Opportunity
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport OpenGov #26-053-RFQ
On-call airside and landside engineering services for CVG
Posted
November 04, 2026
Respond By
December 03, 2026
Identifier
26-053-RFQ
NAICS
541330
Kenton County Airport Board is seeking qualified consultants for on-call engineering work at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). - Government buyer: Kenton County Airport Board (KCAB), owner and operator of CVG; identified offices include Planning & Development, Contract and Procurement Administration, and the Chief Executive Officer. - Requested service: Airside and landside on-call civil engineering and related consulting services. No specific OEMs, vendors, equipment, part numbers, or product quantities are identified. - Work may cover planning, surveys and investigations, studies, design, permitting and environmental coordination, cost estimating, bidding support, construction administration and inspection, quality assurance, and project close-out documentation. - Potential projects include runway, taxiway and taxilane rehabilitation; apron and pavement reconstruction; Taxiway E relocation and extension; roadway and parking reconstruction; a new parking garage; drainage; and utility work. - Notable requirements: Consultants must be qualified to work in Kentucky; the project manager must be a Kentucky-registered professional engineer, and plans must be stampable by a Kentucky-registered licensed professional. Firms must demonstrate three similar projects completed within the prior five years. Work must meet applicable airport safety and security controls, FAA and other technical standards, and federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise requirements. - Contract approach: KCAB anticipates a master agreement, potentially with multiple firms. Individual project scopes, schedules, deliverables, and fees will be established separately. - Named OEMs or vendors: None. Potential competitors include Jacobs, AECOM, HDR, HNTB, Burns & McDonnell, and Michael Baker International.
Description
Kenton County Airport Board is seeking qualified firms to provide on-call civil engineering design services for airside and landside airport projects at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Services may cover runways, taxiways, aprons, roadways, parking, drainage, and utility infrastructure, along with project phases from preliminary planning and design through bidding, construction administration, and close-out. KCAB anticipates selecting one or more consultants under a master agreement, with individual project scopes and prices negotiated separately. Proposals are due December 3, 2026, at 2:00 pm Eastern Time.