Board awards Runway 18/36 construction contract to Milestone; award contingent on FAA grant
June 25, 2025 | Elkhart City, Elkhart County, Indiana
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The Elkhart Board of Aviation voted to award the Runway 18/36 contract to Milestone Construction, the low bidder at $1,807,580, with the award subject to receipt of an FAA grant and other funding approvals.
The board heard that the engineer's estimate was roughly $1,000,967.55 and that a competing bid from Reece Riley exceeded the estimate. Board members and staff discussed an alternate item for runway grooving that the FAA required additional justification for; staff said the FAA accepted the justification and the grooving will be included.
Board members discussed timing and constructability: if the FAA grant arrives quickly, work could begin this fall; if not, the contractor could defer work until spring because paving in October is weather-dependent. Staff flagged a scheduling constraint that the Runway 927 joint replacement project should not overlap major closures on 18/36 to avoid shutting the airport’s usable runways at the same time.
The board made a motion to award the contract to Milestone and on roll call the members voted in favor (Bruce Shriner — yes; Amy Latimer — yes; Tom Schauff — yes). The award was described as contingent on grant receipt and subject to the usual notice-to-proceed timing and grant conditions.
The airport’s consultant told the board the contractor might wait until spring if mobilization and aggregate/asphalt plant availability meant late-season paving would be risky. The board asked staff to notify Milestone that they would be the contractor should the FAA grant come through in time.
The board heard that the engineer's estimate was roughly $1,000,967.55 and that a competing bid from Reece Riley exceeded the estimate. Board members and staff discussed an alternate item for runway grooving that the FAA required additional justification for; staff said the FAA accepted the justification and the grooving will be included.
Board members discussed timing and constructability: if the FAA grant arrives quickly, work could begin this fall; if not, the contractor could defer work until spring because paving in October is weather-dependent. Staff flagged a scheduling constraint that the Runway 927 joint replacement project should not overlap major closures on 18/36 to avoid shutting the airport’s usable runways at the same time.
The board made a motion to award the contract to Milestone and on roll call the members voted in favor (Bruce Shriner — yes; Amy Latimer — yes; Tom Schauff — yes). The award was described as contingent on grant receipt and subject to the usual notice-to-proceed timing and grant conditions.
The airport’s consultant told the board the contractor might wait until spring if mobilization and aggregate/asphalt plant availability meant late-season paving would be risky. The board asked staff to notify Milestone that they would be the contractor should the FAA grant come through in time.
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