Demolition, site work, renovation and addition to a transportation facility in Houston, Texas. Completed plans call for the addition of a 1,300-square-foot transportation facility; and for the renovation of a transportation facility.

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/11/20/united-airlines-iah-tulum-airport-flights.html Houston is one of the first U.S. cities getting flights to a new airport in Tulum, Mexico. United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAL) plans to offer nonstop flights to the soon-to-open Tulum International Airport (TQO) from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) as well as Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in the New York area. The 22 weekly flights are expected to start March 31, 2024, pending government approval. Additionally, United plans to add daily seasonal service from Los Angeles on May 23. Flights became available for sale on Nov. 18. "Mexico continues to be a leading leisure destination and Tulum has quickly emerged as one of Mexico's most popular destinations for American travelers," United said in its Nov. 17 announcement. Tulum International Airport -- officially known as Aeropuerto Internacional de Tulum or Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport -- is under construction about 90 miles south of Cancun and is slated to open Dec. 1, according to the airport's website. It is expected to process more than 5 million passengers annually, making it the second-busiest airport on the Yucatan peninsula. It will have an on-site military air base to increase airspace security and a train station. United says it will be the largest airline flying between the U.S. and the Riviera Maya region of Mexico this winter. During the seasonal peak, United will have more than 200 weekly flights from eight U.S. cities to Cancun, including from Houston. The airline also will continue to fly between Cozumel and Houston, Chicago and Denver, operating up to 11 weekly flights this winter. Overall, the Chicago-based airline is growing its Latin America and Caribbean by 25% this winter. Some additional enhancements in the company's local winter schedule include: Three daily flights between Houston and San Jose, Costa Rica, and San Salvador, El Salvador. Two daily flights between Houston and Belize City, Belize. Three daily flights between Houston and Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico. Ten weekly flights between Houston and Buenos Aires, Argentina. United's new flights come on the heels of several changes for the airport in Houston. For instance, the airline filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation on Nov. 9 to begin offering daily nonstop flights between IAH and Tokyo's Haneda International Airport. United currently offers nonstop flights from IAH to Tokyo's Narita International Airport. However, Haneda is Tokyo's close-in airport, while Narita is more than twice as far from downtown Tokyo. Meanwhile, major construction work on Bush Intercontinental's $1.23 billion effort to revamp its international terminal is on pace to wrap up by the end of the year, Houston Airport System Executive Director Mario Diaz said during his annual State of the Airports address Oct. 16. Diaz told the hundreds of guests assembled at the October event that IAH is scheduled to complete the renovation of Terminal D in November and that most of the terminal will be opened to passengers by year's end. Additional gates will be opened in January, Diaz said. More recently, plans are moving forward for Chicago-based United Airlines' Terminal B redevelopment project -- which is expected to cost $2.6 billion -- at IAH. During a Nov. 15 meeting, a memorandum of agreement for the project was approved between the city and airline. United officials first shared plans for the terminal's redevelopment program during a May 31 meeting of Houston City Council's Economic Development Committee. The plan calls for Terminal B North to essentially be demolished and reconstructed so it can house narrow- and wide-body aircraft. _____ https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/10/17/iah-international-terminal-nearing-completion.html Major construction work on George Bush Intercontinental Airport's (IAH) $1.23 billion effort to revamp its international terminal is on pace to wrap up by the end of the year, Houston Airport System Executive Director Mario Diaz said during his annual State of the Airports address Oct. 16. Diaz told the hundreds of guests assembled at the Marriott Marquis Houston that IAH is scheduled to complete the renovation of Terminal D next month and that most of the terminal will be opened to passengers by year's end. Additional gates will be opened in January, Diaz said. "In case you hadn't noticed, we're making significant progress on the largest capital improvement project in the history of Houston airports," Diaz said. "Modern seating and power outlets were just installed and are now available to passengers throughout all 12 existing Terminal D gates. New top-floor, energy-efficient light counters and sleek gate counters have brought new life to the terminal." Diaz added that the terminal will soon be able to accommodate 10 narrow-body airplanes or six wide-body planes simultaneously. The expansion and redevelopment of the Mickey Leland International Terminal, a major portion of the IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program, broke ground in October 2019, starting with tearing down the old Terminal C North. The ITRP includes the installation of an International Central Processor, a renovated Terminal D concourse, a new international concourse called Pier D West and a new baggage-screening facility. Diaz said the new ICP will be a "case study of efficiency" and will house 66 check-in kiosks, 24 baggage drop-offs and a 17-lane Transportation Security Administration checkpoint. "Once