RESOLUTION AND NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID
CARSON CITY AIRPORT LEASE
The Carson City Airport Authority will receive sealed bids for the lease of airport property located on the south side of Airport being 2.48 acres bounded by College Parkway, the Airport parking lot and the existing leases to the west and north of the subject parcel, upon minimum terms and conditions as adopted by the Carson City Airport Authority on February 19, 2025. The minimum terms, conditions and specifications together with maps identifying the property available for lease are on file and available for inspection at the offices of the Carson City Airport Authority, Airport Manager, 2600 E. College Parkway, Terminal Building, Carson City, Nevada, or on the Authority’s webpage www.flycarsoncity.com
Bidders may obtain copies of the documents from the Airport at no charge by downloading them from the Information page on the Authority’s webpage.
The Airport Authority resolved its intention to invite bids to lease the following property:
(a) Area offered for lease. That 2.48 acre lot located on the Airport property, bounded by College Parkway on the south, the Airport parking lot on the east, and the existing leases to the west and north, all as described in the survey document and legal description posted on the airport webpage, www.flycarsoncity.com.
- (b) The minimum rental and terms. Lease term to be 50 years, with an automatic CPI adjustment every 2 years.
- Minimum rental rate shall be $0.64 per square foot per year, i.e. an amount per year calculated as $0.64 times the area leased in square feet.
- Lease includes aircraft access to taxiway at no additional cost. Tenant is responsible for paving or other connector to the taxiway access and such included internal taxi-lanes as necessary for Tenant’s building/hangar construction.
- Lessee must comply with all Airport rules, including those set forth in Carson City Municipal Code Title 19.
- A model lease is provided with the document package setting forth the terms.
- The proposed uses on the leased area are for FBO services, hangar construction and aircraft storage, as well as other uses proposed by the bidder which the Authority finds reasonable, compatible and otherwise permitted by Title 19.
- Bidders may propose a lease for less than the entire area. The successful bidder will be responsible for the expenses of recording a record of survey needed to re-parcel the area per requirements of the Carson City Assessor.
- The successful bidder must bring utilities to the lease site at the bidder’s expense.
- The successful bidder must reimburse the Airport Authority for the proportional part of the appraisal costs.
- The Airport Authority may delay the award of bid until City approval is received for the pending lease amendment that provides airside access.
- (c) Sealed bids must be received at the office of the Carson City Airport Authority by 5:00 p.m. April 10, 2025. The bidder must supply 10 copies of his/her bid. A special public meeting of the Carson City Airport Authority will be held at the Robert Crowell Board Room, Community Center, 851 E. William St, Carson City, Nevada at 5:30 pm on Wednesday April 16, 2025. Any interested person may appear at the meeting. At such time all sealed proposals will be opened and examined by the Authority, and at which time the Authority will select the winning bid. In the event that additional time is needed by the Airport Authority to review and select the winning bid, a special meeting will be scheduled within 21 days of bid opening per NRS 244.283. The Airport Authority will examine all bids from the standpoint of best airport land use, appearance, and integration into other airport operations and shall accept the highest bid which meets those and the other specified terms and conditions. Terms and conditions contained in bids which differ from the specified requirements, but are considered reasonable by the Carson City Airport, may be negotiated as a condition of award. Oral bids may be made at that time under the provisions of NRS 244.283. Persons who submit sealed bids shall be considered to have given notice that they may participate in oral bidding. Persons who do not submit sealed bids must notify the Airport Authority in writing at least 5 days prior to bid opening of their intent to participate in oral bidding. At the time of such bidding, said persons must identify how their bids comply with the minimum terms, along with the materials and information that would have been required in a bid submission.
Terms and conditions also include a requirement that the first year’s minimum rent be paid in advance at the time of execution of the lease, and that said lease is conditioned upon approval by the Carson City Board of Supervisors as required by law.
Bids must be accompanied, at a minimum, by a statement setting forth the area to be leased, the bid amount ($ per sqft per year), building material and design specifications for the construction, an artist or architect sketch of the construction on site (general appearance and layout), a completed Lease Proposal Form, and a statement verifying that all terms and conditions set forth in the bid documents are accepted, or identifying alternative terms and conditions. All bids must remain available for acceptance for 60 days.
The Carson City Airport Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or, accept reasonable modifications and limitations. This Notice has been posted at the: Carson City Airport Website https://flycarsoncity.com/ ; State of Nevada Public Notice Website https://notice.nv.gov ; Airport Terminal Building 2600 College Parkway Carson City, NV; Mountain West Aviation 2101 Arrowhead Dr. Carson City, NV; Stellar Aviation of Carson City, LLC 2640 College Parkway Carson City, NV.
Carson City Airport Authority,
Tim Puliz, Chairman
Pub Date: February 26, March 5
Ad #: 50403
