TITLE
Consider a memorandum/resolution awarding Bid No. 16-26 for the construction of a Runway End Identifier Light (REIL) system at Skylark Field to F&W Electrical Contractors, Inc.
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
BID RECOMMENDATION - BID NO. 16-26, RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT (REIL) SYSTEM INSTALLATION AT SKYLARK FIELD
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
Aviation
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant assurances require the City of Killeen maintain the runway protection zone (RPZ) of Skylark Field in such a manner as to not allow the creation of obstructions to aerial navigation for aircraft approaching or departing the runway.
In 1977, the FAA installed a localizer instrument landing system and a Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System (MALS) at what was then known as Killeen Municipal Airport. Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (RAIL) and a glide slope transmitter were added in 1984 and 1986, respectively. The combined MALS and RAIL is known as a MALSR. The sum of these provide a necessary component to the precision instrument landing system (ILS) that allows aircraft to land with visibility as low as three-fourths of a mile. All this equipment was paid for, installed, and maintained by the FAA at no cost to the City of Killeen. The original Memorandum of Agreement between the FAA and the City of Killeen included provisions that the City would not erect, or allow to be erected, any structure or obstruction that would interfere with the safe and proper operation of equipment installed by the FAA.
On January 26, 2010, the City Council approved and authorized the Pass-Through Toll Agreement between the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the City of Killeen to construct an overpass at Rosewood Drive and to make roadway improvements to FM 2410.
It was known at the time the Rosewood project would elevate the US 190 roadway surfaces by approx...
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