Site work and new construction of a mixed-use development in Columbus, Ohio. Working plans call for the construction of a parking garage; and for site work for a parking garage.

As of October 31, 2024, this is anticipated to go for approval on Tuesday, November 5. A general contactor has been selected. A firm construction timeline has not been established Foundations will soon be laid for the new John Glenn Columbus International Airport terminal project. The Columbus Regional Airport Authority board approved on Tuesday spending an additional $359 million for construction company Hensel Phelps to begin demolition, grading, structural steel, deep foundations and more for the building pad of the $2 billion project. "The solid vote of approval signals this project is moving forward and is nearly ready for takeoff," spokeswoman Breann Almos said in an email. The airport authority has approved more than $790 million since first entering into a contract with Hensel Phelps for pre-construction services in June 2023. So far, these funds include: $250 million for design and implementation of pre-construction, baggage handling, utility corridor needs and other civil engineering items $28 million for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and low-voltage pre-construction services and insurance premiums $149 million for roadway, earthwork, electrical, roadway signage, pavement marking, underground utility, storm drainage work and more. The airport authority also has funded other ancillary terminal expenses, including a $443,000 contract with Lewis Center's Nelcore Construction to expand the green lot to accommodate airport employees who use the blue lot and a $178.8 million contract with Westerville-based CK Construction Group Inc. for a new multi-level parking garage. Cash reserves and debt services will fund this latest expenditure. Funding sources for the project include: $1.52 billion through the sale of bonds $140 million in federal grants $240 million from the authority $100 million in other funds. This month, the airport received nearly $30 million in federal funds to construct an apron and a taxiway for the terminal. Overall, the project will create a 1 million-square-foot terminal to replace the existing terminal built in 1958. The new terminal will go up where the blue and cellphone lots are now located. The terminal's final design should be completed next month. The new terminal is expected to open in 2029. ______________________________ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/08/19/gensler-columbus-johnathan-barnes.html Though the firm has been working in the Columbus market for 30 years, Gensler never had a home base in Central Ohio. Perhaps the most notable current project Gensler has in the region is the new $2 billion terminal at John Glenn Columbus International Airport. ___________________ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/08/08/cmh-federal-funds-taxiway-30-million.html The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded John Glenn Columbus International Airport $29.4 million to construct an apron and a taxiway for its $2 billion terminal project. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration last week awarded 245 airport-related infrastructure grants, totaling $427 million. Columbus Regional Airport Authority board members approved a $51.8 million contract for Columbus' Shelly and Sands Inc. in June. The construction firm will provide pavement milling, demolition, asphalt paving, stormwater improvements, airfield lighting improvements and pavement marking where aircraft will park and the associated taxi lanes needed. Leaders estimated funding for the contract would be 75% airport infrastructure grant money and 25% airport debt services funds. The nearly $30 million award is only roughly 56% of the total cost, leaving the airport's debt services funds on the hook for the remaining 44%. Relative to government funds, the airport is on a shortlist to receive $7.5 million from the state's One-Time Strategic Community Investment Fund, established under the operating budget by the Ohio House and Senate. Total funding for the new terminal project - a 1 million-square-foot terminal with associated sitework - is expected to come from: $1.52 billion through the sale of bonds. $140 million in federal grants. $240 million from the authority. $100 million in other funds. The project will replace the existing terminal built in 1958 and stretch to where the blue and cellphone lots are located. Airport officials expect complete final designs in September. The terminal is set to open in 2029 and the existing terminal will be demolished between March 2029 and June 2030. _________________ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/07/30/southwest-airlines-cmh-to-miami.html Pieces are falling into place for the airport's plan to build a new $2 billion terminal by 2029. Columbus airport officials in May approved a $180 million parking garage. Officials in June approved nearly $150 million for new roadways, electrical, roadway signage and other civil improvements. An additional $52 million was allotted last month for construction of an apron and taxiways. That work is slated to begin this summer. _________________ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/07/19/huntington-bank-q2-earnings.html Meanwhile, Central Ohio's continued growth also bodes well for the bank, he said, such as downtown redevelopment and the upcoming airport expansion. _________________ https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2024/07/05/unions-airport-unable-work-out-labor-deal-new-john-glenn-terminal-columbus-ohio-travel-airlines/74282387007/ Trade unions have struck out in securing a labor deal over the construction of the new terminal at John Glenn Columbus International Airport that they say is necessary to protect wages and benefits of union and nonunion workers on the site. "It's really just disappointing," said Mike Knisley, secretary-treasurer of the Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council. "I think they're going to find great challenges to get the project done on time and under budget," said Dorsey Hager, executive secretary-treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council. The Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which oversees John Glenn, and Hensel Phelps, the Colorado-based general contractor on the project, said they made significant efforts to collaborate with trade unions. "Despite our comprehensive proposals, the Columbus/Central Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council has rejected all offers," the airport said in a statement. In a similar statement, the company said, "Hensel Phelps has offered numerous compromise proposals to the (trade unions), who have rejected all offers." John Glenn Airport's new terminal to replace one built in 1958 The airport expects to break ground this year on the ambitious, $2 billion project to build a new terminal to replace the existing one, built in 1958. The new terminal will be built west of the current terminal on what is now the "blue" parking lot, south of International Gateway, the main drive into the airport from Interstate 670. The project is expected to be finished in 2029. The new terminal will be capable of handling 13 million passengers, which is more than 4 million above the 8.7 million passengers that traveled through John Glenn Columbus and the Rickenbacker airport passenger terminal combined in 2023, the second-best year for both airports on record. The airports are on track to hit a record this year. The project could have as many as 1,500 construction workers on site, Hager said. They also say that since the $2 billion project is being financed in part with tax dollars, the project should benefit Ohio workers. "We wanted everybody to make top wages and benefits," Hager said. The unions have been able to strike similar agreements with other major projects in the region, including Intel's $28 billion semiconductor plant in Licking County, the $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant that Honda and LG Energy are building in Jeffersonville, the Hollywood Casino hotel project on the West Side, the Franklin County jail and other projects, they said. Projects with such agreements tend to come in under budget, on or ahead of schedule, and are done safely, Knisley and Hager said. "You have to have willing partners to see the value of this thing,’’ Knisley said. Without such a deal, workers and contractors could be brought in from out of state and may not receive the wages and benefits they're due, Hager said. The airport authority has previously said it already has a prevailing wage policy, along with other hiring requirements for small companies and companies owned by minorities, women and veterans. More:$179 million parking garage to replace McDonalds at John Glenn Columbus Airport Hensel Phelps, which is working with Columbus-based general contractor Elford on the project, said on its website it has partnered with several Ohio-based diverse business partners and disadvantaged business enterprise-certified small businesses "who will be integral during the preconstruction phase of the project." "Hensel Phelps is committed to paying prevailing wages and fringe benefits and is utilizing the most qualified best value trade partners to meet or exceed the (airport authority's) local, small and disadvantaged business goals," the company said. Columbus Urban League President Stephanie Hightower wrote in a column last month in The Dispatch that the Urban League welcomed the project and the benefits it will bring to small, minority, women and veteran-owned companies. "Those who weren’t invited or don’t know how to find their way into the room where decisions are made, those who have confronted closed doors or found themselves slammed against glass ceilings understand how profoundly important it is that entities like the Columbus Regional Airport Authority are pressing hard to involve minority, veteran and women-owned small businesses in their expansion," she wrote. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/06/27/518-million-airport-construction-terminal-apron.html Another contract has been approved for the new terminal project at John Glenn Columbus International Airport. The Columbus Regional Airport Authority board Tuesday approved a $51.8 million construction contract for an apron and taxiways. The contract went to Columbus' Shelly and Sands Inc., which will provide pavement milling, demolition, asphalt paving, stormwater improvements, airfield lighting improvements and pavement marking where aircraft will park and the associated taxi lanes needed for the $2 billion terminal project. Officials hope to fund 75% of the paving portion of the project with federal government funds from an airport infrastructure grant. The grant guarantees the airport a total of $39.3 million from 2022 through 2024 based on annual enplanements. The airport authority receives the funding through reimbursements