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INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT 

LEASE AND CONCESSION AGREEMENT AUDIT 

TERRI D's CATERING INC. DBA ACT-3 CATERING 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012  SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 

ISSUE DATE: MAY 09, 2016 
REPORT NO. 2016-07

TERRI D'S CATERING dba ACT-3 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012  SEPTEMBER 30, 2015                              INTERNAL AUDIT 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

AUDIT OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE 
The purpose of the audit was to determine whether Port management monitoring controls are
adequate and effective to ensure: 
1.  The reported concession fees were complete, properly calculated, and remitted timely to the
Port. 
2.  The Caterer complied with significant provisions of the Concession Agreement, as amended. 
We reviewed information for the period September 23, 2012  September 30, 2015. Details of the audit
scope and methodology are on page 6. 

BACKGROUND 

ACT-3 Catering (the Caterer) started in 1984. It has been serving the Greater Seattle and Tacoma area
for over 25 years. It is a family owned and operated business. Corporate clients account for 54% of its
clientele, including several airlines.
The agreement with the Port of Seattle originated in 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, the
Caterer provides all food and beverage services to the Airport Office Building Conference Center and
Conference Rooms. The agreement spans a three-year term, through September 30, 2015, with two
optional one-year extensions.  One extension has been executed, extending the term through
September 30, 2016. The agreement requires a monthly concession payment of 10% of gross receipts. 

AUDIT RESULT

Port management monitoring controls were effective to ensure that reported concession fees were
materially complete, properly calculated, and remitted timely to the Port. The Caterer materially
complied  with  significant  provisions  of  the  Concession  Agreement,   as  amended.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................. ii 
TRANSMITTAL LETTER ................................................................................................................................................. 4 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ............................................................................................................................................. v 
AUDIT SCOPE AND METHODLOGY.............................................................................................................................. ii 












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TERRI D'S CATERING dba ACT-3                                       INTERNAL AUDIT 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012  SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 
TRANSMITTAL LETTER 
Audit Committee 
Port of Seattle 
Seattle, Washington 

We have completed an audit of the ACT-3 Catering Concession Agreement. We reviewed information
for the period September 23, 2012  September 30, 2015.
We conducted this performance audit in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing
Standards and the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to
provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. We believe
that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our
audit objectives. 
We extend our appreciation to the management and staff of the Airport Office Building  Conference
Center and Accounting and Financial Reporting for their assistance and cooperation during the audit. 



Joyce Kirangi, CPA, CGMA 
Internal Audit, Director 

AUDIT TEAM                 RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT TEAM 
Margaret Songtantaruk, Senior
Michele Fideler, Airport Facility Manager, Airport Office Building 
Auditor 
Tony Baca, Sr. Manager Airport Building & Facility Services 
Rudy Caluza, Director, Accounting and Financial Reporting 





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BACKGROUND 
ACT-3 Catering (the Caterer) started in 1984. It has been serving the Greater Seattle and Tacoma area
for over 25 years. It is a family owned and operated business. Its facilities are only five miles from
Sea-Tac Airport and the Airport Office Building, where it provides catering services. Its 16,000 SF
facility has a state-of-the-art kitchen. Corporate clients account for 54% of its clientele, some of
which are: 
Alaska Airlines                         National Air Traffic Controllers
Aviation Partners                        Association 
Boeing Company                     Starbucks 
British Airways                         Teamster's Local Union 117 
Delta Airlines                          Wells Fargo 
The Port of Seattle entered into its first agreement for catering services at the Airport Office Building
(AOB) and Conference Center in 2009. That agreement was in place for three years. In 2012, the Port
selected ACT-3 Catering to provide food and beverage services to the Conference Center and the
conference rooms within the AOB. The agreement spans a three-year term, from September 23, 2012 - 
September 30, 2015, with two optional one-year extensions. One extension has been executed, for the
period September 23, 2015 - September 30, 2016. The agreement requires a monthly concession fee of
10% of gross receipts. In addition to the 10% concession fee paid to the Port on gross receipts from
external parties, the Caterer provides a 10% discount on direct sales to the Port. 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTSFINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 








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TERRI D'S CATERING dba ACT-3 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012  SEPTEMBER 30, 2015                              INTERNAL AUDIT 

AUDIT SCOPE AND METHODLOGY AUDIT SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY 

We reviewed information for the period September 23, 2012  September 30, 2015. We utilized a riskbased
audit approach from planning to the testing. We gathered information through document review,
inquiries of management and the Caterer, observations, and data analysis, in order to obtain a
complete understanding of the financial and other requirements of the agreement between the Port of
Seattle and Act 3 Catering. 
We applied additional detailed audit procedures to areas with the highest likelihood of significant
negative impact as follows: 
1.  To determine whether Port Management monitoring controls are adequate and effective to ensure. 
Gross receipts were complete and concession fees properly calculated: 
o  Reviewed the Caterer's chart of accounts to determine whether all revenue accounts
were reported. 
o  Reconciled the reports provided by the Caterer to CPA Certified Annual Report of Gross
Sales 
o  Port management oversight was adequate to identify and rectify any errors in reported
concession fees. 
We selected high dollar catered events across the three-year agreement period, which
accounted for 25% of gross food and beverage receipts, and determined whether: 
o  Customer billings agreed to amounts reported to the Port. 
o  Customer billings reflected approved food and beverage menu pricing. 
Reported concession was remit timely to the Port, late fees and interest assessed and paid: 
o  Reviewed all payment records for the audit period, to determine whether payments
were received timely. 
o  Identified late payments, if any, calculated late fees/interest, and determined whether 
billed and paid. 
2. To determine whether the Caterer and Port management complied with other significant provisions
of the Concession Agreement, as amended, we determined whether the Caterer: 
o  Submitted certified annual reports by required date. 
o  Maintained required insurance at specified amounts. 

CONCLUSION 
CONCLUSION 
Port management monitoring controls were effective to ensure that reported concession fees were
materially complete, properly calculated, and remitted timely to the Port. The Caterer materially
complied  with  significant  provisions   of  the  Concession  Agreement,  as  amended.

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