TITLE
Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the use of a Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals (RFQ/RFP) for improvements to the rental car return facility system at Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport.
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO UTILIZE A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS/REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFQ/RFP) FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RENTAL CAR RETURN FACILITY AT THE KILLEEN-FORT HOOD REGIONAL AIRPORT
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
Aviation
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On August 9, 2011, the City Council approved lease agreements with the Rental Car Concessions at Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport which included the collection of a Customer Facility Charge (CFC) to fund improvements to the rental car areas. The CFCs are accrued in a restricted fund for the purpose and benefit of funding improvements to the car rental facilities.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION
Staff consulted with the rental car companies at Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (KFHRA) to generate a project priority list for rental car facility improvements. That list identified the initial priority improvements should be for the rental car ready area, more specifically to upgrade the vacuum systems and add an automated car wash to the existing site.
Staff recommends using a RFQ/RFP to select a team for the design-build of these improvements. The design-build process for this project will offer more design options with the designer and contractor working together as a team. The Texas Government Code requires that the Owner publish a Request for Qualifications and then ask for additional information, or full proposals, from up to five qualified respondents. This two-step process requires an RFQ and an RFP. It is the opinion of staff that using a quantitative, evaluative process such as the RFQ/RFP will provide the City with the greatest opportunity to receive the best value. The RFQ/RF...
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