HomeMy WebLinkAboutComplete RFP DocumentCITY OF RENTON
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Development
1101 West Perimeter Road
Renton, WA 98057
Solicitation of Proposal: Renton Municipal Airport is soliciting proposals from parties who
may be interested in a short‐term licensing of a portion of a
parcel of land to develop at 1101 West Perimeter Road, Renton
WA.
Issue Date: June 19, 2020
On Site Pre‐Proposal Granted upon request (non‐mandatory) must be completed by
July 3, 2020
Written Questions/Comments Due: July 8, 2020
Responses Due Back: July 13, 2020
Proposal Due Back: July 20, 2020
Proposal Award Notification: July 24, 2020
Mailing Address 3 Copies to:
Renton Municipal Airport
Attn: Jason Anderson
616 W. Perimeter Rd.
Renton, WA 98057
Contact: Jason Anderson
Renton Municipal Airport
jtanderson@rentonwa.gov
(425) 430‐7476
Before beginning review, please see Disclaimers on page 5.
Requests for proposals will be accepted until 5:00 PM on Monday, July 20, 2020, at the Renton
Municipal Airport Office located at 616 West Perimeter Road, Unit A, Renton, WA 98057, for the
development of a parcel, located at 1101 West Perimeter Road.
BACKGROUND
The Renton Municipal Airport (RNT) is owned and managed by the City of Renton, and is a general
aviation airport serving Renton and other nearby communities. Located at the south shore of Lake
Washington, the Airport has a land‐based and sea‐based airstrip. The Boeing 737 series are built at the
Renton Boeing Plant across the Cedar River and leave Renton on their maiden flight.
The airport is a general aviation and FAA‐designated reliever airport under jurisdiction of the Federal
Aviation Administration‐Northwest Mountain Region. It consists of a one‐mile asphalt runway, two
parallel taxiways, and an adjoining water landing surface on Lake Washington.
The airport provides regional airport services for air charter, air taxi, corporate flights, business, and
recreational flyers. Several operators offer charter service to the San Juan Islands, Vancouver Island, and
lower British Columbia and flightseeing tours of Seattle. Flight instruction and pilot services are provided
through the airport's FBOs. US Customs and Border Patrol services are available with a 24‐hour notice.
Seattle‐Tacoma International Airport is six miles to the west; King County International Airport is four
miles to the northwest. RNT is centrally located within the greater Puget Sound Region, approximately
11 miles away from downtown Seattle. The City of Renton provides abundant transportation access
options for businesses and employees and RNT serves an important role in the regional transportation
system (i.e., ground, rail, and waterway). A water taxi service is also being planned between downtown
Seattle and Renton along the west channel of Lake Washington. These key locational factors combine to
make RNT a prime location for Aviation Industrial Facilities, General Aviation (GA) Based Aircraft, and
Seaplane Facilities.
The existing airport footprint, consisting of 168 acres, is extremely site constrained, with limited
property available for new or expanded airside development.
MASTER PLAN STATUS
Be advised that the Renton Municipal Airport is currently undergoing a Master Plan Update which may
affect Airport layout and parcel configuration. Due to the Master Plan Update the Airport will limit this
property to a short‐term license with the Airport holding early termination rights.
SITE
1101 West Perimeter Road is situated on the northwest corner of Renton Municipal Airport. The
offered property is a portion of an existing parcel and is approximately 30,800 square feet comprised of
15,270 sqft public access area (Landside) with five (5) designated parking spots and 5,280 sqft grass area
with 10,240 sqft paved aircraft storage with direct access to the northernmost area on Alpha Taxiway
adjacent to the hold short of Runway 16. The Runway Object Free Area and approximate parcel
lines/area is depicted in Appendix A. Any license of this property will require the removal of an existing
parking lot light and relocation of the Wiley Post Seaplane Memorial, both of which are currently
situated on the 1101 Parcel.
DESIGN
All buildings, structures, and improvements must meet FAA Part 77 regulations and any current
applicable local, State, and Federal building and fire codes, including but not limited to seismic,
structural, electrical, and plumbing. Prior to approval of major changes to existing building or any new
construction, the City of Renton design approval is required.
Renton Municipal Airport is currently conducting a Master Plan update that will require additional
modifications, these modification will be the responsibility of the Proposer to remedy after the
Environmental Impact Statement is complete.
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance of the site and existing/proposed buildings will be the sole responsibility of a successful
proposer if a license agreement is executed, such as but not limited to, trash removal, painting, and
general facilities maintenance and up keep. Maintenance and improvements shall be conducted in such
a manner as to ensure maximum retention of value upon termination of the license.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
The license agreement for this property will follow the terms and guidelines in the Airport Leasing
Policies and Airport Minimum Standards.
If the property is rented it is the proposer’s sole responsibility to ensure all applicable codes and
regulations are met.
LICENSE CRITERIA
To seek a license of this property at Renton Municipal Airport, a person shall submit a written
application for review by the Airport Manager. As a prerequisite to occupancy or the granting of
commercial operating privileges at the Airport, any prospective commercial tenant must also submit a
specific, detailed description of the intended commercial and/ or aeronautical activities, and the
means and methods employed to accomplish the proposed activities. The application shall be on a
form provided by the City of Renton. The Renton Municipal Airport’s Regulations and Minimum
Standards contain the minimum application information and should be referenced prior to initiation of
an application.
