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Proposals Reviewed for KC International Work

KANSAS CITY-The city council is leaning toward a company with higher bid because schedules by the low bidder had "typically not been met" and that the company had "product design issues" such as water leaks on the bridges.

By Judie Burkhalter | Updated on March 19, 2001

KANSAS CITY-The Kansas City council aviation committee has recommended a contract with Jetway Systems of Ogden, UT to replace the passenger boarding bridges at Kansas City International Airport. The nearly $26-million bid is almost $2 million higher than one submitted by Tyssen Stearns Inc., based in Fort Worth, TX.

A full council vote is needed to approve the contract, which will include the replacement of 47 airport bridges and the renovation of another dozen. The bridges, which link the terminals to the airplanes, are part of a $184-million renovation project going on at KCAI.

The decision to go with Jetway Systems was based largely on a review of the bids done by Burns & McDonnell engineering firm and Aviation Director Russell Widmar. Burns & McDonnell officials visited both company’s facilities.

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