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� Airport Committee/7/16/92
Present: J. Saxl, Chair
M. Frankel, (S.ubstituting for R. Stone. )
R. Farrar, Dir. Admin.
D. Pellegrino, Purchasing Agt. ,
B. Ziegelaar, Airport Dir.
Excused: T. Sawyer
The discussion followed the agenda, as attached.
Bob �iege_laar briefed the Committee members on the current status
of the terminal proje_ct. He explained that currently the project
is within budget, with approximately $319 , 000 . 00 left for contin-
gencies . The cost of the structural stability add-on for the
I .A.B. will have to be paid for out of that reserve . Negotiations
regarding that cost factor are still on-going and could fall any-
where within a $50 , 000 . 00 to $275 , 000 . 00 bracket. Further
discussion centered around contractor/architect/owner conflicts
and the effort by the Purchasing Agent, as well as the Airport
Director, to contain cost overruns . Ziegelaar explained that the
project has been troublesome as a result of numerous change orders .
Ziegelaar next provided details about the Airport ` s parking Lot
• expansion. He related that the project was proceeding relatively
well and is still wel.l below budget. The original contract amount
did not include curbing and paving. Since then curbing has been
added to the contract and paving will be accomplished under the
City' s paving contract. A number of smaller changes were made to
facilitate the operation of the parking 1ot and which will allow
for short-term and lon.g-term divisions . Ziegelaar indicated that
the current operator of the lot ,APCOA, has an option to extend its
contract until 1996 by matching the highest bidder.. He propos�ed
that instead, a straight forward negotiation process be used and
that Ken Gibb, Director of Economic Development, join him in that
task.. He also explained that there is ample information available
about other airports to determine what would be an appropriate
return . for the Airport' s investment: Councillor Sax1 questioned
whether bids might need to be solicited. It was decided that if
the contract can b.e extended this would not be the case. Council-
lor Frankel asked about the completion date and Ziegelaar respondecl
that it would appear to be early August, providing the City obtain
a paving eontract.
Ziegelaar further explained ,that the overall Airport parking
situation will be addressed and an effort will be made to overcome
anticipated complaints by making an effort to "pave the way" with
some positive advance publicity. Due to the cost of the card
reading systems, it will become necessary to charge minimal fees
to certain categories of users . �
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� There was substan�.ial discussian about,. the variou� DEP project� .
Ziegelaar up-dated the coznmittee about the status of the
retention pond and th� possible f�nding aptions. He. further
explained . the status o� the F.A.A. ' s regional b�zdget an.d Bangor' s
level of eligibility. This year, Bangor is the third highest
funded airport in New England, a€ter Boston and Har�.ford ($2. 2 Mj .
A �ur-ther up-date was provided concerning severai other DEP as
well as Capitol �nves�ment projects .
The final topic af discussi.on was the current statu� of labor
rela�ions and the orqanizational structure of the Airport. It is
expected that further discussion wi11. take place on both tapi�s..
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