as the work is completed, according to an airport spokeswoman. The remaining 25% of the contract will come from the authority's debt services fund. Airport CEO Joseph Nardone said in a statement that the funding will support "advancing our goal of delivering a first-class terminal for Ohio's capital city." Apron and taxi lane construction is to begin later this summer. In addition to being the lowest bidder, Shelly and Sands delivered on another tenet of the project's vision: awarding 25% of the work to certified disadvantaged business enterprises and diverse business partners. The paving contractor has identified subcontractors Soils Testing & Engineering Ltd., M.S. Trucking, PKBN Hauling LLC, Eaton Construction Co., John K. Leohner Company Inc., Beagle Hill Services, Global Aviation Distribution and Torres Electrical Supply & Sales, which will fulfill the airport's goal of utilizing 15% of this part of the project for disadvantaged business enterprises. The airport board this month also approved nearly $150 million in additional funds for construction company Hensel Phelps for new roadways, electrical, roadway signage and other civil improvements. When it comes to government funding, the airport is on a shortlist to receive $7.5 million from the state's One-Time Strategic Community Investment Fund, established under the operating budget by the Ohio House and Senate. Total funding for the new terminal project is expected to come from: $1.52 billion through the sale of bonds. $140 million in federal grants. $240 million from the authority. $100 million in other funds. The terminal project will create a 1 million-square-foot terminal with associated sitework - including the apron - and additional parking to replace the existing terminal built in 1958. The new terminal will go up where the blue and cellphone lots are located. Officials reported during the meeting that the terminal design is continuing, with the final design tracking for September. The terminal is set to open in 2029 and the existing terminal will be demolished between March 2029 and June 2030. _____________________ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/06/22/airport-terminal-149-million-next-steps.html The $2 billion project to build a new, state-of-the-art terminal at John Glenn Columbus International Airport continues to gain momentum with an additional $150 million for civil improvements, pending board approval. The Columbus Regional Airport Authority will vote Tuesday on a resolution to approve the additional funds for construction company Hensel Phelps. With that money, the construction team can proceed with work on roadways, surrounding earthwork, electrical, roadway signage, pavement markings, underground utilities, storm drainage and sanitary sewer and waterline connections, according to the resolution. The Hensel Phelps team, the project's construction manager at risk, already has received more than $282 million for various project-related services. This expenditure, funded by airport reserves and debt services, is another piece of a multi-phased project to replace the airport's aging terminal. Overall, the terminal project will create a 1 million-square-foot terminal and additional parking with the following funding: $1.52 billion through the sale of bonds. $140 million in federal grants. $240 million from the authority. $100 million in other funds. This latest appropriation follows the April board approval of a nearly $180 million parking garage project. The garage will replace the McDonald's at 4250 International Gateway and feature 5,000 spaces and 100 EV charging stations. To date, the airport has appropriated more than $430 million for the terminal project. Officials expect to open the terminal in 2029. Existing terminal demolition is set to take place between March 2029 and June 2030. ________________ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/06/17/one-time-strategic-community-investment-fund.html An influx of funding could go to a number of notable Central Ohio projects if a bill created in the Ohio Senate moves forward. The One-Time Strategic Community Investment Fund, which was established under the state's current operating budget, was created by the Ohio House and Senate, each of which was given a chance to add projects. The House already created its list and the Senate introduced its picks last week. The fund set aside $700 million for projects that might not qualify as part of the state's traditional capital budget, which is approved every two years. In Central Ohio, tens of millions of dollars could be used to support projects including a new terminal at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, a training facility at the Ohio Center for Advanced Technologies and construction of a new concert hall for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. The bill includes $7.5 million for the airport terminal, $20 million for Ohio Center for Advanced Technologies project and $18.5 million for the planned symphony hall on the river. ________________________ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/06/07/john-glenn-columbus-airport-new-routes.html The $2 billion terminal project will create a 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art terminal, replacing the current terminal from 1958. It is expected to be completed by 2029. Last month, airport officials approved a $180 million parking garage that’s part of the project. ________________________ https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/travel/2024/05/04/columbus-airport-to-build-5000-car-parking-garage-at-mcdonalds-site/73553812007/ John Glenn Columbus International Airport will spend $179 million on a new parking garage as part of the airport's $2 billion terminal project. This week, the airport's board voted to hire CK Construction Group to build the 5,000-car garage where the McDonald's is at 4250 International Gateway. The contract is for both design and construction, according to airport officials. The location for the garage was chosen for convenience. It will connect with the neighboring rental car facility and the new terminal by a pedestrian bridge. Construction of the new terminal at John Glenn Columbus International Airport is expected to be completed in 2029. The new terminal will be built at the location of the blue and cell phone parking lots. The goal is to have the new terminal and the parking garage finished in 2029 in time to mark the airport's 100th anniversary. The new terminal will replace one that dates to 1958 and has become outdated, airport officials have said. As part of the contract, CK Construction has committed to a 20% participation by diverse companies, including hiring Gunzelman Architecture & Interiors and Desman as their diversity partners for the design phase. -------------------------------------------------------- https://theconstructionbroadsheet.com/columbus-airport-approves-m-parking-garage-contract-p1758-175.htm Columbus airport approves $179M parking garage contract The Columbus Regional Airport Authority board has reportedly voted to approve a $178.8 million design-build contract with Ohio-based CK Construction Group Inc. for the design, preconstruction services and construction of a new parking garage at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. The multi-level garage project, which will be able to accommodate approximately 5,000 vehicles, will connect to the airport's existing Consolidated Rental Car Facility, according to board documents. The parking garage is also part of a new $2 billion terminal project that the team of Gensler/Moody Nolan is currently designing, according to the authority. The garage will connect to the new terminal via pedestrian bridge. The current terminal opened in 1958 and is being replaced, the authority said, in order to keep pace with the volume of passengers – currently at 10 million a year – and to otherwise benefit from new and upgraded facilities and infrastructure. Hensel Phelps is the terminal's construction manager at risk with Elford Inc. its local partner. Construction for the terminal should start before the end of this year and wrap up in 2029. In addition to the parking garage and pedestrian bridge, the new terminal will include: 36 gates, which is seven more than the 29 currently in operation; Consolidation of three concourses and security checkpoints into one; A central marketplace with views of the airfield; Energy efficient systems; Reclaimed water system and low-flow toilets to minimize water usage; Electric charging stations in the parking garage; Daylight-efficient design materials, such as smart glass; and Sustainable building management systems like temperature control. Funding for the new terminal will come from airlines, tenants, passenger user fees, parking, concessions and other non-airline revenue, according to the authority, and the airport will sell general airport revenue bonds committing future revenue from these sources. The airport also will seek federal grants. The design and preconstruction phases of the parking garage, according to board documents, will be paid for out of airport reserves and/or lines of credit. Almost $4 million for the project is included in the airport's 2024 budget, and additional amounts will be included in future budgets. _______________________________________________ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/05/02/john-glenn-columbus-parking-new-terminal.html Columbus airport officials have approved a $180 million parking garage at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, part of a $2 billion terminal project that will replace the facility's aging terminal with a new one. The Columbus Regional Airport Authority Tuesday passed the $178.8 million design-build contract with Westerville-based CK Construction Group Inc. for the new multi-level parking garage. The garage, the board's spokesperson said, will feature about 5,000 spaces, including 100 new EV charging stations. The project, which will sit on the site of a McDonald's at 4250 International Gateway, will be connected to the new terminal and the current Consolidated Rental Car Facility by a pedestrian bridge. The board also set a diversity business partner goal of 15% for the garage project, the spokesperson said, and CK has committed to 20% participation. The new parking garage follows a smaller $443,000 contract with Lewis Center's Nelcore Construction Company LLC to expand the green lot to accommodate airport employees who use the blue lot. The new terminal will go up where the blue and cellphone lots are located. The overall project will create a 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art terminal, replacing the current terminal from 1958. The parking changes are anticipated to take place between late 2024 and early 2025, according to previous Business First reporting. The terminal is expected to be completed by 2029. ____________________ New Parking Garage Project at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (New