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Airport reconstruction low bid forwarded to council; FAA funding and a bidder protest discussed
Summary
Airport staff recommended awarding an active-phase reconstruction contract to the low bidder, Gordon Contracting LLC, but noted the project is contingent on FAA allocations; staff disclosed a protest from the other bidder that the FAA reviewed and deferred to city procurement for resolution before moving the recommendation to full council.
Airport staff briefed the Bangor City Finance Committee on May 4 about an active-phase reconstruction project and recommended the low bidder, Gordon Contracting LLC, for award. The committee moved to forward the staff recommendation to the full council rather than award the contract at the committee level.
An online participant identified in the record as Jose told the committee the project is FAA-funded and that FAA discretionary allocations determine the final funding for two of three bid components. Jose said the airport had secured funding for the first component, approximately $6 million, and that the remaining components await FAA allocation decisions later in the year. He described the FAA match as "either 90 or 95%," and stated the local share is in the roughly $300,000 range.
Jose also disclosed that the airport had received a protest letter from the non-low bidder challenging the selection. He said the FAA reviewed the documentation and determined the protest was not about the substance of the city's procurement process but rather the protester’s belief about the contractor’s ability to perform; the FAA deferred substantive procurement determinations back to the city. City procurement, the engineering team, and legal reviewed the protest and recommended moving forward with the staff recommendation.
A committee member asked for confirmation of the local share and of the contingency language; Jose said the city typically inserts a clause that moving forward is contingent on the FAA securing the remaining funds. The committee voted to forward the staff recommendation to the full council; the committee recorded "5 yeses" on the motion to move the item to council.
Next steps: the item will appear on the full Bangor City Council agenda for final action. City staff indicated any award will include a contingency that construction proceed only after FAA funding allocations are confirmed.
