Bay County International Airport Construction Update

By Guest | July 10, 2009

Construction Update: 7/2/2009
Posted: 09 Jul 2009 06:57 AM PDT

Contract 1: Heavy Civil and Airfield Lighting
In general, base bid earthwork and Main Access Road are significantly completed. All of the P-403 asphalt base and 99% of the 15? concrete paving lanes have been placed on 8,500 linear feet of Runway 16-34. On the taxiways and main apron, all lime rock base and the first 2? lift of P-401 base have been placed.

Approximately 89% of contract is complete with 71% of the contract time used. All interim milestones being met or exceeded.

Production volumes in place are as follows:

All 1330 acres cleared and grubbed.
75,354 tons of asphalt pavement is in place (68% of both airside and landside). Second lift of asphalt is on Taxiway D and Main Apron.
165,860 square yards of landside lime rock base and 130,885 square yards of flightline lime rock base have been installed.
62,272 cubic yards of the 67,233 cubic yards of 15? concrete runway pavement and 14? main terminal apron is in place (93% of ultimate volume). Grinding, jointing, and grooving of the runway has been completed. Final presentation of the profilographs is now underway.
99% of the RCP storm sewer installations are complete (43,228 linear feet). 70,262 linear feet of perforated under-drain has been installed along the taxiways and runways (45% of total).
Installation of Pond C filter sands continues. Bottom sands are in place, top sands are now 75%. Testing of sands continues at every 2,000 square yards.
49,654 linear feet of electrical lighting duct bank and lighting conduit has been installed (43% of design quantity) and 99,879 linear feet of counterpoise systems (31% of design). 56 base can plazas, 128 taxiway edge lights, and 348 runway light cans are now complete (35% of design).

There is an average of 97 workers and 150 pieces of equipment on site daily.

Contract 2: Terminal Building, ATCT and Support Buildings
Review of architecturally related features continues. Site inspections by Bay County and internal threshold inspections actively continue and are being tracked in log format.

Approximately 35% of the contract is complete with 43% of the contract time used.

Terminal

100% of the foundations and 98% of the structural concrete elements are now complete.
Structural steel element installation is 80% complete.
Under slab utility rough ins are 92% complete.
Fire protection piping is at 48%.
HVAC is at 20%.
Roofing insulation and membrane underway 20% complete.
Testing for the building is being recorded in a matrix format included within Monthly Material Testing Summary.

Air Traffic Control Tower

The tower is now poured to level 9 (135? above the pile cap).
During July, the tower floor structures will be completed and ready for cab to be set.

Terminal Support Facilities

Concrete slabs and under slab utilities have been completed.
Masonry wall construction is complete in all buildings but the Public Safety Building where it is 35% complete.
92% of the storm sewer systems are in place.
45% of the site utilities have been completed.

Rental Car Facility

Utilities continue and storm water pipe is now complete.
Pre-engineered metal building is now on site.
Curb and gutter underway.
Building slab and under slab utilities in progress.

An average of 115 personnel are on site daily.

Contract 3: Utility Contract
The contract has been executed and all necessary submittals, insurance and bonds have been received from the Contractor.

On January 13, 2009 a limited Notice To Proceed was issued for the onsite utilities only. The final notice to proceed for remaining offsite work was issued on January 20, 2009.

Approximately 40% of contract work is complete with 46% of the contract time used. All interim milestones are being met or exceeded.

Production volumes in place to date are as follows:

Main Access Road

22,972 lf of 3W2? power distribution duct bank installed.
30,971 lf of street light duct work installed on west side of main road.
6,849 linear feet of 6Wx4? concrete encased communication duct bank.

Joyner Road

7,878? linear feet 24? water main along Joyner Road.

GA Access Road

19,209 lf of 12? water main installed from CR-388 north Loop Road and GA Roadway.
7,914 lf. of 30? water main along GA Road.

Lift Station

The lift station is 45% complete.

Force Main on CR 388

The work is complete.

Fuel Farm

The fuel farm is 15% complete.

Booster Station

The booster station is 20% complete.
16,387 lf. of 8? sanitary force main completed onsite and along CR-388.
46 fire hydrants installed.

An average of 32 workers and 22 pieces of equipment are on site daily.

Contract 4: Landscape/Hardscape Contract
The contract was executed on June 2, 2009 in the amount of $2,957,056.52. A partial Notice to Proceed was released on June 8, 2009 for the seeding and erosion control measurements only along the Main Access Road and LEED area with a not to exceed amount of $600,000.00.

Production volumes in place to date are as follows: