ORLANDO-A final $25 million design contract on the $1 billion expansion of Orlando International Airport is on the back burner today after the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority voted to hold off signing the deal with St. Louis-based architects, Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Inc.

Before the money is pledged, GOAA officials want to know how much design revision is needed to comply with new Federal Aviation Agency rules on security. They also want to know the cost of the extra work.

The architects, however, are being paid $6 million for the preliminary design work they have completed to date, especially on the new south terminal where most of the design revision may have to be made.

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