Selection of Airport Consultants

This requirement comes straight out of the Airport Sponsor Grant Assurances . These efforts may be carried out with the airport sponsor's own forces (i.e., staff) or the airport sponsor may hire consultants and contractors for this work. Specifically for consultants selection, FAA requires that consultants be selected based on their qualifications and experience; not on cost or fees. FAA Advisory Circular 150/5100-14E lists these selection requirements. One option that FAA allows is for airports sponsors to select a consultant for services that are limited to those projects that can reasonably be expected to be initiated within five years of the date the contract is signed. Any extension beyond five years must be justified by the airport sponsor to the Bureau. Another acceptable option is for airport sponsors to select consultants for a specific project or set of projects.