HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-03-08 21-115 Order
03/08/202121-115
03/08/2021
21-115
Airport
Order
001-001
Title, Order
Authorizing the Airport to Submit a Passenger Facility Charge Application to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) for Collection of $4,477,652 to Provide Funding for the Replacement of Passenger
Boarding Bridges at Bangor International Airport.
This Order will authorize the airport to apply for a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) for the collection
of $4,477,652 to provide funding for the replacement of (3) passenger boarding bridges. A PFC is a
fee paid by passengers that is used to make improvements to the airport’s infrastructure that
benefits the passengers. The fee is $4.50 per passenger and is collected by the airlines when a ticket
is purchased. The fee is then remitted to the airport to be used for FAA approved projects. This
project consists of planning, data collection, design, inspection, testing, project management, all
labor, materials, equipment, services and incidentals in connection with furnishing and installing
passenger boarding bridges at Gates 4, 5, and 6. The existing bridges are over 30 years old and are
obsolete. The total project cost is estimated at $5,449,075 which includes applying the carry-over of
unused PFC's from previous projects of $971,423.
Airport Committee
03/02/2021
Recommend for passage
Staff recommends approval.
Consent
03/08/202121-115
CITY OF BANGOR ORDER
03/08/2021
21-115
Davitt
Authorizing the Airport to Submit a Passenger Facility Charge Application to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) for Collection of $4,477,652 to Provide Funding for the Replacement of Passenger
Boarding Bridges at Bangor International Airport.
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor, Maine is the owner of an airport located in Bangor, County of Penobscot, State
of Maine, commonly known as Bangor International Airport; and
WHEREAS, the airport desires to submit an application for PFC collection to provide funding for the
replacement of (3) passenger boarding bridges; and
WHEREAS, the total amount to be collected is $4,477,652 and will be dedicated to this project; and
WHEREAS, this project consists of planning, data collection, design, inspection, testing, project management,
all labor, materials, equipment, services and incidentals in connection with furnishing and installing passenger
boarding bridges at Gates 4, 5, and 6.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BANGOR,
That the City Manager, or her designee, is authorized to file this PFC application, including all understandings
and assurances contained therein, for PFC collection to provide funding for the replacement of (3) passenger
boarding bridges. The total amount to be collected is $4,477,652 and will be dedicated to this project. The
City Manager, as the official representative of the applicant, is directed and authorized to act in connection
with the application and to provide such additional information as may be required.
IN CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 8,2021
CO 21-115
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes: Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor, Schaefer, Sprague,Tremble
Councilors Voting No: None
Passed
CITY C ERR