10-36-040 PREQUALIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

A. Intended Scope of Activities. As a prerequisite to occupancy on and the granting of an operating privilege on the Airport, the prospective Operator must submit a specific, detailed description of the scope of the intended operation, and the means and methods to be employed to accomplish the contemplated operating standards and requirements, in order to provide high-quality service to the aviation and general public in the Airport air service area, including, but not limited to, the following:

1. The name, address, telephone number and primary contact Person of the Business organization entity of the applicant and the names and addresses of all management and supervisory Personnel, all officers and directors (if a corporation) and all Persons owning, holding and/or controlling any equity interest, voting rights or debt;
2. The requested date for commencement of the activity and the proposed term of conducting the same and the proposed structure and amounts of rent and/or revenue to County;
3. A comprehensive listing of all services proposed to be offered on or from the Airport and the proposed schedule of fees and charges therefor;
4. A map to scale of the amount, configuration and location of property requested or desired to be occupied;
5. The size and position of the Building space to be occupied and the proposed design and terms for the construction of any additional space and the ownership, leasing or sub-leasing thereof. An identification of any necessary or desirable capital Improvements to be constructed in conjunction with the operation and applicant’s proposal for financing the same;
6. The number, type and basing of Aircraft proposed to be provided (as applicable) and/or a detailed description of all Equipment and Facilities;
7. The number of Persons proposed to be employed (including the names and qualifications of each Person), whether the employees will be Airport-based (full-time, part-time and seasonal) or transient, and the certifications required, if any, for each Person to provide a proposed Aeronautical Activity;
8. The hours of proposed operation;
9. The types and limits of insurance coverage to be maintained;
10. A listing of the federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations to which the operation is subject;
11. A plan for compliance with the Airport’s management, environmental and land-use requirements, policies and goals.

B. Financial Responsibility. The prospec-tive Operator must provide a statement, in evidence of his or her financial responsibility, from an area bank or trust company or from such other source that may be acceptable to the County and readily verified through normal banking channels. The prospective Operator must also demonstrate financial capability to initiate operations and for the construction of Improvements of the proposed operation or operations, and shall also indicate his or her ability to provide working capital to carry on the contemplated operations, once initiated.

The demonstration of financial responsibility will include a cash flow and a profit and loss projection for the first five years of the proposed operation, a three year historical profit and loss statement, if applicable, and current (within sixty (60) days) balance sheet, all compiled by a licensed Colorado Certified Public Accountant. The foregoing information must be presented in a form satisfactory to the County and will be reviewed and approved/disapproved by the County in its discretion. Information presented in this subsection will be kept confidential by the County to the extent provided by law.

C. Managerial Capacity, Business Reputation and Successful Experience. The prospective Operator shall furnish the County with a statement of its past experience in the specified services applied for, including resumes of management and supervisory Personnel directly responsible for the proposed operation, together with Business, financial and managerial references. The foregoing information must be presented in a form satisfactory to the County and will be reviewed and approved/disapproved by the County in its discretion. Information presented in this subsection will be kept confidential by the County to the extent provided by law.

D. Business Organization. Description of organization and history of Business entity of applicant, including listing of all Persons holding ownership, control, management, supervisory or financing debt interest. Information presented in this subsection will be held confidential to the extent provided by law.

E. Familiarity With and Demonstrated Compliance with These Minimum Standards and Incorporated Laws, Regulations and Policies. The prospective Operator shall demonstrate that the proposed operation or activities meets or exceeds the County’s Airport operational, financial, management, land-use, environmental and social policy goals.