O’Hare International Airport
O'Hare Airport,
Chicago: The major activity was the development of a
Telecommunications Strategic Plan with a 15-year planning window for O’Hare
and Midway Airports to support the Planned $16B O’Hare Airport Expansion
using technology to support the owner’s business aims and goals of “world
class support of passenger safety and comfort”. The study also included
IT related networks and systems and focused on the main O’Hare and Midway
campus environments with over 30 airlines and more than 100 concession
locations. This involved review of the current 3000 line, administrated phone
system, IT networks, inside and outside cabling; technical infrastructures and
purpose built special systems representing approximately 14,000 Department of
Aviation (DOA), airline and other tenant data/voice locations. Findings were
supported with recommendations, budgets and an implementation schedule
development. These results were reviewed, requirements were determined and
a bid was developed for a replacement to the local data and phone service with a
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) which would generate new revenues for
DOA
Other tasks supported DOA
needs in budget development, business case planning and plan development for
special systems integration and integrating the IT networks with new and
existing networks for telephony, facility control and wireless systems.
Also, a concurrent needs assessment, business case research, contracts, bid and
offer support and business case assessment was done for the owners 2000 pay
phones and retail distribution of phone cards. Other concurrent activities
included a quality review and comments of the CSI construction &
implementation documents for the 38-gate redevelopment project at Midway Airport
representing 960K sq. ft. of construction with its related $580MM budget.
This consisted of several varied tasks over a one decade period, included the redesign and writing the Owner standards and acceptance testing procedures for a new 17 mile long perimeter security and video system. Provided field training for inspectors on perimeter fiber optic system on quality compliance, approved construction methods and acceptance test result review in support of the Engineer of Record.
