REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: HENRY THOMPSON, Director of Aviation
Airports Department
BY: FRANCISCO PARTIDA, Assistant Director of Aviation
Airports Department
SUBJECT
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Approve the Second Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with RS&H California, Inc., to provide additional professional airport planning and environmental consulting services to prepare and implement an Air Traffic Control Tower Replacement Work Plan for Fresno Yosemite International Airport in the amount of $175,500 (Council District 4).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the Second Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with RS&H for additional design services required to complete the implementation study for an Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) for Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) in the amount of $175,500. The second Amendment to the agreement includes additional services to assist with Section 106 and Section 4(f) consultations related to the existing ATCT at the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport, specifically related to the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) process required by the Federal Aviation Administration.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The existing ATCT at FAT is more than 61-years-old, well beyond its useful life and must be replaced to meet current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements. RS&H is providing consulting services to develop and implement an ATCT replacement work plan that will facilitate completion of the planning and environmental tasks necessary to successfully achieve FAA approval and funding for the design and construction of a new ATCT. This amendment authorizes additional services to assist with Section 106 and Section 4(f) consultations related to the existing ATCT at the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport, specifically related to the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) process required by the Federal Aviation Administration...
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