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11.

AIRPORTS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	11/04/2020
Subject: Discuss Runway 14L/32R Pavement Replacement Project, Buchanan Field Airport
Submitted For:	AIRPORTS COMMITTEE
Department:	Airports
Referral No.:
Referral Name:
Presenter:		Contact:	Beth Lee 925-681-4200

Information

Referral History:

In December of 2016, the Board authorized the Director of Airports to submit applications and accept Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and California Department of Transportation grants related to Runway 14L/32R pavement reconstruction.

In August of 2017 the FAA and California Department of Transportation awarded a grant for approximately $261,000 to the County to complete the design and engineering portion of the Runway 14L/32R pavement reconstruction project. The design of the project is now winding down and a construction bid package is expected to be advertised in early 2019. In September of 2018, Airport staff submitted an application for approximately $3,800,000 to complete the construction portion of the project.

Due to requested changes to the design of the project, the construction bid package costs came in significantly higher than the estimate. The FAA agreed to fund the increased costs of approximately $5,300,000 for the construction project. The winner bidder has been selected and the Airports Division is waiting for the final documentation from the FAA. The project is projected was scheduled to start when the weather cleared in early 2020.

The final documentation was received from the FAA and the project started in late May due to COVID-19 related delays. Phase 1 repaving of the west side of the runway is completed. Phase 2 repaving of the east side started on June 30^th and is expected to be completed by early August. Phase 3 consists of night work and will require full closure of the Airport from 10 pm to 7 am. Project appears to be under budget at this time and has made up some of the delays including by having the final phase work already substantially completed. The Airport has submitted and received the first reimbursement from the FAA for the project.

Referral Update:

The paving and electrical work was significantly completed by the end of September. All marking was completed by October 8^th. The project final walk through was completed on October 9, 2020 with some minor additional work found to be necessary. The additional work did not impact opening the runway which also occurred on October 9, 2020.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

Discuss Runway 14L/32R Pavement Replacement Project, Buchanan Field Airport.

The Contractor will arrange with Airport Operations to return for the additional work resulting in the full completion of the project. This work is expected to be completed in November 2020.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

There will be no County General Funds expended on this project. The total project cost is estimated to be $5,800,000 with $5,300,000 being funded by FAA. The remaining funding will be shared by the California Department of Transportation and the Airport Enterprise Fund.

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Discuss Runway 14L/32R