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• FedEx reimbursement agreement (BP2025-03-02): The board approved a letter of agreement enabling Federal Express Corporation to reimburse the authority $2,568,207.36 for pavement \"feathering\" work to eliminate an elevation mismatch between Taxiway November and a FedEx apron after FedEx altered its South Apron redevelopment plans. Motion: Jeff Gaither; second: Maureen Powers. Outcome: approved.

• USA Upstar Air Charters hangar agreement (BP2025-03-03): The board approved a modification to rental obligations and extended the term for the hangar through March 31, 2035, with two 5-year renewal options. Staff said USA Upstar (a Greenwood-based, veteran-owned company founded in February 2009) will use the hangar as a corporate aviation hub for one to two aircraft; logistics operations will not be conducted there. Rent will increase from $233,750 to $264,000 annually for the first five years, with CPI adjustments every five years thereafter. Motion: Steve Dillinger; second: Maureen Powers. Outcome: approved.

• UKG Pro payroll implementation (BP2025-03-04): The board awarded a contract to VertaSoft, with Mosaic Consulting Services as the implementation subcontractor, for migration to UKG Pro and related services at a cost of $465,063. Staff said software is procured separately (annual software fees to continue) and the contract covers one-time implementation and data migration; funding will come from capital-budget savings (project I25067). Motion: Jeff Gaither; second: Ryan Goodwin. Outcome: approved.

• Change order and amendments for road and lot rehabilitation (BP2025-03-05, BP2025-03-06): The board approved Change Order No. 3 with Rethriley Construction not to exceed $660,863.84 for additional ramp alignment, terminal exit-lane repairs and utility relocations tied to Roads and Lots 2022 work. The board also approved Amendment No. 2 with Resource International for Roads and Lots 2024 in an amount not to exceed $134,010.12 to reduce scope and add construction administration. Motions: Steve Dillinger (change order) and Ryan Goodwin (amendment); outcomes: approved.

• Roof rehabilitation contract (BP2025-03-08): The board awarded a campus-wide roof rehabilitation contract to the lowest responsible bidder, AAA Roofing, for $2,158,000 plus a 10% construction reserve of $215,800 (total $2,373,800) covering four buildings in an initial phase identified through a campus-wide building-condition study. Motion: Maureen Powers; outcome: approved.

• Baggage-handling preconstruction contract (BP2025-03-09): The board approved a construction-manager-as-contractor preconstruction agreement for the new centralized baggage-handling system in an amount not to exceed $150,000; the contractor will provide preconstruction services and later submit a guaranteed maximum price for board consideration. Motion: Ryan Goodwin; second: Steve Dillinger. Outcome: approved.

• Rental car facility amendment (BP2025-03-10): The board approved Amendment No. 5 with the listed consultant for part B building repairs at the quick-turnaround (rental car) facility for an amount not to exceed $48,350 to address unforeseen conditions beneath concrete slabs and other system work. Motion: Rich Slater; second: Maureen Powers. Outcome: approved.

• North parallel runway rehabilitation amendment (BP2025-03-11): The board approved Amendment No. 2 with CHA Consulting to add construction administration, project management and closeout services to the 5-left to 3-right north parallel runway rehabilitation project in an amount not to exceed $460,787. Motion: Jeff Peters; second: Ryan Goodwin. Outcome: approved.

Several items included short staff explanations of market conditions and project contingencies; all action items were recorded with roll-call votes and carried. Board staff said funding for many items is in the approved 2025 capital budget or to be covered by project savings or cooperative procurement vehicles. The board also heard an executive director''s report and briefings on operational readiness for spring-break travel.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council of Indianapolis, IN - Indianapolis Airport Authority Board - Mar 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Indianapolis Airport Authority Board approved a package of contracts, change orders and amendments covering airport pavement work, leases, system implementation, construction management and building repairs.","taxTitle","Indianapolis City, Marion County, Indiana","taxId",3627,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6627354,"Airport board authorizes utility reimbursement agreement to create redundant water connection to terminal campus",209,1021000,1230000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2728640-ccbbc7ed7a0c30434f87493c15b2a728&start=1021&end=1230","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2728640-ccbbc7ed7a0c30434f87493c15b2a728/thumbnail_1021000.jpg","/articles/6627354/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Airport-board-authorizes-utility-reimbursement-agreement-to-create-redundant-water-connection-to-terminal-campus","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6627354-cb8a2d4ce04034b9a786e329bba40f87/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183410&Signature=B5~Z-pqiqroUvlwB5J75mp32EU~l2g498GDRpnicZCvUt~CysDIePsNeZBTCmxl8omVnh2mhuvh~dAFUCbv8USsJPQuBKwcLZ01qWn-ZxqtEgzefek~Iw0X5pTEZQek0NNaKzqjLe3EDweUOMFs9EfEcYPwJV5BgBw2wlk~7CEI7iU70ztN8tDm2kzHj9KBjchxO7dIjlHlg4k09pRSauPFoubgmNm2yR3rN3nSWKSRI01l90Z0k6FJixdcZj83oL5RFdLuVnLTnqVj1up99P7j2Gjzq2Vvh95dZqS978StZW5Bh6rrSxD3T-ZuyKMG~4uf3BpnjbNKZ7iAHPdF4-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Indianapolis Airport Authority Board on March 21 authorized the executive director to enter into a utility reimbursement agreement with the City of Indianapolis Department of Public Utilities (Citizens Water) to design and construct a water-main extension that will provide a redundant water connection to the airport''The board approved the measure by roll call; the motion was made by Jeff Gaither and seconded by Ryan Goodwin and carried unanimously.

