Airport Construction & Development
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. Included in this unprecedented multi-billion dollar effort to help save and create jobs was a direct infrastructure investment in airport facilities of $1.1 billion that was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to airports through Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants. Airport projects which improve capacity, safety, security and aircraft noise compatibility are all eligible with priority given to ready-to-go projects that could be completed within two years.
The following two projects are being funded with ARRA grants.
| Terminal Apron Rehabilitation - Phase 12 Construction | |
| Project Description: | Reconstruction of approximately 13,800 square yards of Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) and 1,600 square yards of Asphalt Concrete Pavement (ACP) apron adjacent to the terminal concourses. |
| Sealed Proposals Opened: | April 30, 2009 |
| Project Cost: | $2,400,460 (100 percent ARRA funded) |
| Contractor: | Granite Construction Company |
| Scheduled Completion Date: | August 12, 2010 |
| Terminal Apron Rehabilitation - Phase 13 Construction | |
| Project Description: | Reconstruction of approximately 16,000 square yards of Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) and 800 square yards of Asphalt Concrete Pavement (ACP) apron adjacent to the terminal concourses. |
| Sealed Proposals Opened: | August 27, 2009 |
| Project Cost: | $2,662,819 (100 percent ARRA funded) |
| Contractor: | Q&D Construction |
| Scheduled Completion Date: | August 12, 2010 |
ARRA Certification and Progress
The Governor, mayor or other chief executive, as appropriate, is required to certify that the infrastructure investment has received the full review and vetting required by law and that the chief executive accepts responsibility that the infrastructure investment is an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars.
Krys T. Bart, A.A.E., President/CEO of the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, certified on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 that the above ARRA infrastructure projects have received the review and vetting required by law and are an appropriate usage of taxpayer funds.
Section 1511 Certification
ARRA fund tracking is available at www.recovery.gov
| Terminal Apron Rehabilitation - Phase 14 Construction | |
| Project Description: | Reconstruction of approximately 16,300 square yards of Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) and 400 square yards of Asphalt Concrete Pavement (ACP) apron adjacent to terminal concourses. |
| Sealed Proposals Opened: | March 4, 2010 |
| Project Cost: | $3,124,124 |
| Contractor: | Granite Construction Company |
| Scheduled Completion Date: | TBD |
| Airfield Lighting Systems Improvements | |
| Project Description: | Project consists of the airfield lighting vault reconstruction and the installation of runway guard lights, taxiway lights and control upgrades. |
| Sealed Proposals Opened: | August 27, 2009 |
| Airfield Lighting Vault Project Cost: | $717,769 |
| Airfield Lighting Vault Contractor: | Q&D Construction, Inc. |
| Airfield Lighting Vault Scheduled Completion Date: | June 15, 2010 |
| Airfield Lighting Modifications Project Cost: | $2,935,043 |
| Airfield Lighting Modifications Contractor: | Vellutini Corporation (dba Royal Electric) |
| Airfield Lighting Modifications Scheduled Completion Date: | February 5, 2011 |
New Air Traffic Control Tower Facilities
The existing 70-foot tall Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) was constructed in 1954 and served the airport’s needs for more than 50 years, but it does not comply with the new more stringent seismic structural standards and is therefore being replaced. A new 200-foot tall tower with an 11,000 square foot base building began construction in January 2008 on property leased by the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The new facility is scheduled to be operational in late 2010. The new tower will include the most technologically advanced equipment available and will have unobstructed views of all aircraft movement areas as well as the surrounding airspace.
