L.A. Council Approves Design Firm for LAX Bradley West Project
From staff reports
June 3, 2009
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a $10.9 million contract with the Phoenix-based venture of Austin Commercial and Walsh to provide preconstruction services for the extension of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport.
The new facility, dubbed "Bradley West," is expected to be completed by 2014 at a cost of $1.5 billion.
In a related move, the City Council's Trade, Commerce and Tourism Committee on Wednesday agreed to award an additional $51.2 million to Denver-based Fentress Architects to provide more designs for the Bradley West project.
The revised contract, now worth $92.7 million and set to expire in May 2015, calls on Fentress to draw up plans for the federal inspection and shopping areas within the expanded Bradley terminal. Fentress will also be charged with designing a new central utility plant that will provide an improved heating and cooling system for LAX.