Orlando International Airport has hired the Beck Group to renovate the interiors of its two oldest airside terminals, approving a $25 million construction allowance as the first major step in a North Terminal renovation program the authority estimates will cost $351 million in total.
The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority board on Feb. 18 unanimously approved the progressive design-build contract for BP-500, a project that will bring new finishes, seating, wayfinding, gate counters, and lighting to Airsides 1 and 3 — the terminals that serve Gates 1 through 59. The project is designed to bring the airport’s original domestic terminals up to the standard set by the main terminal renovation in 2018 and the opening of Terminal C in 2022.
“It looks very handsome in the rendering,” one board member said after seeing the proposed design. “That’s a big deal.” Another called the project “important.”
The $351 million program encompasses the full scope of North Terminal renovations, GOAA spokesperson Angela Starke told The Orlando Monitor. The airside refurbishment is one piece of that larger effort, which also includes restroom renovations, a landside refresh of Terminals A and B, new concessions, and parking improvements.
A board member observed during the discussion that the project appeared to be “heavily weighted in the tech sector as well.” Scott Schadeck, GOAA’s vice president of construction, confirmed the scope emphasizes both technology and finishes. “It’s tech and a lot of finishes,” Schadeck told the board. The $25 million construction allowance approved Feb. 18 represents approximately 50 percent of the estimated construction cost for the airside interiors specifically, meaning that portion alone could approach $50 million. Schadeck said the authority will return to the board once costs are more refined.
The path to hiring Beck was not straightforward. In October 2024, GOAA’s procurement committee shortlisted five firms for the project. The top-ranked firm, DPR Construction, entered negotiations with the authority, but “GOAA and the firm could not come to an agreement on final terms,” Starke said. Schadeck told the board the negotiations were terminated in March 2025.
The authority then turned to Beck, the second-ranked firm, which reached contract terms with GOAA on Nov. 21, 2025, and submitted its design-build proposal on Jan. 16, 2026. The proposal covers design and pre-construction services plus the $25 million construction allowance for initial construction work.
Beck is a Dallas-based architecture, engineering, and construction firm with a significant aviation portfolio in Florida. The company built Tampa International Airport’s 315,000-square-foot Airside C Terminal — a 16-gate facility serving Southwest Airlines — as well as Tampa’s Airside F additions and renovations and a counter relocation and rental car garage project. The firm’s aviation practice is led by Jon Mindrup, who also serves on the board of directors of the Design-Build Institute of America’s Southwest Region.
The airside renovation is part of the authority’s broader $351 million push to modernize its North Terminal complex. According to GOAA’s North Terminal Renovations page, the program has three major components on staggered timelines:
The restroom renovation comes first, with design starting in September 2025, construction beginning in winter 2026, and substantial completion expected in 2029. The project will renovate restrooms at all four airsides in Terminals A and B and add new restrooms where possible.
The Airside 1 and 3 interior refurbishment — the contract approved Feb. 18 — anticipates design starting in 2026, construction beginning in 2027, and substantial completion in 2030. That timeline is longer than earlier capital program estimates that projected completion in 2027.
The third component, an interior renovation of the landside areas of Terminals A and B on Levels 2 and 3, anticipates design starting in 2027, construction in 2028, and substantial completion in 2030. That project includes new finishes on the baggage claim level, improvements on Levels 2 and 3, and a renovated Level 3 food court to support a new concessions program.
The overall scope includes new flooring, wall finishes, and ceilings with lighting improvements across all three components. The authority’s goal is to bring the remaining North Terminal facilities up to the standard set by the 2018 landside renovation and the 2022 opening of Terminal C.
Airsides 1 and 3 are the domestic terminals connected to the airport’s original North Terminal. Terminal A links to Airside 1 (Gates 1–29) and Airside 2, while Terminal B connects to Airside 3 (Gates 30–59), Airside 4, and the newer Terminal C. Passengers reach the airsides via the airport’s automated people mover system.
The item passed unanimously with no public comment.