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Airport Residential Sound Insulation Oversight Contract

At a glance

  • What: Amended contract with Jones Payne Group, Inc. for construction oversight of the Airport's Residential Sound Insulation Program (about 58 housing units, Bid 1 and pending Bid 2), funded by the Office of Local Defense Community Corporation (OLDCC) grant.
  • Status: Approved on the consent agenda September 14, 2026 (unanimous).
  • Next: Contract execution subject to City Attorney review.

Amounts

Up to $1,666,838.00, amended from the prior authorization of $1,151,233.00; with a 10% contingency, up to $1,833,521.00 (previously $1,266,356.00). The Director of Aviation is authorized to execute.

Original authorization, June 29, 2026

On the June 29 consent agenda (item 6.14, adopted unanimously) the Council authorized the Director of Aviation to sign two contracts for the OLDCC-funded program: Strong Tower Construction, Inc. for construction improvements to 39 housing units (Bid 1), up to $4,506,801.00, or $4,957,481.00 with a 10% contingency; and Jones Payne Group, Inc. for construction oversight of about 58 housing units (Bid 1 and pending Bid 2), up to $1,151,233.00, or $1,266,356.00 with a 10% contingency. The September 14 amendment raised the oversight amount. Jones Payne also leases a City building at the Airport: see Airport Tenant Lease Approvals.

Phase 6 grant and contract, May 18, 2026

On the May 18 consent agenda (item 6.21, adopted unanimously) the Council authorized the Director of Aviation to sign a contract with Jones Payne Group, Inc. for program management and engineering services for Residential Sound Insulation Program Phase 6, up to $1,344,245.00, or $1,545,882.00 with a 15% contingency; and to accept an additional FAA grant of up to $1,222,871.00, or $1,406,302.00 with a 15% contingency. See 2026-05-18 - City Council.

Sources

Log

2026-05-18 - City Council

Consent item 6.21. Phase 6 Jones Payne contract and FAA grant authorized with the consent agenda (unanimous).

2026-09-14 - City Council

Consent item 6.6, adopted with the consent agenda.

2026-06-29 - City Council

Consent item 6.14. Original Strong Tower and Jones Payne contracts authorized with the consent agenda (unanimous).

2026-11-04 - Airport Commission

  • Staff previewed FAA phase seven priorities: about $8.2 million, including design and bid for a 50-unit apartment building and 50 more homes; about 2,400 units potentially eligible and only a couple hundred done so far. A second bid goes out in January.