Aviation Consultant Prequalification
Please contact the Aviation Planner for questions specific to aviation area class prequalification applications and acceptable experience or see the GDOT Prequalification page for more information.
Class 1.03: Aviation Systems Planning
This class of work consists of evaluating the adequacy of the existing airport system for large areas of the State or for the entire State, the determination of future needs, and the formulation of recommended plans for future development which will be compatible with other transportation planning within the State and with the airport plans of adjoining states and the nation. Typical elements of this class of work include inventory of existing airports, collection of other necessary data, modeling, examination of ecological and socio-economic features of the system, and forecast of demands for five, ten and twenty year periods. This class of work is limited to making general recommendations as to locations and types of airport facilities. It does not include determination of precise locations or the design of the facilities.
Class 1.08: Airport Master Planning
This class of work consists of determining the extent and nature of airport development needed at a specific existing or proposed publicly owned airport. The planning is to be based on short, intermediate and long-range (approximately five, ten and twenty year) aeronautical service demands of the area which the airport development is intended to serve. The planning may be concerned with the expansion and modernization of existing airports or with the establishment of new airports. It will include the location and nature of existing and proposed airport facilities and of their proposed modifications and extensions. The location of existing and proposed non-aviation areas and their existing improvements will also be included. This class of work does not include the detailed design of airport facilities.
Class 2.09: Airport Design
This class of work is defined as including the design and construction supervision of new and modifications to existing runways, taxiways, aircraft parking aprons, lighting systems and airport approach aid facilities to meet state, local and federal requirements. The airport design consultant will have specific knowledge and experience in the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Grant Program as it relates to the design of runways, taxiways, aircraft parking areas and lighting systems. Experience in airport approach aids is desirable but not required. The consultant must be capable of conducting analysis related to feasibility and acceptability of new types of facilities and new equipment to improve airport operations.