Committee approves $79.6M DIA security contract, multiple airport engineering contracts, microgrid grant, ROW actions, and street maintenance
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At the May 20, 2026 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting (Chair Shontel Lewis absent; eight members noted present), members approved a $79,553,656.26 security contract for Denver International Airport, heard the DOTI 2026 workplan briefing, approved a $2,666,667 DOLA grant for a high school microgrid, dedicated multiple right-of-way parcels, authorized street maintenance and procurement actions, and approved multiple $8M on-call design contracts for airport infrastructure.
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- Approved contract with ACTS Airport Services Inc. for $79,553,656.26 for three years plus two one-year extensions to provide security guard services at Denver International Airport (Resolution 26-0598). Vote: Aye 6, Nay 0, Absent 1.
- Heard Department of Transportation and Infrastructure 2026 Workplan briefing (26-0685).
- Approved grant with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) MCRF-FFC008 for $2,666,667 ($2,000,000 State, $666,667 CCD) to design and install a long-duration battery energy storage system for Abraham Lincoln High School; end date 4-30-2029 (Resolution 26-0651).
- Vacated the alley abutting 3800 West Colfax Avenue without reservations (Council Bill 26-0636).
- Dedicated City-owned parcels as Public Right-of-Way for West 8th Avenue and North Utica Street, and dedicated a public alley bounded by West Argyle Place/North Fife Court/West Caithness Place/North Clay Street (Resolutions 26-0658, 26-0660).
- Amended a Tax Credit IGA with the Colorado Energy Office under GETCO to add 13 months (new end date 1-31-2029) for the Downtown Denver District Thermal Network Detailed Engineering Design study (26-0659).
- Approved contract with Western Plains Construction LLC for $1,151,335.00 (NTP + 200 days) for milling-only street maintenance to support paving citywide (26-0661).
- Approved master purchase order with Smyth Companies LLC for $1,156,000.00 (one year + three one-year extensions) for common use boarding passes and bag tags at Denver International Airport (26-0664).
- Amended contract with Cellco Partnership D/B/A Verizon Wireless to expand footprint and grant access for wireless services at Denver International Airport; no change to contract amount or duration (26-0665).
- Approved operational and marketing incentives with United Airlines: $1,500,000 for new nonstop service to Rome (FCO) and $1,000,000 each for new nonstop service to Regina (YQR) and Punta Cana (PUJ) (Resolutions 26-0666, 26-0667, 26-0668).
- Approved multiple five-year, $8,000,000 on-call airside and landside infrastructure professional design and engineering contracts at Denver International Airport with RS&H, Garver, Jacobs, Woolpert, HDR, Kimley-Horn, Burns & McDonnell, and Alfred Benesch (Resolutions 26-0669 through 26-0676).
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