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Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE)
Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE)
Budget: $1.9M
Construction Start: January 2020
Completion: April 2020Through the use of non-proprietary software and hardware, CUTE systems allow passenger processors like the check-in counters and the gate counters to be used by any airline at any time rather than having groups of dedicated counters fitted with carrier-specific equipment. This system offers a high degree of flexibility operationally for both the airport as well as the airlines.
Significant Developments to April 28, 2020 include:
- The Airline Consultative Committee (ACC) approval of the project was received July 10, 2019.
- The successful CUTE vendor is Materna. Management is working to conclude contract documents. The contract includes implementation of CUTE at all airside gates locations, landside check-in locations as well as support for a term of five (5) years.
- Onsite support services will be provided by ServiceTec as a sub-contract to Materna's contract.
- A Team Lead for ServiceTec has been hired and ServiceTec staff are on-site.
- This project is nearing completion. All but one gate position is complete, three check-in positions left to complete (once carriers are back in operation); arrivals baggage positions nearing completion. Final run in period of 30 days will be delayed until normal operations resume.
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Light Fleet Renewal 2020
Light Fleet Renewal 2020
Budge: $400K
Project Start: January 2020
Completion: October 2020Victoria Airport Authority (VAA) maintains a fleet of 25 light vehicles for operational activities ranging from administration to day to day task like mowing and line painting. From time to time these vehicles need to be replaced. This procurement will replace four (4) light trucks and acquire one (1) electric vehicle.
Four vehicles that were in production queue pre-pandemic are still in the queue once manufacturing resumes. The electric vehicle procurement has been deferred.
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Airside Pavements 2020
Airside Pavements 2019
Budget: $1.5M
Project Start: Summer 2020
Completion: December 2020Victoria Airport Authority (VAA) has an ongoing pavement restoration and rehabilitation program to ensure safe aircraft operations on VAA aircraft maneuvering surfaces. This years activities will primarily be directed towards taxiway restorations.
The scope of this project has been reduced to complete critical work only. Detailed design is underway. Tender will be issued in early May with a late May award. Paving work will take place over the summer.
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Lower Passenger Departure Lounge Expansion
Lower Passenger Departure Lounge Expansion
Total Est. Cost: $19.7M
Completion: June 2020In response to growth in passenger traffic, up-gauging of aircraft and the need to improve the safe operation of the apron and hold room, work was approved to create a building addition to meet a new state of operations. The LHRX projects is a 1765m2 addition to the lower passenger departure lounge creating space to accommodate all ground load passenger traffic for the next decade and beyond including the addition of another gate position.
Principle drivers include: improving operational safety and efficiency for hold room operations; providing sufficient ground load capacity for both seating and serving passengers now and into the future; provide sufficient floorplate to allow additional revenue opportunities with the space.
Design features and amenities will include:
- Minimizing walking distances to aircraft;
- covered walkways on aprons;
- segregated gates with a one-podium, one-door, one-aircraft principle;
- improved ground equipment storage;
- new premium washroom facilities including pet relief for service animals and universal;
- family room;
- expanded food and beverage and additional retail; and
- basement.
Significant Developments: The focus for the past four weeks was geared broadly at all trades. The following is a summary of the key milestones to April 28, 2020:
Phase (1) One - Complete
- Occupancy was granted on the new expanded lower passenger departure lounge and Go-Live was achieved the morning of September 19, 2019. This completes Phase One.
Phase (2) Two commenced October 2019 and involves new washroom block, vertical circulation core to the basement and finishes in existing lower passenger departure lounge.The key milestones and planned activities for February 2020 include:- Completion of new structural steel
- Completion of concrete slab on grade
- Completion of concrete curb at existing curtainwall
- Completion of concrete sidewalk and planters at exterior west side
- Installation of new roof to washroom block expansion
- Completion of new artwall and reinstallation of Genesis art piece
- Removal of existing marmoleum down centre walkway of passenger departure lounge and installation of new porcelain tile
- West of existing passenger departure lounge to 'Go Live' including new furniture, millwork and other finishes
- Drywall to basement washrooms
- Continuation of steel stud framing and drywall work level one (1) washroom area
- Mechanical and electrical rough-ins continue at level one (1)
Schedule: The project commenced on January 15, 2018. There are 3 primary phases of work associated with this project. The first phase being the main lower passenger departure lounge expansion to the north over 19 months. Phase One was completed September 19, 2019. Phase Two involves the new washroom block and vertical circulation core to the basement over seven months. Phase three includes renovations to the existing passenger departure lounge and is anticipated to take one month.
The total project is expected to be completed by the end of June due to the pandemic conditions impacting staffing and supply chain.
Below is a time-lapse video of the last week of the construction project. You can view previous weeks' videos on YouTube here and more progress pictures in our Photo Gallery.
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Acquire ARFF Vehicle
Acquire ARFF Vehicle 2019
Total Est. Cost: $1.1M
Start Date: March 2019
Completion: October 2020This project will acquire a medium sized Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle to provide a second front line vehicle when one of the large ARFF vehicles is out of service.
Drafting of specifications and the Request for Proposal (RFP) documents is complete. The RFP was sent to the top three suppliers in North America. The RFP closed May 31, 2019 and Rosenbauer America was the successful proponent.
These vehicles have a very long lead time - estimated to be between 14 and 16 months. The vendor has indicated that their production operations are now being impacted by the pandemic. While the forecast schedule shows end of year delivery, this may not be the case.
