Common Use Business Case, Program Definition Study, and Procurement Assistance


Start Date:  January 2012 Client:  Palm Beach International Airport
End Date:  June 2012 Type of Work:  Business Case, Program Definition Report & RFP Development;
Ongoing Support:  

Project Summary:

The Palm Beach County Department of Airports (DOA) is interested in developing the infrastructure required to adopt common use facilities and equipment at the Palm Beach International Airport (PBI). To facilitate this effort, Barich, Inc. working jointly with the Ricondo & Associates Team, has been engaged to provide common use consulting expertise to assist the DOA in defining a common use program that will meet its long-term business objectives and identifying the performance specifications and project requirements necessary to implement the desired solution at PBI. Tasks include:

  • conducting of an Airport Common Use Evaluation;
  • preparing a Common Use Business Case and Program Definition Report;
  • documenting and validating Common Use Requirements; and
  • preparing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the initial rollout of common use

To ensure that a common use program is created that is consistent with the long-term business objectives of the DOA, Barich, Inc. will develop a Program Definition Report that:

  • assesses the DOA’s business objectives and requirements
  • assesses PBI’s existing conditions
  • evaluates the common use technologies and industry drivers
  • provides a set of recommendations for a common use implementation strategy
  • identifies the benefits and risks that could be expected
  • conducts a high-level total cost of ownership estimate
  • assesses the impact on rates and charges

Upon completion of the Program Definition Report, Barich, Inc. will develop a Request for Proposal (RFP) package for the initial rollout of the common use program. This includes regulatory, business, user, and system requirements and performance specifications for each component of a fully integrated common use system. It will also address the requirements for construction, project management, testing, training, documentation, and warranty.


Project Status:

This project is on time and in the budget set, with a projected completion by June 2012.