Committee forwards $31M FAA grant for SFO international terminal HVAC upgrades

Dana Volek, representing San Francisco International Airport, told the committee May 8 that SFO applied for and received a conditional grant offer from the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Terminal Program (part of the 2021 infrastructure law) to fund HVAC improvements at the international terminal.

Volek said the $31,000,000 grant would replace critical mechanical and electrical HVAC components, install new filtration units and volatile organic compound sensors, improve fire-life-safety compliance, reduce energy use and maintenance costs, and increase resilience. The airport will provide a required 20% match of approximately $7,750,000; total project cost is about $52,500,000 with the remainder funded by airport revenue bonds.

BLA reviewed the budget (page 16 of the report) and recommended approval. The committee voted 3-0 to forward the item to the full Board.