Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: APRIL 1, 2025
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: stephen bise, p.e., public works director PREPARED BY: brendan o’reilly, airport manager
nick esposito, P.E., Civil Engineer
SUBJECT: AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING TOWER REHABILITATION GRANT AND $60,000 PURCHASE ORDER WITH C&S COMPANIES, INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES
SUMMARY
Request to accept and appropriate $500,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant funds for the Airport Terminal Tower Rehabilitation Project.
PROPOSED MOTION
Accept $500,000 Federal Aviation Administration Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all related grant documents.
Authorize receipt and appropriation of $500,000 FAA BIL AIP grant funds to Capital Improvement Project 49019 Airport Terminal Building Tower Rehabilitation Project within the Airport Enterprise Fund (Fund 40).
Authorize Administrative Services Director, or designee, to execute a $60,000 purchase order with C&S Companies, Inc. for professional engineering design services and authorize Public Works Director to execute design change orders within the approved project budget.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Reject proposal
Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Proposed Motion.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
The City Manager recommends acceptance and appropriation of the $500,000 FAA (BIL).
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
This project has no General Fund impact. The FAA BIL AIP Grant within the Airport Enterprise Fund (Fund 40) would cover project design and construction costs. This grant does not have a match requirement. Staff requests a $500,000 budget appropriation for the awarded grant funds to Project 49019 Airport Terminal Building Tower Rehabilitation Project within the Airport Enterprise Fund (Fund 40).
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City completed an Airport Terminal building rehabilitation project in 2014 funded by a $600,000 FAA AIP grant. Those improvements included lobby restroom accessibility upgrades, new carpet, new windows and interior and exterior building painting.
This project would continue building rehabilitation focusing on the air traffic control tower. Proposed improvements include new control tower window seals, upper floor plumbing upgrades, new building signage, fourth-floor bathroom accessibility upgrades and new stairway flooring and handrails.
Staff would work with C&S Companies, Inc. to begin the project. The City awarded C&S Companies, Inc. a five-year agreement for on-call engineering, planning and environmental consulting services on April 6, 2020. C&S Companies, Inc submitted a $60,000 project design fee for this work. Staff reviewed the fee and found it acceptable with the costs eligible for reimbursement through the grant.
The design portion of this project would require environmental clearance and FAA approval in addition to the typical design requirements. Staff anticipates design completed approximately three months after the Notice to Proceed and bid solicitation and construction expected in late 2025.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Design Services Proposal from C&S Companies, Inc. cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
Airport Terminal Building Tower Rehabilitation
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