Agenda Item   

AGENDA STAFF REPORT

 

                                                                                                                        ASR Control  26-000047

 

MEETING DATE:

03/10/26

legal entity taking action:

Board of Supervisors

board of supervisors district(s):

5

SUBMITTING Agency/Department:

John Wayne Airport   (Approved)

Department contact person(s):

Charlene Reynolds (949) 252-5183 

 

 

Komal Kumar (949) 252-6072

 

 

Subject:  Approve Contracts for Airport Construction and Project Management Services

 

      ceo CONCUR

County Counsel Review

Clerk of the Board

          Concur

Approved Agreement to Form

Discussion

 

 

3 Votes Board Majority

 

 

 

    Budgeted: Yes

Current Year Cost:   $750,000

Annual Cost: FY 2026-27 $3,000,000
FY 2027-28 $3,000,000
FY 2028-29 $2,250,000

 

 

 

    Staffing Impact:

No

# of Positions:            

Sole Source:   No

    Current Fiscal Year Revenue: N/A

   Funding Source:     See Financial Impact Section

County Audit in last 3 years: No

   Levine Act Review Completed: Yes

 

    Prior Board Action:         N/A

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):

 

Authorize the Airport Director or designee to execute the aggregate contracts for Airport Construction Management - Project Management Services for a three-year term, effective April 9, 2026, through April 8, 2029, for an aggregate total amount not to exceed $9,000,000, with the following firms:

a. Hill International, Inc.

b. AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

c. Jacobs Project Management Co.

d. KDG Construction Consulting

e. Cumming Management Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY:

 

Approval of aggregate contracts for Airport Construction Management - Project Management Services will allow John Wayne Airport to access professional construction management and/or project management services needed to support the completion of various non-capital and capital improvement projects, including emergency and unanticipated projects.

 

 

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

 

Airport Construction Management - Project Management (CM-PM) Services (Services) provide professional construction management and/or project management services used to assist John Wayne Airport's (JWA) staff with emergency, non-capital and capital improvement projects of varying types and degrees of complexity, ranging from airport facility and/or infrastructure enhancement/improvements to renovation/rehabilitation and maintenance. Services can also include managing, coordinating, observing, inspecting, and/or providing general oversight of the quality assurance program, as well as the construction logistics and/or work performed at the Airport, to not only ensure conformance to the construction documents, but also compliance with all safety and security regulations, requirements, and standards at JWA. Construction activities for many of the planned/programmed projects occur at night (generally between the hours of 11:00 pm to 6:00 am) during the closure period of the Airport's main commercial air operations. The approval of these contracts will ensure the successful execution and delivery of Airport projects as well as the seamless and continued operation of the Airport's essential functions while preserving safety, efficiency, and quality.

 

JWA issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to establish a Qualified Vendor List for the Services. The RFQ was advertised on the County's online bidding system from August 27, 2025, through October 8, 2025. 17 submittals were received in response to the RFQ.

 

On January 12, 2026, the RFQ evaluation panel completed the written evaluation process and provided its recommendation. A summary of the most qualified consultants to perform the Services is attached as part of the Memorandum of Recommendation and Summary of Evaluators' Scoring (Attachment G).

 

OC Public Works' staff from OC Facilities Design & Construction Management recently transitioned to JWA's Planning and Development Division. As a result, JWA must re-establish new contracts for Services to support ongoing and future emergency, non-capital, and capital improvement that collectively support delivery of JWA's approximately $700 million Capital Improvement Program, including the Airport's Pavement Management Program. Due to the dynamic nature of both planned and unplanned projects, particularly night construction, timely decisions are often required. These services are essential to maintaining quality, controlling costs and schedules, and ensuring that JWA's safety and security requirements and standards are met.

 

JWA is recommending Board of Supervisors (Board) approval of the contracts for Services, effective April 9, 2026, through April 8, 2029, for an aggregate total amount not to exceed $9,000,000, with the following firms:

 

Consultants

Contracts

Corporate Office Locations

Hill International, Inc.

