RFP - temporary air traffic control tower services at SGU

The City of St. George is requesting proposals for temporary air traffic control tower services and operations at St. George Regional Airport, with proposals due October 13, 2026. Operations are scheduled from November 2026 through April 2027.

The scope requires the contractor to provide, install, operate, maintain, and remove a temporary air traffic control tower facility located at 4508 S. Airport Parkway, St. George, Utah 84770. The facility must operate seven days per week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time, manage up to 30 commercial airline operations and 250 general aviation operations daily, and be fully operational no later than five business days before the November 2026 start date. The contractor must staff the tower with a minimum of three FAA-qualified air traffic controllers holding valid FAA Control Tower Operator certificates and applicable medical qualifications, with relief staffing provided.

The RFP does not specify a contract value. Proposals must be submitted as a single PDF via sgcity-utah.bonfirehub.com, limited to 15 pages excluding appendices, and must include firm information, project understanding and approach, relevant experience with at least three similar projects, proposed timeline with milestones, detailed fee proposal, and proof of professional liability insurance and local licensing compliance.

Selection criteria include local availability and accessibility for coordination and site visits, experience with similar regional projects, familiarity with local permitting and zoning requirements, design approach alignment with project goals, proposed team qualifications, fee structure and cost-efficiency, and references from prior projects. The City provides preference for firms that can minimize travel costs through local availability but does not specify weighting among evaluation factors.

The contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1 million per person and $3 million per occurrence, professional liability errors and omissions insurance of $3 million, and business automobile coverage of $1 million per person and $3 million per occurrence. The City retains the right to reject any or all proposals and will not reimburse proposal preparation costs.