Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Mark Gale
Department: Aviation Division: Finance
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-264 approving the First Amendment to the Public Transportation Grant Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation for Financial Project No. 440097-2-94-01 to fund Phase II of the Gate Expansion/Terminal Connectors at the Broward County’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport; authorizing the Mayor or Vice-Mayor to execute same; authorizing the County Administrator to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions. This Amendment to the Public Transportation Grant Agreement will provide additional grant funding up to a maximum amount of $9,066,979 and requires an equal match by the County, including any Project cost overruns. A certified copy of the approved Resolution shall be inserted as Exhibit D to the Public Transportation Grant Agreement before execution.
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Why Action is Necessary
All Resolutions require the approval of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners (“Board”).
What Action Accomplishes
Allows the Broward County Aviation Department (“BCAD”) to accept additional grant funding from the Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) for Phase II of the Gate Expansion/Terminal Connectors projects at Broward County’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (“FLL”).
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This action accepts additional grant funding from FDOT as part of a First Amendment to the Public Transportation Grant Agreement (“PTGA”) for two separate FLL projects: Gate Expansion and Terminal Connectors.
On February 25, 2020, (Item No. 3), the Board approved the PTGA for Financial Project No. 440097-2-94-01 to fund the Gate Expansion and Terminal Connectors projects at FLL. FDOT committed to 50% participation of the Project cost, up to a maximum amount of $5,197,790, and required the County to fund all expenses for the Project in excess of FDOT’s funding, estimated to be in the amount of $5,197,790, while continuing to cover any Project cost overruns.
The Gate Expansion project, known as the Terminal 5 (“T5”) project, will include five new gates that will help alleviate gate capacity issues and allow airlines to include additional flights in their future plans. The T5 project scope includes buildout of the Terminal 4/T5 Connector, Remote Aircraft Parking, new Roadways and Curbsides, Cypress Garage Pedestrian Bridge and a Hydrant Fueling System. The total estimated cost for the T5 project is approximately $309,000,000. When the T5 project components are complete, FLL will have a total of 71 gates available for airlines’ usage.
The Terminal Connectors project will allow passengers to connect post-security between all terminals at FLL. The connection between the terminals includes construction of two terminal connectors and four bump-out modifications. The first terminal connector will be between Terminal 1 (“T1”) and Terminal 2 (“T2”) and will be approximately 36,800 square feet (“SF”). The bump-out modification will be located in T1 and will measure approximately 9,800 SF. The second terminal connector will be between T2 and Terminal 3 (“T3”) and will measure approximately 18,400 SF. The bump-out components for T2 will be located to the east and west of the terminal and will measure approximately 32,600 SF. The bump-out that will be located at T3 will measure approximately 45,120 SF. There is an existing connector between T3 and Terminal 4. The cost of the Terminal Connectors project is estimated to be $149,000,000.
This action will accept additional grant funding as part of the proposed First Amendment to the PTGA in the amount of $9,066,979 for the Gate Expansion/T5 and Terminal Connectors projects. Approval of this action will bring the total FDOT grant funding to $14,264,769. The PTGA is phased to allow for future grant opportunities if they become available.
The proposed First Amendment to the PTGA was reviewed by the Office of the County Attorney. The PTGA does not include the County's standard Agreement provisions as FDOT requires the County to use its form Agreement.
Source of Additional Information
Mark E. Gale, A.A.E., CEO/Director of Aviation, (954) 359-6199
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
These projects are budgeted in the Aviation Department's FLL Capital Fund, 40350.