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In 1989 Page AvJet shared with the City of Fort Worth plans to expand
their airplane maintenance facilities and expressed an interest in
having these facilities located at Meacham Airport . Two major items
were required by Page AvJet before they could commit to coming to Fort
Worth. The first was that the City would agree to construct certain
improvements at Meacham Airport around their hangar. The second
requirement was that the City needed to be able to enter into an
agreement with Page AvJet for the construction of the site
improvements in time to allow Page AvJet to begin and complete the
construction of Phase I of their facility within calendar year 1990 .
In November 1989, City staff drafted an agreement to be considered by
Page AvJet. At the same time, City staff began working with the
engineering consultant hired by Page AvJet to determine the needed
site improvements at Meacham Airport . Staff also worked with another
outside engineering firm to estimate the cost of the improvements.
Two cost estimates were made for the improvements, on December 29, 1989
and February 22 , 1990 . These estimates are detailed below and
compared to the actual bid amount for the improvements . Because of
Page AvJet 's schedule for the project , the design of the improvements
was not completed before the estimated costs were finalzed and sent to
the City Council (M&C-C-12194, February 27 , 1990) . Listed below are
the different items to be purchased or constructed, the costs
estimated on December 29, 1989 and February 22 , 1990 and the actual
bid amounts .
ESTIMATES
ITEM _ 12(29190 2/22/90 BIDS
Mobilization & Site Prep $ 0 $ 0 $250 ,730
Grading 158 , 500 107 , 000 193 , 430
Apron Paving & Taxiway J 1, 651 ,550 859, 209 763,736
Storm Drainage System 373 , 235 295 , 695 467 ,803
Water and Sewer 363 ,240 354, 450 333 ,749
Vehicle Parking & Roadways 474 , 433 266, 495 198 ,188
Parking Lighting 82 ,100 52 ,760 18 , 444
Apron Lighting 45 ,000 15 ,000 0
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Elect/Tel Ducts & Gas Lines 0 0 33,114
Temporary Parking & Roads 0 0 46, 689
Fire Protection Pump Station 0 0 459, 500
Fire & Foam Lines 0 0 88 , 995
Fuel Separation &
Industrial Waste Lines 0 0 78 ,878
FAA Parking & Related Items 0 0 81 ,872
N. Main Street Widening 0 0 17 ,111
Landscaping & Fencing 0 0 31, 391
Contingencies 314,942 195,000 92, 368
Engineering 346,000 195,000 212,000
Water Dept Services 0 0 90 ,000
Geotechnical Testing 0 0 11,000
Fire Pumps 0 0 171,000
TOTAL $1,809,00
- —0— $2 z3.40,609, $11 639 X9 9 8
The major cost overrun in the bid amount was due to the type of fire
protection system required for this project. Because the improvements
were not designed at the time the final estimate was made, the type
and the cost of the fire protection system was not known until the
improvements were designed. The total cost of the fire protection
system above the February 22 , 1990 estimate is $719,495.
Another major item which contributed to the cost overrun was the
mobilization and site preparation. The amount in the bid for this
item was $250 ,730 . The February 22 , 1990 estimate did not include an
amount for this item.
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A comparison of the estimated and bid amounts indicate cost overruns
in several areas . The two items listed above make up the major part
of the cost difference between the estimate and the bids for this
project .
The City staff shares the City Council 's concerns regarding the
difference between the estimated cost and the bid amount for the
City's site improvements at Meacham Airport for the Page AvJet
project . The reason for the unusually large difference is that in
order to meet Page AvJet 's schedule the estimates had to be finalized
and an agreement approved before the improvements were designed. The
estimated cost does not include a cost for the fire protection system,
because in February 1990 neither City staff nor the engineering firm
were aware of what was going to be required in a fire protection
system. The time frame of this project did not allow a detailed
estimate to be made on all of the improvements .
Should the City Council need more detailed information about the
estimates or costs of this project , it will be provided upon request .
1�-�-David Ivory
City Manager
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