PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gale Associates updated the Airport Commission on the status of various projects during its meeting last week.  

 

 

The permit design for tree clearing went out to bid starting March 29 and will remain open for three weeks, he said. 

 

The bids will be opened at City Hall on April 19 at 2 p.m. instead of 11 a.m. That was a recent change.

 

At the time of the meeting, there was one bidder who had pulled plans. Ottariano said Gail Associates will reach out to some of the contractors that it has worked with in the past to inform them of the project in case they missed the advertisement. 

 

The construction for the project was originally budgeted for $165,000. There were a couple of permitting things that drove the budget up to 200,000, including the added cost for herbicide. 

 

The $200,000 is a conservative estimate, Ottariano said. A more accurate construction cost will be available in a couple of weeks.

 

The Federal Aviation Administration split the removal project into a design only and construction phase. 

 

Gale Associates recently submitted its scope of services and fees for the construction phase of the projects and were sent out on for a Independent Fee Estimate on March 29. 

 

Once the IFE is returned and negotiations complete, the scope and fee will be finalized and will be submitted along with the construction costs based on the April 19 bids to the grant application that is due on May 5.