TRB Webinar: Airport Legal Research Digests: Understanding Procurement Requirements

TRB conducted a webinar on July 17, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that covered the legal aspects of airport procurement, with a focus on "Buy America" and other purchasing laws and regulations. This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. Click here to view the recorded webinar.


Webinar Presenters

• Robert Alfert, Jr, P.A., Broad and Cassel
• Roy Block, RW Block Consulting
• Timothy R. Wyatt, Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC

Moderated by: Tim Karaskiewicz, General Mitchell International Airport


Webinar Outline

• PART 1: ACRP Legal Research Digest 16: Procurement of Airport Development and Planning Contracts 
  • Determining which requirements apply to a given procurement process
  • Consequences for non-compliance with procurement laws and regulations
  • Inherent risks associated with various funding sources
• PART 2: ACRP Legal Research Digest 18: Buy America Requirements for Federally Funded Airports 
  • Legislative history pertaining to “Buy America,” it’s applicable federal regulations, and how it has been applied at airports
  • Guidance for airport construction and equipment purchases that are compliant with U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations
• PART 3: Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.


Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Discuss which requirements apply to a given procurement, and the consequences for non-compliance; and
• Summarize the” Buy America” requirements under federal airport development grant programs.

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Registration Information
This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar.


Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is making 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for A.A.E. If you are an A.A.E. and would like to apply for CEUs for this webinar, visit www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about A.A.E. continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.


Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.