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Council selects Bolton & Mink for five‑year on‑call airport consulting services
Summary
Monte Vista approved a five‑year on‑call consultant agreement with Bolton & Mink for airport planning and services; staff said the firm emphasized strategies to generate revenue and the airport’s CIP includes a potential runway expansion estimated at about $9 million.
Monte Vista — The City Council voted to enter a five‑year on‑call agreement with Bolton & Mink to provide airport planning and consultant services.
City staff said federal and state funding eligibility requires the city to periodically solicit airport consultants. After a qualifications process and interviews with three firms, an interview committee recommended Bolton & Mink, citing both technical qualifications and the firm’s business‑development proposals to generate revenue from the airport’s vacant hangars and surrounding property.
Staff described short‑term priorities that include pavement preservation and longer‑term capital planning in the city’s airport capital improvement plan (CIP). Staff said the CIP contemplates widening the runway to 60 feet in a multi‑year program; design was discussed for 2030–31 with construction projected for 2032, and staff described that project as possibly a $9,000,000 undertaking using a mix of FAA, CDOT Aeronautics and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds.
Councilors asked how "on‑call" work would function; staff said the consultant would be the city’s go‑to firm for aviation projects and would follow the CIP. The motion to approve the five‑year on‑call agreement and authorize the city manager to sign was seconded and approved by council.
What happens next: staff will present a refined CIP at a future meeting, continue coordination with FAA and CDOT for funding, and execute the on‑call agreement for consultant services.
