West Ground Transportation Center

Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals

Downtown, Aviation, Economy and Innovation Subcommittee

January 17, 2018
 Existing Sky Harbor Parking
METRO Light Rail

2,200
Spaces
1,500
Spaces

9,500
Spaces

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METRO Light Rail

West GTC 9,500

TERMINAL 3
Spaces
TERMINAL 4

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 Benefits of a West Ground
Transportation Center
• Serve Phoenix residents with west
side economy parking option
• Convenient freeway access
• PHX Sky Train connection
• Replaces T-2 and West Economy Lot
• Alleviate drive-through airport Potential West
traffic Economy Parking
(approx. 5 acres) Aviation
• Intermodal Opportunity Offices

PHX Sky Train Station

Potential West Economy Parking

(approx. 8 acres / 5,500 spaces)

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 Request for Information
• Memo sent to City Council (May 4, 2017)
• Request for Information issued (May 5, 2017)
• 6 responses received from developers interested in the West GTC:
• 24th Street Partners
• Fengate Real Asset Investments
• Hines
• Kiewit Infrastructure West Company
• Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.
• Plenary Group USA Ltd.

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 Request for Information
• Strong appeal of new west parking
development and operation
• Interest in long-term, private lease of
Airport’s other public parking
facilities
• Private sector assumption of
market risk
• Ability of private sector operator
to more quickly respond to
customer needs

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 Options
1. Invest $150-$200 Million in new garage facilities
• Lack of Airport funding for additional projects
• Market risk
2. Pursue parking concession
• 30-year lease term
• Market risk mitigation
•
Potential West
Up-front payment with annual lease revenue Economy

•
Parking
Parking assets revert back to City at term’s end (approx. 5 acres)
Aviation
Offices

(including new garage)

PHX Sky Train Station

3. Avoid new west side parking development

• Decreased parking revenue for Airport operations Potential West Economy Parking
(approx. 8 acres)
• Increased disparity between east and west side
parking options

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 Recommendation
Staff requests the Downtown, Aviation, Economy and Innovation
Subcommittee’s recommendation to City Council for the issue of a
Request for Qualifications, and subsequent Request for Proposals for
a comprehensive development agreement that would include a new
West Economy parking garage, and a long-term Airport parking
concession.