The Allegheny County Airport Authority issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for architectural and engineering design and construction services for a $1.1-billion Terminal Modernization Program at Pittsburgh International Airport.

The Airport Authority says it is looking for firms that can balance local expertise with national/international experience.

The Terminal Modernization Program includes:

  • A three-level, 632,000-square-foot main terminal addition to the existing Airside Terminal consisting of airline and airport support, baggage operations, explosive baggage detection systems, federal inspection services and building utilities; airline and passenger functions related to check-in, security screening checkpoint, domestic baggage claim and concessions; and administrative offices and conference space.
  • Refurbishment of the existing Airside Terminal’s concourses.
  • A six-story garage connected to the main terminal addition by two pedestrian bridges. The garage structure will house 4,500 public parking spaces; rental car counters, pick-up and return, and a ground transportation center.
  • Separate rental car quick turn-around facility.
  • Paved lots for commercial vehicle staging and a cell phone lot.
  • Roadway system to support the new terminal complex.

Statements of Qualification from interested teams are due the third week of February. Shortlisted teams will be invited to a mandatory pre-proposal meeting to be held on March 13.

Final proposals will be due in April, with selections and contract award expected during the second quarter of 2018.