction can continue, and a rehabilitation apron project in front of the fuel farm scheduled for spring. The Foxtrot taxi-lane work was cited as providing savings that could cover additional local scope (a 50-foot section adjacent to hangars) without seeking new county funds.
On pavement maintenance, Jed said the project is akin to a crack-fill and chip-seal program that will be phased to minimize disruption, though the work will cause temporary taxiway or apron closures. He said the FAA had signed off on the scope and the window for sealing asphalt is typically July–August, with crack filling done when temperatures are colder; a full-run phased schedule could run across multiple weeks but be broken into shorter closures where possible.
Staff also described the independent fee-estimate (IFE) process for contracts above threshold amounts and said IFEs typically take weeks to return; Jed said IFEs keep project costs in check and the rule of thumb is about a 10% band for reasonableness. Drone mapping had been completed to provide pre- and post-project surveys.
Provenance: Staff and consultant project briefing and board Q&A appear across meeting segments covering project reports and follow-up questions.
