b'TERMINALSAZA 55Arizona staples O.H.S.O. Brewery and Macayos Mexican Food,As an encore to the terminal expansion, Airport Seating Alliance two sit-down dining options with indoor and outdoor seating, areis currently replacing seats in three of AZAs other gates. particularly popular with snowbird customers returning home toOverall, nearly 15% of expenditures for the five-gate addition colder regions. There are a lot of people wholl wait until the lastproject fulfilled federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise possible moment to get onto that plane,requirements for providing contract opportunities to small laughs ONeill.businesses owned and operated by socially and economically Kukla notes that adding outdoor areasdisadvantaged individuals. McCarthy Building Companies and its was a cost-effective way to provide value for40+ subcontractors also met federal prevailing wage requirements passengers. They just love to be outside,under the DavisBacon Act, Assante adds.agrees DWL Project Manager Shawn Filip. Comfort and sustainability were additional design considerations. Holdrooms wereSHAWN FILIPplaced close to aircraft parking envelopes to decrease distances from planes to the terminal. Inside the new facility, charging stations for electronic devices abound, as does LED lighting and high-efficiency heating and cooling. Theres also a mothers room; and seating was picked with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements in mind.Because AZA received funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the airport had to meet federal requirements about purchasing from U.S. vendors. Draper chose Airport Seating Alliance to outfit new and existing holdrooms with hundreds of seats and related fixtures. The Tennessee-based firm launched in 2000 under entrepreneur Frank Garavelli, who later passed ownership to his daughter, Gina Garavelli Hammond. Instead of doing office and educational and all of these other types of business tiers, Frank focused strictly on airports, says James Hammond, the companys general manager andJAMES HAMMONDGinas husband. Its very much a niche.Now a woman-owned small business, Airport Seating Alliance participates in FAAs Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. And its components come from partners across the United States, including in-seat power chargers from Hubbell Incorporated in Connecticut, and receptacles for trash and liquids from Ex-Cell Kaiser in Illinois. Arizona-based Goodman Interiors also provided products for the AZA project. When architects need certain components, they can go to a single source for those furnishings, says James Hammond. As a partnership with these other groups, it gives us a more powerful presence.AirportImprovement.comMay | June 2024'