Bids opened for hangar construction project at airport
Five bids for the hangar construction project at the Joseph A. Hardy – Connellsville Airport were opened today during a public meeting. The $2 million project includes construction of six, and possibly seven hangars. Two of the hangars will be 62 by 65 feet and the remaining hangars will be 56 by 52 feet, all of which will be large enough to accommodate larger planes than the airport can currently accommodate.
Airport authority members voted to ask interested bidders to supply an alternate bid on the cost of a seventh hangar, and agreed to award the contract based on cost and qualifications, as opposed to just cost, on the advice of authority engineer Michael Baker Jr. Inc. of Moon Township.
Michael Baker engineers will review the bids and submit their recommendation to the airport authority during an upcoming meeting so that a contract can be awarded.
Engineers previously said consideration will be given to bidders with experience completing projects at airports, even if they are not the lowest bidder, which is why the project was advertised based on cost and qualifications.
Read Wednesday’s story in the Herald-Standard for more information.