PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      4d 
ACTION ITEM 
Date of Meeting     April 26, 2016 
DATE:    March 22, 2016 
TO:      Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   Dave Soike, Director, Aviation Facilities, and Capital Program 
SUBJECT:  Contract for Airline Technical Representative Services at Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport 
Amount of This Request:        $2,000,000   Source of Funds:   Airport Development
Fund 

ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a contract for
Airline Technical Representative Services for an amount not to exceed $2 million for a duration
up to five years (three year base with two one-year options). 
SYNOPSIS 
The Airline Technical Representative (ATR) assists the Airport and airlines in their mutual
efforts related to the implementation of the Airport's capital program. The ATR serves as an
independent single point of contact for the Airport staff, consultants, and the airlines as it relates
to coordination of airline involvement on assigned project or phases of projects such as planning,
programming, pre-design, design, construction, tenant build out, commissioning and activation
phases of capital projects. 
BACKGROUND 
The Seattle region is the fastest growing in the country. The region's growth is driving the rapid
airline growth at the Airport. That growth is outstripping existing airplane, passenger, and
infrastructure system capacity. Related passenger growth is surpassing terminal space and
processing capacity, which in turn is exceeding various system capacities. Each of these growth
related challenges generates the need for additional projects. Simultaneously, the Sustainable
Airport Master Plan (SAMP) is going to generate additional large scale capital programs. The
combination of the rapid need to modernize existing airfield, terminal, gate, and roadway areas
plus the need to initiate temporary gates while also gaining traction on SAMP projects will result
in many projects that require coordination by an independent entity in order to assure airline
acceptance. 


Template revised May 30, 2013.

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Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
March 22, 2016 
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The Airline Technical Representative will help keep the over two dozen airlines at the Airport
engaged and aware of the rapidly progressing capital projects. Airline engagement is essential in
being able to move projects forward. This is an independent contract held by the Airport that
reports to both the Airport Director (or designee), and the airline Chairman of the Airline Airport
Affairs Committee. An independent single point of contact for airline involvement ensures that
all the airlines are equally represented and engaged. Ultra low cost, domestic, international, and
cargo airlines each have varying viewpoints that need to be coalesced by this ATR single point 
of contract to allow airport projects to move forward expeditiously. The ATR will ensure that
airlines are aware of projects coming forward and have input prior to the Majority-In-Interest 
(MII) ballots allowing them to vote on upcoming projects fully informed. Project delays due to
airline concerns and negative MII votes are not tenable moving forward, as the Airport needs to
be able to quickly address capacity issues over the next several years, and airline engagement via
an ATR is essential to ensuring capital projects meet customer needs. 
PROJECT JUSTIFICATION AND DETAILS 
Scope of Work 
Coordination Activities: The ATR serves as the single point of contact on assigned projects for
the Airport staff and their consultants as well as the airlines, as it relates to coordination of airline
involvement during the planning, programming, pre-design, design, construction, tenant build
out, commissioning and activation phases of capital development projects. Coordination
activities by the ATR include incorporating airline operational aspects into projects, providing
technical reviews to improve project scopes of work, narrowing various airline comments into a
focused set, and performing monitoring and reporting as necessary to the airlines. 
Financial Services: The ATR will assist the Port and the airlines in financial related issues as
assigned, both with the operating and capital components of the Airport.
Schedule 
The contract is expected to commence in May and continue for 3 years with the option of two
single year additions should both positive performance and available budget warrant and
extension.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
Budget Status and Source of Funds 
The Airline Technical Representative contract was included in the 2016 Aviation budget with an
expense budget of $164,000. A majority of the costs will be capitalized and those costs will be
included in individual project budgets. Should additional capital costs be necessary, it will come
from prior Commission approved allowance capital budgets.

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March 22, 2016 
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STRATEGIES AND OBJECTIVES 
This contract will help meet the Century Agenda goal of advancing the region as a leading
tourism destination and business gateway by allowing the Airport to fully engage the airlines in
upcoming projects and facilitating projects moving forward without delays due to airline
concerns. 
ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLICATIONS CONSIDERED 
Alternative 1) Status Quo  Do not provide airline technical representative services 
Cost Implications: While there would be zero dollars spent on this contract, there would be an
increased risk of project delays. The cost of delayed projects can be large. For example, the
International Arrivals Facility MII delay impact from an inflationary impact alone could have
cost $30,000 a day or $5.4 million over a 6 month period if schedule effects could not be
mitigated. 
Pros: 
(1) Does not require expenditure of Port funds. 
Cons: 
(1) Does not provide an independent single point of contact for airline engagement in
capital projects that would be helpful to resolve concerns that arise.
This is not the recommended alternative 
Alternative 2) Airlines provide their own Airline Technical Representatives 
Cost Implications: No cost to Port of Seattle; $2 million of airline funds 
Pros: 
(1) An airline technical representative would be available to work with the Airport and
the Airlines. 
Cons: 
(1) The technical representative would not necessarily be equally engaged with all
airlines, and not all airline views may be represented. 
(2) Different airlines may elect to have their own technical representative therefore no
single point of contact would be provided. 
(3) Airlines have had difficulty over the years coming to agreement to expend their own 
money on technical services. While they are considering forming a consortium to
facilitate joint responsibility for certain services and work at the airport such as this
airline technical representative contract, they have not yet succeeded, but are still
working towards that goal. 
This is not the recommended alternative 
Alternative 3) Hire internal Port staff 
Cost Implications: $1.05 million over 5 years 
Pros:

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March 22, 2016 
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(1) Port could establish the in-house capability to provide this service at a lesser cost per
hour than hiring a consultant. 
Cons: 
(1) Would not be an independent viewpoint and therefore the airlines would be hesitant
to accept recommendations from Port staff. 
(2) Work is periodic and dependent on assignments and therefore doesn't provide full
and stable workload. 
o  Consultants can better staff up on a rapid basis to meet peak assignment
demands 
(3) Port staff do not have an airline industry experience and operational training that
airlines and airports look for in these service providers. 
(4) Requires expenditure of funds (majority of which airlines would reimburse). 
This is not the recommended alternative 

Alternative 4) The Airport provides the Airline Technical Representative Services 
Cost Implications: $2 million over 5 years 
Pros: 
(1) All airlines are equally represented and engaged. 
(2) The Airport has an independent single point of contact for all airline engagements. 
(3) Costly negative MII votes and contentious concerns may be avoided. 
(4) Has airline industry experience and operational training. 
(5) Able to staff up as needed depending on work load. 
Cons: 
(1) Requires expenditure of funds (majority of which the airlines would reimburse 
through rates and charges once the applicable capital projects are completed where
the ATR provided technical services). 
This is the recommended alternative 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
None. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None.