Board staff said the new connection will tie the terminal into a different pressure district, creating a true loop so that a single pressure-district failure would not shut down water service to the terminal campus. \"The water connection though is not truly redundant. We have a 24-inch main that comes across the airfield. There are two connections to that main to the terminal, but it comes all off of one pressure district from Citizens. So if there is a more significant issue than just a line break, the entire pressure district goes down,\" a staff presenter said.

The project was described as part of a broader resiliency program prompted by nationwide lessons from the 2017 Atlanta outage. Officials said Citizens Water will perform design and construction; the airport will reimburse Citizens under the agreement. The authority included a $9 million budget estimate in its capital plan for the work. Staff said that preliminary design and a review of existing crossings indicate the final cost could be \"a million or two\" less if an existing pipe under I-70 can be used and boring is avoided.

Board members asked about timing and operations. Staff said Citizens will start design work within the next month or two; design is expected to take about nine months, followed by roughly a year to a year-and-a-half for construction and connection. Staff also explained that under normal operations only one supply would be active and a valve would separate the two sources; the redundant connection would be activated if service were interrupted on the primary feed.

Airport Executive Director Mario Rodriguez said the work is part of a continuing program to remove single points of failure across electrical, chilled-water and other systems that could disable terminal operations. He noted the airport's role in the state economy and said the airport is pursuing additional resilience projects and a FAA-funded resiliency study that will guide future capital planning.

The board approved the reimbursement agreement as an action item; staff said the item has been budgeted in prior capital plans and will proceed under the reimbursement arrangement with Citizens Water.","The Indianapolis Airport Authority Board on March 21 authorized the executive director to enter into a reimbursement agreement with Citizens Water to design and build a redundant water connection to the terminal campus.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6627350,"Authority staff previews amendatory ordinance to set hotel project reserves; public hearing set for April 18",89,0,89000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2728640-ccbbc7ed7a0c30434f87493c15b2a728&start=0&end=89","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2728640-ccbbc7ed7a0c30434f87493c15b2a728/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6627350/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Authority-staff-previews-amendatory-ordinance-to-set-hotel-project-reserves-public-hearing-set-for-April-18","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6627350-7d16d3a779fdba12ddcee2fe3c68b76e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183410&Signature=UU~YUb6QnETU1MnshNr45~fprpoFWGfObOZuF2h8OEVvslveZaaAgorTUBGTgYe9Pebeiwq3I2otlTlRPdZBpGHi3ZgXgwvYr1lIAmQY6cZFseYI2OhQmuVaFlBM2Rva~6dmYxPU~wQaEwbLK53gHEbOnOaoBJGWbrNnKl09ShkdKNFMMSMmCyqhElSBZUI4niFNY7I-9XI2wWr2UPdrAMGs4uJJxmsrg55l1LVNOUs6fvFNJi~PY9ADR78dnLkIQ6prE~JXxjVtYUVyEb1R1nbXr9eib5N7o9hWdsiOfTxv4eDk4zgY1D~JzX1pbpEALBAEC1jxHLY2Y~6xxTZoCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Staff for the Indianapolis Airport Authority briefed the board on an amendatory ordinance related to a hotel project previously approved by the authority. Staff said the ordinance does not change the par value of prior approvals and requires no board action at the current meeting; it is intended to implement items required by the franchise agreement with the hotel developer and to set up new reserve accounts.

According to staff, the amendatory ordinance will establish an FF&E (furniture, fixtures and equipment) reserve account that does not exist in the current flow of funds. Because the new FF&E reserve will be separate, staff said they will adjust the calculation for the renewal and replacement (R&R) fund so the same dollars are not double-counted. Staff also said the ordinance will change the debt-service reserve calculation to match the assumptions used in the project's financial feasibility analysis.

Staff said the ordinance will be presented for a public hearing at the board's April 18 meeting. No formal action on the ordinance was taken during the March meeting.","Staff described an amendatory ordinance tied to a previously approved hotel project that would establish a furniture/fixtures/equipment (FF&E) reserve, adjust renewal and replacement calculations, and change the debt-service reserve calculation. No board action was required at the meeting; a public hearing is scheduled for April 18.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves contracts, change orders and amendments totaling multimillions; summary of actions

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