Parking Garage Project or Project). The services may include, but are not limited to, Preconstruction Support, Construction Services, and Project Closeout. The new parking garage is anticipated to be 5 levels with approximately a 5,000 car capacity to be built adjacent to the existing Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC) garage. The design will take into consideration the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) part 77 height restrictions limiting the height and size of each parking level. The new garage will connect to the new terminal pedestrian bridge and 2nd level exit ramp being designed by the terminal design team. The terminal designer will serve as the Criteria Architect and will produce the programmatic and conceptual design package. All short-listed firms will be expected to submit fee-based proposals based upon these programmatic and conceptual design criteria through a separate solicitation process. The awarded DB s Scope of Work shall include but is not limited to: leading and managing the Schematic Design (SD), Design Development (DD), and Construction Documentation (CD) process, attendance at and documentation of all project related meetings, developing and maintaining estimates of probable construction cost, cash-flow forecasts, site logistics plan, value engineering, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) planning, preparation and negotiations, coordination with environmental study and mitigation efforts, constructability reviews, project and construction scheduling (including identification of long lead times), subcontractor prequalification and bidding processes, managing construction documents, all site work, and building construction, coordination of testing and inspections, ensuring operational readiness, and contract closeout activities. CRAA, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all offerors that it will affirmatively ensure that for any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit qualifications in response to this invitation and no businesses will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), creed, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), age, or disability in consideration for an award. CRAA recognizes the value of working with a diverse group of business partners and is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive business environment and encourages participation from companies and organizations of all sizes, backgrounds, and perspectives. As such, CRAA created a Diversity Business Partner (DBP) Program that establishes not only Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) participation goals for the New Parking Garage Project, but also participation goals for other diverse businesses. DBP(s) are business entities recognized as any of the following: a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE); Women Business Enterprise (WBE); Minority Business Enterprise (MBE); Small Business Enterprise (SBE); Veteran Friendly Business Enterprise (VFBE) or Encouraging Diversity, Growth and Equity (EDGE) certified firms holding a valid certification by a government agency in the State of Ohio. Respondents shall develop and implement a plan for a good faith effort to obtain DBP/DBE participation. The resulting Contract will require the DB to make good faith efforts to obtain DBP participation, and additional DBE participation (if federal funds are applied on the Project), of the below specified percentages of the dollar value of the Contract. DBE participation (if required) must be in accordance with the FAA, DBE Program, 49 CFR 26. 15% DBP goal has been established by CRAA for the Project Because it is CRAA s policy that DBP and DBE business shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the services outlined in this Solicitation, a 15% DBP goal has been established by CRAA for the Project. Although Ohio s Prevailing Wage Law does not apply to port authorities such as CRAA, CRAA has voluntarily agreed to pay labor rates equal to the prevailing wage rates that otherwise would be applicable to the Project. However, nothing in this Notice or in the agreement between CRAA and the design-builder shall be interpreted as CRAA s agreement that any of the provisions of Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4115 or Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4101:9-4 apply to CRAA or the Project. Questions Deadline: December 14, 2023, 10:00 a.m. Contact: Khori Baylor, Procurement Supervisor Phone: 614.239.3298 Email: kebaylor@columbusairports.com ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE FOR SERVICES Services Start: June 2024 Construction Start: May 2025 Substantial Completion: September 2028 Demolition of the existing structures on the project site. o Demolition of the existing ground level rental car customer services building (CSB) attached to the CONRAC. o Relocation of the existing conflicting utilities which serve the CSB and run underneath the current garage footprint. o Construction of a new at-grade ground transportation center between the CONRAC and the proposed parking garage o Construction of the pedestrian bridge providing access between the proposed parking garage, CONRAC, and terminal. This bridge will connect to the proposed garage at level 3. o Construction of new airport roadways serving the parking garage to include the second level bridge required for exit towards Sawyer Ave. o Installation of all utilities outside of 5' from face of building except as noted.