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Approval of a New Mexico Department of Transportation Aviation Project Grant Agreement in the Amount of $1,900,000 and Task Order No. 5 under Services Agreement No. AGR15-4223 with WSP USA, Inc. in the Amount of $243,785.96 plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax for Project Management Services for the Airport Fuel Farm Project
Recommended Action
I move that Council Approve a New Mexico Department of Transportation Aviation Project Grant agreement in the Amount of $1,900,000 and Task Order No. 5 under Services Agreement No. AGR15-4223 with WSP USA, Inc. in the Amount of $243,785.96 plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax for Project Management Services for the Airport Fuel Farm Project.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
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On April 29, 2022, the New Mexico Department of Transportation Aviation Division announced their intent to award Los Alamos County $1,900,000 for the Airport Fuel Farm Project through additional funding provided to the Aviation Division from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The grant agreement was received and requires no County matching funds. See Attachments A and B.
The Airport Fuel Farm Project is a project included in the 2013 LAM Airport Master Plan. Project design has been completed by WSP USA, Inc. through an on-call engineering services task order. The design includes the construction and installation of two 12,000-gallon above ground steel double-walled fuel storage tanks for aviation jet fuel and aviation gasoline and all necessary site work, traffic control management, utility infrastructure and connections, storm water management, spill containment and emergency shut-offs. The fuel farm will be located on the north side of the Airport property on the concrete apron east of the Airport terminal building. This location offers a convenient location to pilots while improving safety as it will be further away from the runway and nearby roadways tha...
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