In June, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) approved a $350 million increase to the terminal’s price tag, citing inflation and rising labor and material costs brought by a robust local construction economy, a high-priced baggage system and other high-end technology necessary to complete the project. Airport officials said they would pay $149 million of the extra costs with the $70 million in user fees it collects each year.
The first phase of the project was to have gone to PCL Construction, but GOAA canceled the company’s contract due to questions around its cost-savings strategies and its alleged attempt to shift too much risk back to the airport. At the time, GOAA said the joint venture between Kiewit and Turner Construction would work on the second phase, which will tackle runway and taxiway infrastructure, loading bridges, landscaping, lighting, concessions and security.
