Item No. 6h_supp
Meeting Date: October 13, 2020
Main Terminal Infrastructure Upgrades

Project Purpose
Upgrade the Main Terminal to meet current fire & building
code
Improve passenger safety by upgrading several life safety
systems
New, reliable means of providing emergency power for a
majority of the airport
Remove a large amount of asbestos fireproofing and other
asbestos containing materials

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History
Main Terminal built in
1970s
North Extension added in
1980s
South extension added in
2000
All code requirements
met at time of
renovations

Major Scope
Install new fire sprinklers throughout the Main Terminal
(Ticketing, Esplanade, Mezzanine, and Baggage Claim) and
above both the departure and arrivals drives
Add additional fire standpipes to meet current code
Significant amounts of asbestos fireproofing remain in the
Main Terminal
Install new smoke control exhaust
Replace the existing emergency power generating system

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Budget
Initial Budget: $350,000,000
Current Range: $300,000,000 -
$400,000,000
The number of phases required,
complexity of work, and need to
minimize passenger impacts increases
cost.
Overall duration of the project.


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Preliminary Design Objectives
Design smoke control system for the Main Terminal and
Concourses B, C, and D to determine emergency power load
requirements
Evaluate means and methods of replacing the emergency
power generating system
Evaluate ways to minimize passenger impacts
Provide estimate for project budget

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Next Steps
December 2021  Complete Preliminary Design
Q1 2022  Update Commission on findings of preliminary
design and request full design funding



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