Montrose County airport gets federal grants to finish Taxiway C and D reconstruction; work starts on Taxiway Delta intersection

Montrose County airport staff told commissioners the airport has secured federal grant funding that will cover portions of the Taxiway C and D reconstruction project and that construction on the Taxiway Delta intersection began the same day.

Lloyd Arnold, the airport representative, said the first federal grant item should be recorded as $2,297,742 and that the amount represents roughly 25% of the total reconstruction project. "We do need 1 correction. The amount is $2,297,742," he said.

A second federal grant item was presented for the same overall project for $1,327,959, which Arnold said equates to about 14% of the total cost. "We are 50% done with the project right now," Arnold said. He told the board that crews were starting work on the Taxiway Delta intersection the day of the work session and that the contract’s construction cycle is 60 days, though staff hoped to finish prior to that timeline because many materials were already on site.

Arnold also presented a proposed 4th amendment to the county’s on-call geotechnical-services agreement with Yeh and Associates for additional quality-assurance materials testing tied to the reconstruction, at a not-to-exceed amount of $11,350 to cover the expanded scope.

Separately, Arnold described a pilot concession for a photo booth vendor at the airport and explained staff expected a revenue-share arrangement; after questions from commissioners staff later confirmed the contract calls for 30% of net revenue to the county.

The items were discussed for placement on the consent agenda; no final, separate action was taken during the work session.

The board indicated consent placement was appropriate and staff will present the formal agenda items and supporting documents at the next regular meeting.