MA-280-26010921

18000 Horizon Way, Suite 200
 Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

MA-280-26010921

300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Jacobs Project Management Co.

MA-280-26010921

1999 Bryan Street, Suite 3500, Dallas, TX 75201

KDG Construction Consulting

MA-280-26010921

1025 N. Brand Blvd., Ste. 300, Glendale, CA 91202

Cumming Management Group, Inc.

MA-280-26010921

25240 Hancock Avenue, Suite 200, Murrieta, CA 92562

 

The consultants' respective license numbers were verified as current and active through the Department of Consumer Affairs database on February 4, 2026. Copies of the verifications are on file.

 

JWA has conducted due diligence of the consultants. Reference checks were satisfactory and completed with the following entities regarding similar Services:

 

Consultants

Reference

Reference

Reference

Hill International, Inc.

 

Salt Lake City Department of Airports

Fresno Yosemite International Airport

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

 

AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

 

San Diego International Airport

Long Beach Airport

San Bernardino International Airport

Jacobs Project Management Co.

 

Hollywood Burbank Airport

City of Long Beach – Long Beach Airport (LGB)

Hawaii Department of Transportation – Airports

 

KDG Construction Consulting

 

Los Angeles World Airports

 

City of Long Beach – Long Beach Airport (LGB)

Los Angeles World Airports

 

Cumming Management Group, Inc.

 

San Francisco International Airport

Port of Portland

Riverside County Sheriff's Office

 

The contracts with Hill International, Inc., AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Jacobs Project Management Co., KDG Construction Consulting, and Cumming Management Group, Inc. include subconsultants or pass-through to other providers. In order to add subconsultants to the contracts, the consultant must seek expressed consent from JWA. Should the addition of a subconsultant(s) affect the scope of work and/or contract amounts, JWA will bring the item back to the Board for approval. See Attachment F for the Contract Summary Forms.

 

An analysis was completed to verify the Contract provides the County with persons specially trained, experienced, expert and competent to perform the special services in accordance with the law.

 

The Orange County Preference Policy is not applicable to the award of these contracts.

 

Compliance with CEQA: This action is not a project within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 and is therefore not subject to CEQA, since it does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. The approval of this agenda item does not commit the County to a definite course of action in regard to a project since it involves an award of contract to access supplemental professional construction management and/or project management services to support completing non-capital and capital improvement, rehabilitation, and maintenance projects. This proposed activity is therefore not subject to CEQA. Any future action connected to this approval that constitutes a project will be reviewed for compliance with CEQA

 

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

 

Appropriations for the contracts are included in JWA Operating Fund 280 and JWA Construction Fund 281 FY 2025-26 Budget and will be included in the budgeting process for future years. Estimated utilization is 10% in Fund 280 and 90% in Fund 281.

 

The proposed Contract includes provisions stating the Contract is subject to, and contingent upon, applicable budgetary appropriations being approved by the Board for each fiscal year during the term of the Contract. If such appropriations are not approved, or are reduced, the Contract may be immediately modified or terminated without penalty to the County. The proposed contracts include a provision stating that the contracts may be terminated upon 10 days' written notice for cause and upon not less than seven calendar days' written notice for convenience without penalty to the County.

 

 

 

 

 

STAFFING IMPACT:

 

N/A

 

ATTACHMENT(S):

 

Attachment A – Contract MA 280-26010921 with Hill International, Inc.
Attachment B – Contract MA 280-26010921 with AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
Attachment C – Contract MA 280-26010921 with Jacobs Project Management Co.
Attachment D – Contract MA 280-26010921 with KDG Construction Consulting
Attachment E – Contract MA 280-26010921 with Cumming Management Group, Inc.
Attachment F – Contract Summary Form
Attachment G – Memorandum of Recommendation and Evaluation Ranking Summary
Attachment H – Summary of Evaluators' Scoring