PRESENTER: Presenter
Scott McClelland, Assistant Transportation and Capital Improvements Director
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of an agreement with RS&H Inc. to develop the Airport Master Drainage Plan and a budget amendment to fund the completion of the Airport Development and Design Standards Manual.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 2
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of New Braunfels adopted an Airport Master Plan in 2019 to establish goals to facilitate the growing aviation demands of the region. The Airport Master Drainage Plan (MDP) is intended to develop future drainage projects within the airport’s property, as well as incorporate drainage requirements into the Airport Development and Design Standards Manual (DDSM) for all public infrastructure, buildings and improvements, and other facilities owned, operated, or maintained by the Airport or other private parties to facilitate the orderly and efficient development of Airport property for aeronautical and non-aeronautical uses. These design criteria will enable the City to move forward with the goals established in the master plan.
The City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the MDP and DDSM and received four responses on November 28, 2023. Staff evaluated and scored the responses and selected RS&H Inc. for this task. RS&H has experience developing airports of all sizes, including San Antonio International Airport, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Sugarland Regional Airport, Santa Fe Regional Airport, and Stinson Municipal Airport.
The RFQ was published as a two-phase project: Phase 1: MDP and Phase 2: DDSM. City Council previously approved Phase 2 on June 24, 2024. This award recommendation is for Phase 1 and will cover the MDP. Funding of $453,849.27 for the MDP was approved in the FY 2025 Budget. Staff is recommending approval of a contract modification to RS&H Inc. to proceed with the MDP scope of work.
ISSUE:
Develop standards for future airport growth.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☐Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☒Organizational Excellence ☐Community Well-Being ☐N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
The MDP scope modification cost is allocated in the FY 2025 Airport Operating Budget. A budget amendment is needed to incorporate the remaining cost of the DDSM into the FY 2025 Budget in the amount of $129,532. The funding for this amendment will come from Airport Fund Reserves, therefore there are sufficient funds.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the modification of the professional services agreement with RS&H to develop the MDP and a budget amendment to incorporate the completion of the previously approved DDSM.