PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.       6b 
ACTION ITEM             Date of Meeting    May 28, 2013 

DATE:    May 17, 2013 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   Ralph Graves, Managing Director, Capital Development Division 
Janice Zahn, Assistant Director of Engineering, Construction Services 
George England, Program Leader, Aviation Project Management Group 
SUBJECT:  North SeaTac Airport Renovation Program (NorthSTAR) (CIP #C800544) 

Amount of This Request:  $0            Source of Funds: N/A 
Est. State and Local Taxes: $0             Est. Jobs Created: N/A 
Est. Total Project Cost:    $300,000,000 
ACTION REQUESTED: 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute separate service
agreements for Construction Management Services and Commissioning Services, of approximate
values of $10 million and $1.5 million, respectively, for the NorthSTAR Program at Seattle-
Tacoma International Airport. No funding is associated with this authorization request. 
SYNOPSIS: 
On April 10, 2012, the Commission authorized the Chief Executive Officer to execute
consulting contracts for design/construction support services (designer support during
construction) and program management servicesThe Port has entered into a Program and Project
Management and Project Controls contract with Jacobs Project Management Company and the
project is underway. The Port would now like to advertise and enter into a construction
management services contract and a commissioning services contract for the NorthSTAR
program. 
BACKGROUND: 
The NorthSTAR program is an outcome of the Airport Terminal Realignment Project where 
Alaska Air Group (AAG) will be the only airline operating out of the North Satellite at the end of
the project. As such, Alaska decided to relocate most of its operations to the North Satellite (NS) 
to improve its "Curb to Seat" experience. To meet AAG's requirements, the Port and Alaska
jointly determined that the north end of the Airport required renovation from the curbside of the
Main Terminal to and including the entire North Satellite. The NorthSTAR program consists of
six capital projects as follows: 
CIP #C800544 NS NorthSTAR Program (Management)

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CIP #C800545 NS Main Terminal Improvements 
CIP #C800547 NS Concourse C Vertical Circulation 
CIP #C800554 NS Exterior Stairs Concourse C & D (Prospective Project) 
CIP #C800555 NS Refurbish Baggage Systems 
CIP #C800556 NS Renovation & Train Station Lobbies (NSAT) 
The cost of the NorthSTAR program is estimated at approximately $300 million. The North
Satellite and portions of the Main Terminal to be renovated were built over 40 years ago and
now require modernization. This includes renewal or replacement of basic mechanical, electrical,
communications, heating/ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC) and plumbing systems along with
seismic upgrades. The Commission has authorized design for three of the projects: North
Satellite Renovation & NSTS Lobbies, Concourse C Vertical Circulation, and Refurbish
Baggage projects. The Main Terminal Improvements and the Exterior Stairs Concourse C & D
projects will and may, respectively, be authorized for design later in 2013. Construction will
begin with Concourse C Vertical Circulation and the Refurbish Baggage System projects toward
the end of 2013 and extend through 2019 with completion of the North Satellite and Main
Terminal projects. 
There is insufficient capacity with our existing in-house staff to support both the NorthSTAR
suite of projects and the other major construction projects within the approved capital budget.
To support the construction management of these projects, the strategy is to utilize a mix of inhouse
Port staff and outside consultants. A request for proposal (RFP) will be used to execute
one service agreement specific to the NorthSTAR program having an approximate value of
$10,000,000. The strategy for commissioning services at the Port of Seattle has been to contract 
with consultants because of the specialty expertise required and contract durations. Due to lack
of available in-house expertise, a consultant is necessary to independently validate certification
process results. An RFP will be used to execute one program-specific service agreement having
an approximate value of $1,500,000. 
Service directives will be issued to perform specific scopes of work after staff has received
project funding authorization. 

PROJECT SCOPE OF WORK AND SCHEDULE: 
Scope of Work: 
The construction management services contract will provide consultants to support Port staff in
the administration and management of the construction contracts. Port employees will have the
lead on the management of these construction projects with supplemental resources from this
consultant contract. Scope of work will include construction management, design reviews,
scheduling, estimating, constructability, value engineering and claims support.

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The commissioning services contract will provide consultants to support the Program and Port
staff. This will include design review, value engineering review, coordination with design and
construction consultants, writing and reviewing contract specifications, developing the
commissioning plan, executing the commissioning plan, supporting bid and construction phases
of projects, performing and observing commissioning activities, coordinating and observing
training, reviewing O&M manuals, and completing a commissioning report. It may also include
services to support third-party certification for sustainability (LEED, Energy Star, etc.) if the
project pursues certification. 
Schedule: 
Commission Authorization                         May 2013 
Advertise Request For Proposal:                       June 2013 
Short list and interview                               August 2013 
Complete negotiations:                             September 2013 
Contract executed:                                October 2013 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: 
Source of Funds: 
There is no funding request associated with this authorization. Individual service directives will
be executed to authorize the consultant to perform any specific work on the contract against
previous and future authorizations for the NorthSTAR program and each project within the
program. 
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE SUMMARY: 
This consultant contract will create opportunities for small businesses participation. 
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS: 
Alternative 1: Use our existing IDIQ construction/commissioning consulting contracts to
provide support for the NorthSTAR project. This approach was used on the recently completed
Rental Car Facility Program. The main problem with this method was that the contracts ran out
half way through the project. The consultants had to leave the project and new consultants came
in to replace them. This resulted in loss of project knowledge and inefficiencies. The Port
incurred retraining costs for the new consultants that were brought in to replace the old ones.
This alternative does not provide sufficient flexibility to support the NorthSTAR project if the
scope of work and/or duration changes significantly during design. This alternative is not
recommended. 
Alternative 2: Hire additional Port employees under limited duration positions to provide
construction management or commissioning services specifically for the six-year duration of the
NorthSTAR Program. There is some additional cost to the Port to hire and release these hires.
There could be difficulty in finding qualified applicants willing to be hired under a limited

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duration position as it is less desirable than full-time and specific to commissioning the specialty
nature of the work. This alternative is not recommended. 
Alternative 3: Proceed with advertising, negotiating and entering into consulting contracts for
construction management services and commissioning services for the NorthSTAR program that
would provide support for all projects within the program. This would result in the most efficient 
and cost effective use of consultants to provide the services required and ensure consistency in
managing the construction and the commissioning of projects. This alternative is
recommended. 

OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST: 
None. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS: 
April 9, 2013  Commission authorized entry into a Project Labor Agreement for the
NorthSTAR program. 
March 26, 2013  Commission briefing update of the NorthSTAR program. 
November 6, 2012  Commission authorized $3,760,000 for the design of the
NorthSTAR Refurbish Baggage System project. 
November 6, 2012  Commission authorized $2,775,000 for the design of the
NorthSTAR Concourse C Vertical Circulation project. 
July 27, 2012 - Commission authorized $32,000,000 for the design of the NorthSTAR
North Satellite Renovation and NSTS Lobbies project. 
June 26, 2012  Commission briefing on and update of the NorthSTAR program. 
April 4, 2012  authorizations for the North Sea-Tac Airport Renovations (NorthSTAR)
program for: 1) preliminary project funding; 2) execute consulting contracts for
design/construction support services and program management services; and 3) use of
Port crews and consultants to conduct regulated materials management surveys and field
support services for preliminary project planning tasks.