"Sacramento Airport to seek proposals for modernization project"

Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Airport to seek proposals for modernization project
The Sacramento (CA) Business Journal


Sacramento International Airport got the go-ahead from county supervisors
Tuesday to begin searching for architectural and engineering firms for its
$1.6 billion terminal modernization project. 
  
The project will replace the airport's nearly 40-year-old Terminal B to meet
the rising demand for passenger services and improve the airport's ability
to attract new carriers and routes. 

When built, Terminal B was designed to accommodate 1 million passengers
annually. Passenger traffic at Sacramento International Airport is expected
to top 9 million this year. 

Other elements of the modernization project include expanding and
lengthening the runway system and relocating the air traffic control tower. 

Following Tuesday's vote by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, the
Sacramento County Airport System will now release a request for
qualifications for the project. The request has two phases, beginning with
an environmental review, including discussions with airlines and project
management. A post-environmental review process will move the project into
the construction and design phase. 

Overall, the entire environmental review process is expected to take 18 to
24 months. 

Qualification statements from responding firms are due July 28 and
interviews with selected applicants are scheduled for September.


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