BNIA – TERMINAL RECONSTRUCTION – INTERIOR

The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), as owner and operator of Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BNIA), invites proposals from interested and qualified consulting teams to define and develop the conceptual reconfiguration and preliminary design for the reconstruction of the BNIA passenger terminal interior. The purpose of this project is to define and develop the conceptual reconfiguration and preliminary design for the reconstruction of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BNIA) terminal interior. The project will establish a cohesive design framework that improves the terminal’s appearance, passenger experience, functionality, accessibility, and wayfinding while addressing aging or functionally obsolete spaces, systems, and components. The project area includes both levels of the terminal, including the ticketing and arrivals lobbies, the security screening checkpoint, the concourse, holdrooms and gate areas, baggage claim, concessions, and airline, tenant and support spaces. Consultant services include existing conditions assessment, stakeholder engagement and space programming, design charrettes, alternatives development and evaluation, interior architecture and guest experience design, building systems design, cost estimating and funding eligibility analysis, phasing, Design Rationale Report, and a 30% design submission. Proposals will be accepted via online (electronic) submission only. Paper proposals will not be accepted. Proposal shall be submitted on the NFTA Engineering website at www.nftaengineering.com. Instructions for submitting proposals are available on the website. The contact person for questions or issues regarding the website is Roger Lindstrom, (716) 855-7389, e-mail [email protected]. Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) participation is encouraged. A Pre-Proposal Conference is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on November 3, 2026 at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, 2nd floor large conference room 2E764200 Genesee Street, Cheektowaga NY 14225 Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: none