PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.       6d 
ACTION ITEM             Date of Meeting  November 19, 2013 

DATE:    November 11, 2013 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   Ralph Graves, Managing Director, Capital Development Division 
Janice Zahn, Assistant Director of Engineering, Construction Services 
Alfred Moreno, Program Leader, Aviation Project Management Group 
SUBJECT:  Seattle-Tacoma International Airport International Arrivals Facility (IAF) service
agreements (CIP #C800583) 

ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute separate service
agreements  for construction management;  special testing,  inspection,  and investigation; 
surveying and locating; and safety services, with approximate values of $18 million, $2.1 
million, $500,000, and $500,000, respectively, for the International Arrivals Facility at Seattle-
Tacoma International Airport. No funding is associated with this authorization request. 
SYNOPSIS 
The Airport's current international arrivals facility, including Federal Inspection Services (FIS),
is located below grade at the South Satellite and has had only one expansion since it opened 40
years ago in 1973. International travel through the Airport has increased significantly since 2004
and a substantial number of these international air travelers arrive during the mid-day peak. The
Port welcomes this growth, but it has led to congestion in the over-burdened facility. The
Airport's international arrivals facility will exceed capacity within five years in many areas such
as gates, immigration inspection, baggage claim, security checkpoint, and the satellite transit
system train. 
An overloaded international arrivals facility will have a detrimental effect on connecting times
between international and domestic flights that could place the airport at a competitive
disadvantage. As such, Port staff recommends replacing the current aging facility with a new
International Arrivals Facility that will serve the traveling public well into the future. 
This request provides for important construction management and other supporting services to
facilitate the International Arrivals Facility (IAF) construction program, the cost of which is
estimated at approximately $316 million.

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Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
November 11, 2013 
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BACKGROUND 
The Port Commission was briefed on July 9, 2013, about the Airport's nearly 65-year history of
service as the Pacific Northwest's preeminent gateway for international air service to many
important international markets. In 2012, the Port Commission included making the Seattle-
Tacoma International Airport the West Coast "Gateway of Choice" for international travel as a
key strategic objective in the Port's Century Agenda. International flights, and their connecting
domestic flights, provide significant economic benefit to the Port and the region as a whole.
Studies at other airports have shown that the economic benefits of a new international flight
extend far beyond those for the flight activity itself via higher concessions and other passenger
related revenues, plus increased foreign direct investment and exports of goods and services.
Development of a capital program to replace the current IAF requires significant resources.
There are several initial tasks to complete even though some project definition questions are still
being resolved.  Beginning these procurements of necessary consultant service agreement
contracts now will allow us to proceed rapidly with implementation when these questions are
resolved. The project team will return to request further Commission authorization for design of
project elements and procurement of design services and construction. 
REQUEST JUSTIFICATION AND DETAILS 
As stated in the authorization materials for the Commission meeting of July 23, 2013,
construction services associated with the project will require consultant support.  There is
insufficient capacity with our existing in-house staff to support both the IAF projects and the
other major construction projects within the approved capital budget.  To support the
construction management, special testing and inspection, surveying and locating, and safety of
these projects, the strategy is to use a mix of in-house Port staff and outside consultants.
Service directives will be issued to perform specific scopes of work after staff has received
project funding authorization. The current IDIQ contracts for these construction management
services were executed to support all capital projects with the exception of Northstar and
International Arrivals Facility. Project acquisition teams determined the overall scope and length
of these two projects warranted their own project specific service agreements. 
Request Objectives 
Four requests for proposal (RFPs) will be used to execute four separate service agreements
specific to the IAF program's construction as follows: 
Construction Management Services for an approximate value of $18,000,000; 
Special Testing, Inspection, and Investigation for an approximate value of $2,100,000; 
Construction Surveying and Locating for an approximate value of $500,000; and 
Construction Safety Services for an approximate value of $500,000.

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Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
November 11, 2013 
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Scope of Work 
There are two  distinct projects within the IAF Program; the new IAF  structure  with 
modifications to Concourse A and the installation of a "connector" passageway between the
South Satellite and Concourse A. Construction management support for the IAF structure and
Concourse A will start in early planning and the development of the Design/Build team's twostep
selection process including 1) request for qualifications and 2) request for proposal. The
construction management team will also participate in identifying the procurement strategy for
the "connector" passageway.
The construction management services contract will provide consultants to support Port staff in
the development, administration and management of the construction contracts. Port employees
will have the lead on the management of these construction projects with supplemental resources
from these consultant contracts. Scope of work will include construction management, design
reviews, scheduling, estimating and change managment, constructability, value engineering and 
claims support.
Special testing, inspection and investigation, construction surveying and locating, and safety 
services will be required once construction begins sometime in 2015 or 2016 depending on
design progression.
Schedule 
Construction Managment 
Commission authorization                          November 2013 
Advertise request for proposal                         January 2014 
Short list and interview                               March 2014 
Complete negotiations                             April 2014 
Contract executed                                May 2014 
Special Testing, Inspection and Investigation, Surveying/Locating, and Safety Services 
Commission authorization                          November 2013 
Advertise request for proposal                         January 2015 
Short list and interview                               March 2015 
Complete negotiations                             April 2015 
Contract executed                                May 2015 
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 IAF program and each project within the program.

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Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
November 11, 2013 
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TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE 
The requesting department representative will work with the Office of Social Responsibility
(OSR) to determine small business participation opportunities, in accordance with small business
Resolution No. 3618. 
ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLICATIONS CONSIDERED 
Alternative 1:  Use our existing IDIQ construction/commissioning  consulting contracts to
provide support for IAF projects. 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 IAF 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 five-year duration of the
IAF 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 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, surveying and locating and safety services for the IAF  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. This alternative is recommended. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
None. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
July 23, 2013  International Arrivals Facility Project & Program Support; and Price
Factor Design Build Methodology authorization. 
July 9, 2013  Sea-Tac Airport International Arrivals Facility Briefing. 
July 9, 2013  Alternative Public Works Contracting Briefing. 
April 9, 2013  Sea-Tac Airport International Arrivals Facility Briefing. 
June 26, 2012  Briefing on Airport Terminal Development Challenges at Seattle-
Tacoma International Airport. 
June 14, 2011  International Air Service Growth and Future Facility briefing.

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Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
November 11, 2013 
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February 2, 2010   Briefing on South Satellite Passenger Growth and Facility
Considerations, Delta's Proposed Airline Lounge and Other Possible Future Aviation
Projects.