to design and build a light rail extension to the airport in exchange for development rights to the , commercially zoned Portland International Center situated east of the airport. Bechtel later developed this property and renamed it Cascade Station. The following month, the Associated Builders and Contractors filed a petition in Multnomah County Circuit Court claiming that the contract awarded to Bechtel may have violated Oregon procurement laws. The court ruled in favor of TriMet with the judge declaring that the contract was awarded fairly. Funding and construction TriMet projected the Airport MAX extension to cost $125 million. Additional costs to purchase train sets and build related infrastructure raised this total to $182.7 million. The project was accelerated with the establishment of a public–private partnership, which excluded FTA funding and thus eliminated a requirement for FTA approval. Under U.S. federal regulations, the Port was able to fund only the portion of the project located within airport property with authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). To ensure funding for the entire project, the Port divided financing into three parts. The Port assumed responsibility for the segment within its property. The next of track, which ran through Cascade Station, went to private funding. The final along I-205 was covered by TriMet, Metro, and the City of Portland. The Port contributed $28.3 million for construction and $20 million for terminal and road improvements; this was drawn from a $3 ticket fee paid by travelers. Delta Airlines, Reno Air, and United Airlines argued that the extension would serve few airline passengers and opposed the use of ticket fees, but the FAA approved it in May 1999. Cascade Station Development, a private consortium of Bechtel and real estate developer Trammell Crow, provided $28.2 million for the project and $13.1 million for the construction of an interchange over I-205 and Airport Way. TriMet released $27.5 million for construction, which was funded by $30 million in bonds, and procured six new rail cars for $6 million each. Metro allocated $18 million from a regional transportation fund, while $23 million came from tax increment bonds issued by the City of Portland. David Evans and Associates served as the prime engineer and lead designer. Much of the Airport MAX used public right-of-way owned either by the Oregon Department of Transportation, the Port, or TriMet; this avoided displacing other property owners. The project limited its impact only to parking