completed, this crown jewel will elevate the experience for international travelers, both inside and outside the airport," Diaz said. Next year, IAH is scheduled to open a new a new curbside experience that will feature eight lanes for arrivals, 11 lanes for departures and two additional levels of terminal parking. "The roadways that are stressed today will flow so much better by late 2024," Diaz said. "We will offer more than 700 additional parking spaces than we do today. Right now, hundreds of people are working as hard and fast as they can to get the job done, but it is no easy feat. They are working around the clock to complete the project on time, on budget and as safely as possible." Elsewhere at IAH, the airport is in the process of updating its domestic terminals, as well. Diaz said Terminal A soon will be completely redeveloped. And in January, United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAL) will break ground on a $2.6 billion replacement of Terminal B. The new Terminal B will feature an updated central processor and additional gates, Diaz said. In all, the modifications to Terminal B will double the current building's footprint while tripling the curbside capacity. There will also be a new security screening checkpoint, ticketing lobby, and inbound and outbound baggage systems. Both departures and arrivals will be on the ground level, and signs will be installed to ensure that drivers know which direction to travel. Improvements at William P. Hobby Airport Meanwhile, William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is preparing to undergo its own $470 million expansion to support the continued growth of Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), Diaz said. The upgrade will include seven additional gates, a new baggage-handling system, more baggage carousels and a canopy over the departure area. Additionally, Hobby -- the first five-star airport in North America, according to the Skytrax World Airport Star Rating -- is adding several new restaurants to its lineup. In the coming weeks, Dallas-based Velvet Taco, Houston-based Fat Cat Creamery and Galveston's The Spot will all open locations in Hobby. Those restaurants are among 11 new concepts that have opened at Hobby over the past year, Diaz said. Many of the new restaurants came in the wake of a Houston City Council vote in April to award a 10-year food and concession contract to Areas HOU JV, a joint venture led by the U.S. arm of Spain-based Areas, instead of 4 Families of Hobby, a joint venture between Pappas Restaurants Inc., Lemond Kitchen and KG Concessions. That vote was quickly followed by 4 Families and Pappas Restaurants filing a lawsuit against the city of Houston and the Areas JV, alleging that the city failed to comply with applicable state law, city policy and procedures in the procurement, "undermining the objectivity and integrity of the procurement process." The lawsuit is ongoing. The improvements at IAH and Hobby come at a time when Houston's airports are seeing near-record traffic. Diaz said this summer saw 17.9 million passengers flying into and out of Houston, surpassing 2019 levels. Eight of the top 10 single busiest travel days in the airports' history happened this year. Diaz said Houston's airports are on track to see 60 million passengers this year, right about where traffic stood in 2019. Ellington Airport's joint training venture with Texas Southern University At Ellington Airport, officials are moving ahead with a new $5 million aviation education facility, which will be operated by Texas Southern University. In May, Houston City Council approved a memorandum of agreement for the Houston Airport System to design and construct an aeronautical hangar, which will contain aircraft storage capacity, offices and classroom space. Once complete, the facility will include 22,000 square feet of aircraft hangar space, 7,200 square feet of office and training/classroom space, 20,000 square feet of aircraft apron, an above-ground storage tank with capacity of approximately 12,000 gallons of aviation fuel, and vehicle parking. In total, the project will be constructed on approximately 2 acres of land that is accessible to an existing taxi-lane connector. "We are excited to support Texas Southern University with an education facility at this aviation center to foster the creativity and ingenuity of America's next pilots," Diaz said. Spaceport's continued growth Diaz went on to note that the Houston Spaceport recently celebrated the grand opening of Intuitive Machines' new Lunar Production and Operations Center. The $40 million center, which broke ground in 2021, spans 12.5 acres and includes 125,000 square feet of office and production space, including 45-foot cranes intended to move Intuitive Machines' lunar lander product through the facility. Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell designed and built the center. Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq: LUNR) confirmed that the company was already shipping its first lunar spacecraft, the Nova Lunar Lander, to Florida ahead of its first planned mission. Besides the Nova lander, the new center has the capacity to assemble and process up to four spacecraft that can carry 1,500 kilograms of cargo each. Intuitive Machines is one of the Houston Spaceport's three anchor tenants. North Carolina-based Collins Aerospace, a division of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), opened a 120,000-square-foot facility in September 2022. Meanwhile, Houston-based Axiom Space broke ground on a new headquarters there in May 2022. __________________ Houston Airport System (HAS) is seeking a qualified vendor to improve the vestibules and replace the automatic entrances at the departures and arrivals levels within Terminal A at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Award Date (estimated): 8/30/2023 Questions Due: 5/18/2023 - 12:00 PM