Ths conceptual digital image shows a proposed airport terminal at night in Bradley County, Tenn.CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Contractors from 13 different states showed up Friday for a pre-bid conference on the third phase of airport construction here, which includes runway paving.
“It was one of the largest contract biddings we’ve had in a long time,” Ron Fitzgerald of PDC Consultants told members of the Cleveland Municipal Airport Authority. “I think it bodes well for us.”
The bids will be opened on Feb. 29.
Other aspects of construction of the airport on Tasso Road also are being determined as the authority aims for an end-of-the-year opening.
Authority members spent much of Friday in a planning session on topics that ranged from setting the criteria for an interim airport manager to fees for airplane owners. No final decisions are expected until late spring.