El Paso has awarded an estimated $12.1 million contract to repair airport ramps and taxilanes serving more than 200 T-hangars and over 15 corporate hangars at El Paso International Airport. The work targets aging pavement and drainage problems in the airport’s existing general-aviation area.
City Council approved the award to CI Constructors, Inc., of Carlsbad, New Mexico, on October 27 in a 7–0 vote. The contract covers Stages 2 and 3 of the General Aviation Ramp Rehabilitation project.
Decades-old pavement around the hangars
A 2023 pavement-condition investigation found that the project area had not undergone major rehabilitation since the 1970s and 1980s, according to the city’s council presentation. That makes this a substantial renewal of the paved routes and parking areas used by aircraft based at the hangars. In August 2024, the airport announced a $10.6 million federal Airport Infrastructure Grant supporting general-aviation apron rehabilitation, describing the work as a way to improve pavement reliability, drainage and protection against foreign object debris. The current council award is for the later Stage 2 and Stage 3 construction package, not the entire airport improvement program.
Stage 2 covers approximately 120,000 square yards between the T-hangars west of Taxiway G and in general-aviation parking areas. It includes pavement reconstruction, drainage improvements and electrical-utility adjustments where needed.
Stage 3 addresses approximately 35,000 square yards of remaining taxilane pavement west of the T-hangars, also with reconstruction and drainage work. Together, the two stages cover about 155,000 square yards. These are repairs to existing airside facilities, rather than a passenger-terminal expansion.
What the $12.1 million award includes
The official award packet lists a $9,399,020 base bid and a $2,697,627.50 additive alternate, for an estimated unit-price total of $12,096,647.50. Final spending depends on the quantities of work measured under the contract. Funding comes from the Airport Enterprise Fund and an FAA grant.
Four companies submitted bids, including two El Paso firms. CI Constructors’ combined bid was $95,715.50 below the next-lowest total, $12,192,363 from Jordan Foster Construction. The city identified CI as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and reported no procurement protest.
Bids opened September 9, 2026. The project follows an earlier design step: council approved professional services with Garver, LLC in August 2022.
Construction will be phased around tenants
The award provides for 470 working days. A notice-to-proceed date and a confirmed completion date have not been identified in the reviewed award materials.
The city plans to divide construction into phases and smaller sub-phases to accommodate T-hangar tenants. The detailed staging schedule will matter to aircraft owners and businesses that depend on these paved connections to reach the airfield.
For El Paso’s general-aviation tenants, the project’s value is practical: rebuilding the worn surfaces around their hangars and addressing drainage deficiencies across a large portion of the existing operating area.