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City staff recommends awarding Coulter Airfield parking expansion to low bidder Norman Construction
Summary
Staff presented a plan to add 28 parking spaces and a dedicated aircraft rinse pad at Coulter Airfield and said Norman Construction submitted the low bid of $241,851; staff described a 45-day construction window and said existing budget packets cover $180,000, leaving roughly a $61,000 gap.
Madeline Maltese, civil engineer with the engineering department, told the council the city has an in-house design to expand Coulter Airfield parking by 28 spaces and to add a dedicated aircraft wash/rinse pad. "We released a request for proposals on March 9 and received 10 bids on March 26 for registered contractors, with Norman Construction being the lowest at $241,851," Maltese said. Staff is seeking authority to award the contract and forecasted a 45-day construction schedule.
Brandon Reed, airport staff, answered operational questions and said construction will not interrupt aircraft movements. "It's not gonna impact airport operations at all," Reed said, adding that the rinse rack will sit away from aircraft movement areas and that staff expects to maintain about 15 parking spots for tenants during construction. Reed described the wash area as "essentially just a concrete pad, and then there's a rinse separator" and said runoff will be connected into the sewer.
Council members asked about costs and prior budget action. Staff said a FY25 decision packet allocated about $140,000 for parking and an FY26 packet allocated about $40,000 for the rinse rack (roughly $180,000 total). Maltese and Reed told council that the low bid of $241,851 leaves roughly a $61,000 difference, which staff attributed to inflation and current market pricing. One council member thanked staff for addressing long-standing tenant complaints about parking and wash facilities and asked for the construction plan to be distributed to council for review.
Staff indicated they will bring a formal contract award or request for authority to the council at the upcoming regular meeting for a vote; no formal council vote on the contract was recorded at the workshop.
