Sundt’s work at the consolidated rental car center at San Diego International Airport has landed a big award.
The project last week earned an Associated General Contractors Build San Diego Award for Excellence in Building Construction (Public Work). The center is a two-million-square-foot structure that brings 14 rental car companies together under one roof, including a customer service building, maintenance, fueling and washing and a 5,400-car ready/return area.
It’s the first major component of the airport’s long-range plan to reduce traffic congestion and bring passengers closer to transportation nodes. The centralized facility is helping improve air quality by cutting the number of shuttles around the airport from 81 to 16, all of which use alternative fuel.
The new rental car center is the largest concrete structure in San Diego and generated approximately 4,600 construction jobs. Local businesses received $186 million in construction contracts, including $70.4 million for small businesses.
Construction on the center, a joint venture with Austin Commercial, was completed in December 2015.
