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Commission: six-bay T-hangar bids exceed budget; staff to seek funding and value engineering
Summary
Commissioners were told the lowest bid for a six-bay T-hangar exceeded the project budget by a little more than 10%; staff (Garver) will seek additional funding and pursue value-engineering with the low bidder and return the item to the commission next month. The meeting also heard updates on a lighting rehab and apron/ramp projects funded in part by FAA grants.
The North Little Rock Airport Commission heard that bids for a planned six-bay T-hangar came in higher than anticipated and will not be awarded at this meeting. Commissioners were told the low bid exceeded the project budget by a little over 10 percent, and staff recommended seeking additional funding and asking the low bidder about possible value-engineering to reduce costs.
Acting chair Mark Bentley said the commission would defer a final decision until the next meeting while Garver conducts a funding search and negotiates potential cost reductions with the bidder. No motion to accept or reject the bids was adopted at this meeting.
Engineering staff also gave updates on several related capital projects. Jessica, presenting the engineering report, said the Texaco 80 lighting rehab received a single bid of $576,466 compared with an engineer's estimate of $686,100; she reported the project total is not to exceed $715,000 and that the FAA share is expected to be $679,250 with a local share of $35,750, to be reimbursed by FAA grant upon project completion. Jessica said runway 5-23 rehabilitation has been moved to fiscal year 2028 on the airport's capital improvement plan and that pavement will be inspected quarterly until the project begins.
Jessica also described ORK East Ramp expansion phase two, which would construct new ramp pavement to serve the six new hangars, and an ORK terminal apron reconstruction (roughly 1,900 square yards). Those projects were presented with proposed FAA/state/local grant mixes; work orders will be submitted if and when the airport elects to move forward.
Commissioners emphasized the need to avoid committing local funds before confirming FAA reimbursements and other grant eligibility. The commission directed Garver to pursue additional funding sources, discuss value-engineering with the low bidder, and report back at the next meeting. The commission did not take a formal vote on any of the capital projects beyond approving the engineering report as presented.
