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U.S. Department
of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration
Northwest Mountain Region
Colorado ∙ Idaho ∙ Montana ∙ Oregon ∙ Utah
Washington ∙ Wyoming
Seattle Airports District Office
2200 S. 216th Street, Room 1W-420
Des Moines, WA 98198
April 27, 2023
David Ohl
Airport Director
3010 Airport Rd, Suite #1
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Bowers Field
Ellensburg, WA
AIP: 3-53-0026-019-2022 Wetland Mitigation
Concurrence in Award
Dear Mr. Ohl:
We have reviewed the bid documents, and concur with your recommendation to award Belsaas &
Smith Construction Incorporated in the amount of $834,247.70. Furthermore, we accept your
statement that the cost is reasonable based on the cost analysis performed by you or your
consultant. Please maintain a copy of your cost analysis for future audit purposes.
You are reminded that your Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) Accomplishments reports are
due annually by on December 1 for the previous Fiscal Year. Details regarding the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport DBE Program can be found at the address below:
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/acr/bus_ent_program/
FAA regulations require the sponsor certify that adequate construction supervision and inspection
have been arranged. Also, the sponsor ensures that construction conforms to the approved plans and
specifications.
Please provide us with the following documents:
1. One copy of the executed contract.
2. A copy of the Notice to Proceed so we will be aware of the beginning construction date.
This should be provided only after the sponsor determines that all necessary contracts,
bonds, certificates of insurance, etc., are satisfactory, so that a Notice to Proceed may be
issued to the contractor.
A preconstruction conference should be scheduled after the contract is awarded. Please inform us
of the time and place of this meeting. The contractor's construction schedule and the overall project
should be discussed. We will attempt to attend this meeting, however, in the event that we cannot
attend the meeting, please include the FAA preconstruction guidance package, in the agenda for
your preconstruction meeting. This information can be found in Advisory Circular 150/5370-12.
Please provide us with a copy of the minutes of the meeting and a list of those in attendance.
U.S. Department
of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration
Northwest Mountain Region
Colorado ∙ Idaho ∙ Montana ∙ Oregon ∙ Utah
Washington ∙ Wyoming
Seattle Airports District Office
2200 S. 216th Street, Room 1W-420
Des Moines, WA 98198
Federal participation is contingent upon construction conforming to the approved plans and
specifications. To accomplish this, your resident engineer and inspectors must be familiar with the
specification requirements and perform testing as required.
Copies of all test results should be available, during construction, at the job site for our review. In
addition, Construction Progress and Inspection Reports, using FAA Form 5370-1 must be
submitted on a weekly basis during construction.
Changes to the plans and specifications should be made by change order or supplemental
agreement. Approval by the FAA should be obtained prior to performing the work to be eligible for
participation.
Complete a Strategic Events Submission Form and forward to appropriate FAA Air Traffic
Organization (ATO) Planning & Requirements office for any project that requires
temporary shutdown of a facility.
If you have questions regarding your responsibilities during construction, please call me at (206)
231-4231.
Sincerely,
Chelsea Branchcomb, PE
Project Manager
Seattle ADO