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Vendor requirements at Allegheny County Airport

West Mifflin, PA. AGC. Sponsor: Allegheny County Airport Authority (ACAA)

The Allegheny County Airport Authority runs AGC, and its rules limit business use of the airport to what the rules or a written ACAA agreement allow. Every vendor, contractor and subcontractor must file a certificate of insurance naming ACAA as additional insured. Badges come from the AGC Badging Office (by appointment, 412-469-6431) with a tenant sponsor's signature and a $30 application fee.

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Permit to operate

No general vendor permit was found in the published documents. Confirm with the airport before your first job.

Fee: Not published in readable form.

Business use of the airport is limited to what the Rules and Regulations or a written ACAA agreement expressly allow, and licenses are granted at ACAA's sole discretion. ACAA publishes "Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical and Self-Fueling Activities" for AGC, but the PDF has no readable text, so whether a vendor working for an FBO customer needs its own agreement is not confirmed.

Insurance minimums

CoverageMinimumApplies to
Certificate of insuranceLimits are in the Appendix I schedules (Full Service FBO, Limited FBO, Self Fueling), which did not extract. Not published in readable form All vendors, contractors and subcontractors
Environmental insuranceWith indemnity, per Article XIV. As ACAA requires Licensees

Endorsements and policy terms

  • All certificates and the policies behind them must list ACAA as additional insured, without exception

Badging and security

  • Apply at the AGC Badging Office, by appointment only (412-469-6431). The Airport ID Badge application was revised January 2024.
  • A Tenant Sponsor must sign the application, accepting responsibility for the applicant and confirming the access supports airport business.
  • Bring a copy of the driver's license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance, plus two forms of ID (one photo, one government-issued), and complete ACAA training.
  • Application fee $30 by check or money order to Allegheny County Airport Authority. Lost, stolen or destroyed badge replacement is at least $60, paid before reissue.
  • Gate access is requested by gate (East, West, Main, Pedestrian). The badge covers only the vehicles listed on the application.
  • Contractor badges are valid only at the assigned construction site until the contract closes.
  • Report employee status changes within one business day and return badges or keys within 24 hours. Renew up to 30 days before expiration; more than 30 days late means a full new application.
  • Wear badges above the waist on the outer garment in the SIDA.

Vehicles and ramp driving

  • No one may drive in the aircraft movement area unless in compliance with the Ground Vehicle Operations Training Manual.
  • Speed limits: 10 mph on aprons and ramps, 15 mph on Airport Road, 25 mph on runways and taxiways.
  • Construction vehicles near the movement area need flags or amber beacons, with beacons required from sunset to sunrise or in IFR.
  • Each mobile refueler carries a spill kit and two 20-BC or larger extinguishers, one per side, and tenant refuelers are inspected quarterly.

Training

  • ACAA training is required for a badge, and the badge form has a driver training box. ACAA posts a quick reference for its online training course.
  • Fuelers need Hazardous Materials Awareness (Level 1) and Operations (Level 2) training, Fuel Farm Interactive Employee Training and an Airport ID with a Fuel Farm Endorsement.

Washing and environmental rules

  • Cleaning must follow the airport Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.
  • Products containing phosphates are prohibited, and ACAA may inspect and ban cleaning materials.
  • Flammable or volatile cleaning liquids only in a designated, ventilated area with fire equipment and no-smoking signs; methods need Fire Chief approval.
  • No wash detergents, fuel or oil into storm drains or sewers without a separator, an industrial waste connection or ACAA approval.

Fees

  • Badge application $30; replacement at least $60 (2024 form). The older Rules and Regulations list a $40 replacement and a $20 late renewal charge.

Working under an FBO or tenant

Badges require a Tenant Sponsor, so a vendor without its own ACAA agreement appears to need an FBO or other tenant to sponsor its people. Routine maintenance in tie-down areas is limited to what the tie-down license allows.

What we could not confirm

  • The AGC Minimum Standards PDF and the AGC Rates and Charges PDF have no machine-readable text, so vendor categories, premises rules and fees on gross revenue could not be read.
  • Insurance limits for any vendor type were not found.
  • The AGC Rules and Regulations show no revision date; the file name suggests 2018-11-13.
  • Whether fingerprinting or an STA is required for AGC badges is not stated on the AGC form.
  • Whether mobile detailers or mechanics can work on a customer's request under FBO sponsorship without their own ACAA agreement is not confirmed.

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