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Grant application for federal assistance submission to the Federal Aviation Administration for the design of new taxiways at the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.
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Recommended Action:
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Approval of the grant application for federal assistance to develop the plans and specifications for new taxiways at the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE).
• Currently, there is no connectivity from PIE’s airfield to the Airco parcel located adjacent to PIE.
• To provide that connectivity, two new taxiways need to be constructed between PIE and Airco in order for aeronautical tenants to begin development.
• This project consists of the development of the plans and specifications for the construction of Taxiways “D” and “G3”.
• This document is PIE’s annual Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant that consists of PIE’s passenger entitlements, which is usually approximately $4M. The rest of the unused entitlements are rolled over to Fiscal Year 2023.
• This grant pays for 90% of the design costs, while PIE pays for 5% and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) pays for 5%.
• PIE is requesting $637,672.00 from the FAA. FDOT will pay $35,426.00 and PIE will pay $35,426.00. The total cost is $708,524.00.
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Strategic Plan:
Foster Continual Economic Growth and Vitality
4.4 Invest in infrastructure to meet current and future needs
4.5 Provide safe and effective transportation systems to support the efficient flow of motorists, commerce, and regional connectivity
Summary:
This FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant application is requesting approximately $637,672 to begin design. This project is budgeted in PIE’s CIP in FY22, with the construction beginning in FY23.
Background Information:
The objective of this funding is to design Taxiways “D” and “G3” that will serve Airco’s aeronautical development. The project will be designed to all current FAA design standards and in coordination with the FAA.
This project will be bid in the Spring of 2023 so next year’s AIP grant application will include the construction bid of the taxiways.
Fiscal Impact:
The costs of design are included in PIE’s CIP budget for FY22. The PID number is 000034A.
Staff Member Responsible:
Thomas R. Jewsbury, Director, St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport
Partners:
FAA
FDOT
Attachments:
Application for Federal Assistance
Intent to Apply E-mail