ORLANDO, Fla. — The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority voted Wednesday to terminate its contract with PCL Construction Services to build the Orlando International Airport’s south terminal.
The multimillion-dollar project was undertaken to relieve overcrowding issues at OIA, which has consistently experienced recent traffic recently.
The GOAA reportedly decided to drop PCL after the company tried to change the deal with OIA.
While PCL called it cost savings, airport officials believed it was a plan to reduce the risk to the company and subsequently increase the risk for OIA.
“It’s going to be the right way and the way we established it,” GOAA Board Chairman Frank Kruppenbacher said. “For the right dollars and not for dollars we don’t think we should pay.
“We’re not allowing anyone to leverage us. We will do it correct.”
The new terminal was slated to open its doors in 2020 and airport officials said they still plan to complete the project on time.
The GOAA is currently looking for a company to take PCL’s place on the terminal construction.
PCL released the following statement on parting ways with OIA:
PCL will be concluding its operations on the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority South Terminal Project in the coming weeks. PCL and GOAA were unable to come to agreeable terms on the remainder of the Project. PCL appreciates the professionalism of GOAA staff and the opportunity to be a part of this project. Any further questions regarding this can be directed to GOAA.
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