After receiving an application, the Airport Manager will determine whether the application as submitted
contains the necessary information to continue the application process. If the application is deemed
complete, and the criteria and requirements set out in these Airport Leasing Policies are met, the
Airport Manager will draft a license. The City Attorney will then review the draft license, before
submission to the City Council for approval.
AWARD CRITERIA
The applicant must, at the applicant’s expense, obtain a score, as described below, from a consultant
acceptable to the City. The consultant will evaluate whether the applicant has the financial capacity to
meet the obligations of a license of this Airport property. The following financial statements shall be
provided directly from the applicant to the consultant:
Balance sheet and income statement for the current year and two years prior; Projected income
statement and business plan if activities at the Renton Municipal Airport are a new business enterprise
for the prospective licensee; Schedule of current debt payments (principal and interest) and license
obligations (and, if a new enterprise, a schedule of obligations incurred or to be incurred for the new
enterprise); A Dunn & Bradstreet credit report on the applicant; Any additional information as may be
needed to compute the score as set out in the matrix below.
Approval of a completed application shall be determined by, but not limited to, the following criteria to
assess the financial capacity of the prospective licensee:
Number of years in related activities; Aeronautical and/or business‐related management experience of
principal owner/manager; Dunn & Bradstreet Credit report/pay history; Financial viability of operations;
Ability to support license payments from earnings net of cost of operations, taxes,
depreciation/amortization, other debt/license obligations; Current ratio (current assets divided by
current liabilities) of at least 1:1; Debt Service Coverage ratio of at least 1.25; Net Worth; A credit score
of 650 or better; The criteria above may be modified as needed to improve the evaluation of
prospective licensee.
The above criteria will be evaluated by the Consultant using the rating scale stated in Attachment B of
the Airport Leasing Policies (shown below), which may be modified as needed to improve the evaluation
of prospective licensees. An applicant receiving a score of 17 – 24 may be considered for a short‐term
license. A long‐term license is not currently being offered. An applicant receiving a score of 16 and
under, or a score of “0” for criteria A or B shall not be considered for a license.
TIMELINE FOR PROPOSALS
Issue Date: June 19, 2020
On Site Pre‐Proposal Granted upon request (non‐mandatory) must be completed by
July 3, 2020
Written Questions/Comments Due: July 8, 2020
Responses Due Back: July 13, 2020
Proposal Due Back: July 20, 2020
Proposal Award Notification: July 24, 2020
Award may be subject to review and approval by the City of Renton City Council
DISCLAIMERS
1. The information presented in this Request for Proposal is presented in good faith, and care has been
taken in preparing this document, but the Airport makes no representations and gives no warranties of
whatever nature in respect to the accuracy or completeness of any information, facts and/or opinions
contained herein. The Airport cannot be held liable for any use of and reliance on any information in
this document.
2. The Airport reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to choose to reject any or all
proposals which are in response to this RFP either on the basis of an evaluation of the factors listed in
this RFP or for other reasons deemed necessary. The Airport reserves the right to reject the proposal of
any proposer who in the Airport’s sole judgement has been delinquent or unfaithful in any contract with
the City of Renton, is financially or technically incapable or is otherwise not a responsible responder, or
unable to effectively perform needed tasks. The Airport reserves the right to cancel the award of the
agreement without liability.
3. Neither the furnishing of this RFP to proposer, the submission of any materials, documents, or other
information by the proposer, nor the acceptance thereof by Airport staff, nor any correspondence,
discussions, meetings or other communications between proposer and Airport staff, nor anything stated
by Airport staff or selection committee in or at any such correspondence, discussions, meetings or other
communications shall be construed or interpreted by proposer to mean that the Airport has made a
determination that proposer is qualified to develop or shall be deemed to impose any obligations
whatsoever to approve proposer or to compensate or reimburse proposer for any costs or expenses
incurred in responding to the RFP.
4. The Airport reserves the right to conduct a thorough investigation to verify the qualifications and
financial resources of each proposer. The Airport may consult all personal, business and financial
references familiar with proposer’s prior operations and construction or management of prior projects.
Submission of proposer’s response to the RFP shall constitute permission for the Airport to make such
inquiries and authorization to third parties to respond thereto.
5. Any information given to Airport staff in any correspondence, discussion, meeting or other
communications between the proposer and Airport staff before, with or after the submission of
proposer’s response to this RFP, either orally or in writing, will not be or be deemed to have been, given
in confidence and may be used or disclosed to others for any purpose at any time without obligation or
compensation and without liability by the Airport of any kind whatsoever. The foregoing applies to any
information, whether or not given at the invitation of the Airport. Any statement which is inconsistent
with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph whether made as a part of, or in connection with, any
information received from proposer or otherwise made at any time in any fashion, and whether made
orally or in writing, shall be deemed null and void and of no force or effect. Neither the Airport, nor any
officer, agent nor employee thereof shall be liable to proposer as a result of any statements made.
6. Once the RFP is issued, proposers and their representatives, agents, and affiliates (including their
prospective subtenants and joint venture partners, and the agents and representatives of any
subtenants or joint venture partners), shall contact only the Airport staff designated on page 1 of this
RFP to ask questions about the contents of this RFP. No person is permitted to improperly influence the
selection process. All questions shall be submitted in writing as described above. Inappropriate contact
by the proposer during the process can result in rejection or disqualification of the proposer’s response.
EXHIBIT A
Description and Map Depiction of Premises (Licensed Portion of Parcel 1101)