Roswell airport staff briefed the Infrastructure Committee on a plan to add a temporary modular hold room to the Regional International Airport (RIAC) to handle diverted or delayed passengers. The committee directed staff to send the scope of work to legal for review.

Staff said the modular unit is intended to increase holding capacity and could be attached via a secure hallway for screened passengers; the working capacity target mentioned was roughly 100 to 120 people. "We'd like to hold a 100 capacity," an airport staff member said while explaining the design concept. The discussion included whether to pursue modular (prefab) solutions or traditional brick-and-mortar construction as part of a longer-term five-year terminal plan.

Committee members raised procurement and specification concerns: some members asked for square-footage, engineer estimates and more precise bid specifications so proposals can be compared apples-to-apples. Staff said the current scope is exploratory to surface innovative solutions, and recommended a mandatory pre-bid demonstration so bidders can see site constraints and required utilities (power, water, sewer). Several councilors emphasized time sensitivity to preserve quoted prices and asked staff to include timeline requirements in the scope.

On funding, staff referenced potential enterprise-fund sources and state grant possibilities but warned the city’s overall capital picture is constrained. Committee moved the scope into the legal review process; the motion was seconded and recorded as sent to legal.

Next steps: legal review of the scope, follow-up with fire and FAA/TSA/ADA compliance checks, and a staff report back with refined procurement specifications and estimated costs.