Chattanooga Airport names firms to construct $25 million parking garage

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Feb. 28, 2020) – The Chattanooga Airport has awarded the Hoar Construction team the contract to design and build the airport's $25 million, four-level, 1,300 space parking facility that will also accommodate all rental car activities. In addition to Hoar Construction, the design-build team includes local architectural firm MBI Companies, American Structural Concrete, International Parking Design and Culp & Tanner Structural Engineers.

"We were very impressed by the amount of research and planning the team did to understand the parking needs of our travelers," said Terry Hart, president and CEO of the Chattanooga Airport. "We are confident they share our vision for our parking facility that will provide unparalleled convenience for the thousands of passengers who choose to fly in and out of Chattanooga each year."

Construction will begin in the coming months and is anticipated to be complete within a year with a focus on minimizing disruption.

"Our team very much appreciates this opportunity to design and build an innovative, functional and attractive parking solution for the Chattanooga Airport," said Will Gaither, project team leader with Hoar Construction. "We are grateful to contribute to the Chattanooga Airport's growing success through this partnership."

The parking garage is one of multiple projects in direct response to unprecedented growth over the past years and projected to continue. In 2019, 554,050 passengers boarded flights at the Chattanooga Airport, resulting in a record-breaking 10 percent increase over 2018. 

In addition to parking improvements, the airport is planning the largest expansion to the passenger terminal since its opening in 1991. Design of the expanded terminal is expected to begin in 2020.

To learn more about the Chattanooga Airport, please visit chattairport.com. 

About the Chattanooga Airport
Chattanooga Airport is Chattanooga, Tennessee’s public airport, offering direct flights to ten cities – Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay and Washington, D.C. via Allegiant, American Airlines, Delta and United Airlines. The Chattanooga Airport boarded more than 554,050 passengers in 2019, which was a 9.87 percent increase over 2018. It also offers award-winning services for general aviation needs at Wilson Air Center — a 9,000 square-foot corporate flight center adjacent to 60,000 square feet of hangar space. For more information, visit ChattAirport.com or follow Chattanooga Airport on Facebook and Twitter.

About Hoar Construction
Hoar Construction, established in 1940, is a leading national and local provider of construction management, general contracting, pre-construction, design/build and program management services. With a construction volume of approximately $1 billion, the firm provides services to institutional, healthcare, commercial, industrial, hospitality, and retail clients. The company is committed to providing value to every client and has earned a strong reputation for responsiveness, efficiency, problem solving ability and quality workmanship. Hoar Construction’s staff of 600 full-time employees work from offices in Nashville, Birmingham, Houston, Orlando, and Washington, D.C. and from project sites across the country.

About MBI Companies 
MBI Companies Inc. (MBI), founded in 1990, is a full service architectural and engineering design firm. With more than 90 employees among offices in Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Orlando, MBI maintains licensing in all 50 states. MBI has designed more than $6 billion in construction projects over the last 30 years counting among their clients City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County Schools, Erlanger, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Chattanooga State, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pilot Oil, HGTV/Scripps Network, Provision Healthcare, University of Tennessee Medical Center, as well as dozens of city and county governmental entities.     

About American Structural Concrete
American Structural Concrete (ASC) is a full-service turnkey concrete frame contractor with their main office in Atlanta and satellite offices in Charlotte, Tampa and Houston, providing structural concrete services to General Contractors and Owners throughout the Southeast.  With current projects in Georgia, the Carolinas, Florida, Tennessee, Texas and Oklahoma, their projects include hybrid parking garages, high-rise office buildings, hotels, apartment buildings, hospitals and tilt wall concrete structures.  

About International Parking Design 
International Parking Design, Inc. (IPD) has been a leader in the design of structured parking facilities for over 50 years. As a full-service architectural firm, IPD’s reputation for innovation and expertise in this very specialized field has been earned over decades of experience. IPD’s proven design process tightly integrates architectural design and parking consulting services, resulting in a synthesis of form and function. Nationally recognized for the design of award-winning parking facilities, IPD is committed to achieving the highest level of customer satisfaction by delivering quality, efficiency and value to our clients. 

About Culp & Tanner Structural Engineers
Culp & Tanner, established in 1972, is a structural design firm specializing in the design of parking facilities. Culp & Tanner has designed over 300 parking facilities in 23 states.