VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY 
BOARD MEETING ACTIONS LIST 
 
August 9, 2022 
CHAIRED BY WILLARD JOHN, CHAIRMAN 
VIPA Admin Bldg. Conference Room, St. Thomas and via Zoom 
 
Board Members  
1. 
Willard John, St. Croix - CHAIRMAN 
2. 
Derek A. Gabriel, Public Works Commissioner – VICE CHAIRMAIN 
3. 
Kevin Rodriquez, USVIEDA Chairman – SECRETARY  
4. 
Joseph Boschulte, Tourism Commissioner - absent 
5. 
Denise George, Esq., Attorney General - absent 
6. 
Lionel S. Jacobs, St. Croix 
7. 
Celestino A. White Sr., St. Thomas 
8. 
St. John Resident – Position Unfilled  
9. 
St. Thomas Resident – Position Unfilled 
 
Board Staff 
1. Tonya Pickering, Internal Auditor 
VIPA Staff Present 
1. 
Carlton Dowe, Executive Director 
2. 
Bill Rawlins, Acting Asst. Exec. Director 
3. 
Anise Hodge, Deputy Executive Director 
4. 
Anna M. Penn, Chief Financial Officer 
5. 
Ava Penn, Dir. of Financial Affairs 
6. 
Diane Richardson, Dir. of Human Resources 
7. 
Vincent Frazer, Senior Staff Attorney 
8. 
Deborah Washington, Property Manager 
9. 
Preston Beyer, Director of Engineering 
10. 
Dale A. Gregory, Asst. Director of Engineering 
11. 
Joseph Cranston Jr., Marine Manager STT/STJ 
12. 
Monifa Brathwaite, Public Info. Officer 
13. 
Mariath Hodge, Executive Assistant 
14. 
Mario Pinder, IT 
Via Zoom 
1. 
Ava Penn, Director of Financial Affairs 
2. 
Tisha Lake, Controller 
3. 
William Boehnke, Sr. Engineer STX 
4. 
Tafari Nelson, Engineer 
5. 
Khaliah Rieara, Property Mgmt. Officer 
 
 
EXECUTIVE SESSION 
 
Actions Taken in Executive Session 
• 
Received information regarding a legal matter 
concerning a task order issued to Kimley-Horn and 
Associates. No action was taken. 
 
• 
Authorized the Executive Director to explore the 
possibility of a public/private partnership to expand 
and modernize both CEKA and HERA. 
 
• 
Approved a change order to a contract between VIPA 
and AT Construction. 
 
PROJECTS COMMITTEE 
 
CEKA Taxiway Alpha West 
Reconstruction Report 
Accepted the bid proposed by Grace Civil LLC for the Cyril 
E. King Airport (CEKA) Taxiway Alpha West Reconstruction 
Project in the amount of $29,438,576.50. 
 
HERA Taxiway Alpha & Bravo 
Rehabilitation 
Accepted the bid proposed by Virgin Islands Paving, Inc. 
for the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (HERA) Taxiway Alpha & 
Bravo 
Rehabilitation 
Project 
in 
the 
amount 
of 
$6,981,112.50. 
 
BioImpact, Inc. - Amendment No. 2  
Approved Amendment No. 2 to an existing contract 
between BioImpact Inc. and VIPA for water quality 
monitoring, 
environmental 
monitoring, 
remediation 
sampling, and mitigation services at the Gordon A. Finch 
Molasses Pier on St. Croix in the not-to-exceed amount of 
$529,850. 
 
CEKA Airfield Pavement Markings -
Task Order No. 37 
Approved Task Order No. 37 issued to Kimley-Horn & 
Associates, VIPA’s Cyril E. King Airport (CEKA) aviation 
consultant, to provide a topographic survey and design 
services related to airfield pavement markings in the not-
to-exceed amount of $100,000. 
 
Virgin Islands Port Authority 
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Emergency Fencing Repairs Contract 
Authorized the Executive Director to enter into a contract 
with Julien Welding Service for a period of one year with 
an option to renew for two additional one-year periods to 
provide emergency fencing repairs at the VIPA’s aviation 
and marine properties in the St. Thomas/St. John District. 
 
CEKA Fire Hydrants Removal and 
Replacement  
Accepted the bid from Victor Fire Protection for the 
purchase and replacement of the fire hydrants surrounding 
the Cyril E. King Airport in the amount of $140,000. 
 
FINANCE COMMITTEE 
 
No action items on the agenda. 
 
 
PROPERTY COMMITTEE 
 
St. Croix Fuel Services 
No action taken due to lack of quorum. 
 
Texas Pit, Inc. 
No action taken due to lack of quorum. 
 
O’Neale’s Trucking & Trailer 
Transport, Inc. 
 
No action taken due to lack of quorum.