New engineering consultant selected for county airport
NORTH NORWICH – Chenango County has contracted with a new engineering consultant for planning and improvement projects at the Lt. Warren E. Eaton Airport in North Norwich.
After interviews with four potential companies, one of which was the county’s longstanding contractor, C&S Engineering Companies of Syracuse, the Chenango County Airport Steering Committee selected Clough Harbour & Associates of Syracuse for a period of five years. The Federal Aviation Adminstration provides guidance for airport managers in the selection of professional consultants for grant programs.
Steering Committee member Matt Giltner said C&S Engineering came in third place after the oral and visual presentations of all four companies were evaluated. “They could have been more aggressive in meeting the needs of our airport based on the sequence of projects undertaken and the local economy,” he said. C&S has been the county’s airport consultant for more than 25 years. President Rodney Schultes could not be reached for comment on the selection process.
At a meeting of the county’s planning and economic committee this week, Supervisor James McNeil, D-City of Norwich, made a motion to refer a project for new south parallel taxiway lighting and an alternative rotating beacon design work at the airport for the board of supervisors consideration next month. McNeil led a charge earlier to oppose any grants for the estimated $50,000 engineering work until a new consultant was selected.
“I’m extremely conservative with any project that we have at the airport until such a time that we can budget without dwindling down the interest fund reserve. That should be kept for opportunities,” he said, referring the interest earned on an original trust fund donated by Lt. Warren E. Eaton. The trust account stands at approximately $650,000, according to Airport Administrator Donald MacIntosh, and throws off about $18,000 in interest and investment income annually. The interest account sits at about $450,000, he said.
The county spent $137,000 on operations, runway improvement and new t-hangars at the airport in 2011.
CHA’s first task would be to scope out the project at hand over the next few weeks and recommend a draft plan and budget to complete the work. “Then they will meet with the steering committee to talk about the necessity for it,” said MacIntosh.
After interviews with four potential companies, one of which was the county’s longstanding contractor, C&S Engineering Companies of Syracuse, the Chenango County Airport Steering Committee selected Clough Harbour & Associates of Syracuse for a period of five years. The Federal Aviation Adminstration provides guidance for airport managers in the selection of professional consultants for grant programs.
Steering Committee member Matt Giltner said C&S Engineering came in third place after the oral and visual presentations of all four companies were evaluated. “They could have been more aggressive in meeting the needs of our airport based on the sequence of projects undertaken and the local economy,” he said. C&S has been the county’s airport consultant for more than 25 years. President Rodney Schultes could not be reached for comment on the selection process.
At a meeting of the county’s planning and economic committee this week, Supervisor James McNeil, D-City of Norwich, made a motion to refer a project for new south parallel taxiway lighting and an alternative rotating beacon design work at the airport for the board of supervisors consideration next month. McNeil led a charge earlier to oppose any grants for the estimated $50,000 engineering work until a new consultant was selected.
“I’m extremely conservative with any project that we have at the airport until such a time that we can budget without dwindling down the interest fund reserve. That should be kept for opportunities,” he said, referring the interest earned on an original trust fund donated by Lt. Warren E. Eaton. The trust account stands at approximately $650,000, according to Airport Administrator Donald MacIntosh, and throws off about $18,000 in interest and investment income annually. The interest account sits at about $450,000, he said.
The county spent $137,000 on operations, runway improvement and new t-hangars at the airport in 2011.
CHA’s first task would be to scope out the project at hand over the next few weeks and recommend a draft plan and budget to complete the work. “Then they will meet with the steering committee to talk about the necessity for it,” said MacIntosh.
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