RE: Kalispell City Airport - Engineering Selection (5)Myrt:
Robert Peccia & Associates has been our engineer on the airport project
for some time now. Since it has taken so long to mitigate the towers,
the FAA (Gates) evidently contacted RPA about going through the engineer
selection process again to bring it up to date as they think we might be
moving forward on the project soon and they want everything in order.
There are three or four firms who would like the job, I'm sure. All the
basic work has been done by RPA over the last few years. The inactivity
has probably put the engineering work up for grabs again. I will talk
to the FAA about it for sure.
Fred A. Leistiko
Airport Manager
City of Kalispell
P.O. Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
406-250-3065
From: Myrt Webb [mailto:mwebb@kalispell.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:18 PM
To: 'Fred Leistiko'
Subject: RE: Kalispell City Airport - Engineering Selection
What is this about??
From: Fred Leistiko [mailto:fleistiko@kalispell.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:27 AM
To: jhowington@kalispell.com; manager@kalispell.com
Subject: FW: Kalispell City Airport - Engineering Selection
Gary Gates is the FAA individual responsible for our account. He is
located at the Helena-ADO. I would like to move forward on the
engineering selection process as soon as possible.
Fred A. Leistiko
Airport Manager
City of Kalispell
P.O. Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
406-250-3065
From: Rick Donaldson [mailto:rick@RPA-HLN.COM]
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 5:44 PM
To: Gary Gates; Fred Leistiko
Subject: Kalispell City Airport - Engineering Selection
Gary,
Thanks for the call today about the recent developments at Kalispell.
In regards to your question about engineering selection, I went back
through the files and have determined the following:
RPA was last selected on April 16, 2003 for a five year period.
I thought it was more recently because we had meetings about continued
services with the Sponsor when Phil Porrini left RPA and we were in the
process of signing additional engineering task orders.
We have not signed any engineering contract task orders since July and
August of 2007.
As you suggested, it would be advisable for the Sponsor to go through
the engineering selection process pretty soon to be prepared for any
future engineering work that is, or would become, FAA eligible. Since
Mr. Stokes appears to be teetering on the brink, they should start the
process as soon a practical. The Sponsor may want to wait until they
have their new City Manager in place. I was planning to offer to Fred
that I help him brief the new City Manager once that person is on board
about the airport history, planning, airspace, etc.
Fred lets discuss what you think is the best for timing on your end. Of
course we will be happy to put the advertisement together for you.
Rick Donaldson, P.E. | Vice President
Robert Peccia & Associates Inc. | PO Box 5653 | Helena, MT 59604
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