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66 °F Forecast | Road Cams Wednesday, July 7, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Prime Times Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Rogue Valley's Finest EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend June 4, 2004 Three teams seek $35 million airport job By DAMIAN MANN Mail Tribune Jackson County has narrowed its search for a new $35 million terminal design to three proposals that would at least triple the size of the existing facility. Airport Director Bern Case said the airport advisory committee expects to recommend one of the three designs sometime this month, then go before the county commissioners for final approval. Case said all three development teams, which would undertake every aspect of the project from planning to construction, presented impressive plans for the new terminal, and they all came in under the $35 million budget. "It will come down to how nice of a terminal and how smooth of a transition they can give," he said. The three teams seeking the contract are Layton Construction Inc. in Utah and the architectural firm CSHQA in Boise, Idaho; the Boldt Co. of Wisconsin and the architectural firm Mead and Hunt of Madison, Wis.; and PCL Construction Services Inc. of Bellevue, Wash., and Adroit Construction of Ashland, which will work with the architectural firm URS Corp. of Seattle. Advertisement The county originally received six proposals for the approximately 100,000-square-foot terminal, which is roughly 25 percent larger than the new downtown Medford library. Once the commissioners make a decision, Case expects construction could begin within 90 days. The new terminal will be built in the short-term parking area. But before the it is built, construction crews will expand the parking area, roadways and utilities. Once the new terminal is operational, the old one will be torn down, making room for aircraft parking. The entire project could take up to five years to complete because the airport also has plans to build a new bomb-resistant tower. Case said the county decided to hire a team to coordinate every aspect of the project, from design through construction. The terminal would support up to a million passengers a year, compared to almost 500,000 passengers now. Cost estimates for the project have ranged from $30 million to $35 million, with federal grants picking up $25 million to $27 million. The remainder would be made up through revenue bonds paid from fees and other services provided to the airlines. Dave Kanner, an advisory committee member and deputy county administrator, said the three proposals offer a building size ranging from 94,000 to 147,000 square feet. While a larger-sized building might seem more attractive, Kanner said there would be operation and maintenance costs for areas that might not be used for many years. Kanner said he will look at the proposals’ details, such as how energy efficient the buildings will be, how long the materials and mechanical systems will last, and how easy the buildings will be to maintain. The three-story building will feature a basement area that will have advanced baggage screening and bomb detection equipment. "The portion of the airport operation that the public sees is a small part of the whole picture," he said. Because of the length of the project and inconveniences, Kanner said, "The general public will have to be extremely patient during construction." Gordon Safley, an airport advisory committee member and executive director of Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Inc., said each of the design teams will use Southern Oregon firms in the project. He also said it would be difficult to choose between the designs. "All three of the proposals tried to incorporate the feel of Southern Oregon with a sense of openness and natural lighting, using wood and native types of products," he said. Reach reporter Damian Mann at 776-4476, or e-mail [email protected] Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. 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