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Consider a memorandum/resolution awarding Bid Number 23-32 for the Terminal HVAC Improvements Phase II-Vestibule Door Upgrades at Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport to Valcorp Enterprises, LLC, in the amount of $299,832.
Summary
DATE: June 20, 2023
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Mike Wilson, Executive Director of Aviation
SUBJECT: Award Bid No. 23-32 Terminal HVAC Improvements Phase II-Vestibule Door Upgrades at Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
In FY 2021, the City was awarded a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant in the amount of $3,898,271 to fund the Terminal HVAC Improvement Project. The project consisted of replacing all major components of the HVAC system in the airport terminal including chillers, boilers, water pumps, air handlers, control systems, and other associated components.
Upon completion of HVAC Improvement Project, it was concluded that the AIP grant had remaining funds. The FAA approved the use of the remaining AIP grant funds to replace the existing vestibule doors and frames at the Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport with new doors and frames. The existing doors are original to the building and have operated eighteen to twenty hours per day for almost nineteen years. They are currently experiencing multiple failures resulting in extended downtime due to difficulty in finding and procuring parts. By replacing these doors, the City can minimize repair costs and downtime, while providing increased support for the new HVAC system while also increasing its efficiency.
The Vestibule Door Replacement project went to bid in January 2023 with no bids received. The project was then re-advertised on March 26 & April 2, 2023. Advertising appeared in the local newspaper as well as the City's website. Additionally, it was advertised on multiple statewide electronic bidding sites.
Bids were opened on April 13, 2023, and the City of Killeen received two (2) bids...
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