PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.       6a 
ACTION ITEM 
Date of Meeting     January 27, 2015 
DATE:    January 22, 2015 
TO:      Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   Frederick Robinson, Program Leader, Aviation Project Management Group 
Michael Ehl, Director, Aviation Operations 
Dave Soike, Director, Aviation Facilities and Capital Programs 
SUBJECT:  Request to Authorize Advertisement of a Request for Proposals for the Airport's
International Arrivals Facility (CIP C800583) 
Est. Total Project Cost:      $608,000,000 
Est. State and Local Taxes:   $43,000,000 
Source of Funds:          Airport Development Fund, Passenger Facility Charges and future
Revenue Bonds 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to advertise a request for
proposals to shortlisted progressive design-build (PDB) teams for the International Arrivals
Facility (IAF) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. 
SYNOPSIS 
Replacing Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's  (Airport)  existing over-burdened Federal
Inspection Services (FIS) facility with a modern and efficient IAF is a critical part of realizing
the Port's Century Agenda objective to improve the level of service for Airport users and
increase competitiveness with peer airports. 
The Port recently received six PDB team responses to the IAF request for qualifications
advertisement. This request is for authorization to advertise a request for proposals (RFP) to
selected PDB finalists. If approved, staff anticipates issuing the RFP in mid-February 2015.
Staff will return to Commission to request authorization to award the contract in the third quarter
of 2015. No additional budget is associated with this RFP action request. 
BACKGROUND 
The Commission has been briefed previously on the Airport's critical need to increase capacity
for international arrivals. International travel growth has increased, especially during the noon
peak, and this growth is expected to continue. The Port welcomes and encourages this, but the

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January 22, 2015 
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current FIS facility at the South Satellite has exceeded its ability to efficiently process passengers
and keep up with this growth. This has had a detrimental effect on connect times and has put the
Airport at a competitive disadvantage with other West Coast airports. The Commission approved
preliminary funds in July 2013 to program a replacement of the current aging facility with a new
IAF that will serve the Airport well into the future and facilitate the Port's Century Agenda
objective to make the Airport the West Coast "Gateway of Choice" for international travel. 
In July 2013, the Commission authorized use of an alternative project delivery method called
PDB for the IAF program. This method is newly available for use by public agencies in
Washington state and allows the Port to select a design-build team based mainly on their
qualifications with competitive pricing on certain commercial terms as an additional selection 
factor.
In early August 2014, the Commission authorized advertisement of a request for qualifications to
begin the selection process for a PDB team. In late December 2014, the Port received six
responses to this advertisement and is now requesting authorization to advertise an RFP to the
PDB team finalists selected from those six responses. 
PROJECT JUSTIFICATION AND DETAILS 
The Airport's current international arrivals facility in the South Satellite opened in 1973 and has
not been significantly upgraded since an expansion in the mid-1980s that increased capacity to
1,200 arriving passengers per hour.  The Airport's international air service has grown
significantly and continues to grow at a rapid pace, especially during the mid-day peak. The 
peaking nature of airline schedules is more of a challenge than increased traffic volume.
In the summer of 2014, scheduled flight activity exceeded the capacity of the existing facility.
As an interim measure, aircraft will be serviced on remote parking areas, and passengers will be
bused to and from the terminal. This interim measure will lead to connection times longer than
the currently published 90 minutes to connect between international and domestic flights.
Remote parking operations are not anticipated to keep pace with projected growth. Increased
connection times risk potential loss of market share to other West Coast airports with more
modern international arrivals facilities and will handicap the Port in meeting its Century Agenda
objectives. 
Project Objectives 
Project objectives for a new international arrivals facility include: 
Capacity  Preserving Long Term Airport Capacity 
Customer Service  Expanded Facility 
Customer's Gateway of Choice  Enhanced Experience

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Scope of Work 
The largest components of this program include construction of a new IAF building adjacent to
Concourse A linked to the South Satellite by a new bridge connector and a sterile corridor built
airside of Concourse A. 
Schedule 
Advertise for consultant program management services                    Completed 
Award consultant program management services contract                   Completed 
Port certification as Design-Build Owner by the State of WA                 Completed 
Begin quarterly Commission program updates                         Completed 
Master planning                                             Completed 
Connector Decision Briefing                                     Completed 
Commission authorization to advertise the RFQ for the PDB team              Completed 
Advertise RFQ for PDB Team                                 Completed 
Project definition complete                                        Completed 
Cost and schedule validation complete                                Completed 
Commission authorization to advertise the RFP for the PDB team               Q1 2015 
Advertise RFP for PDB team                                    Q1 2015 
MII Vote                                                 Q1 2015 
PDB team selected                                           Q3 2015 
Commission authorization to award design-build contract, begin validation phase     Q3 2015 
Commission authorization to begin design and construction 
(following design-build team scope, cost and schedule validation)        Q1 2016 
Guaranteed Maximum Price Development                           Q2 2017 
Facility Open (depending upon earlier schedule validation listed above)            Q3 2019 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
Budget Status and Source of Funds 
This large project is just completing the preliminary programming and scoping phase. An initial
program document was created by an outside planning firm. That  work was completed in the
third quarter of 2014. A small team of in -house staff and design-build consultant advisors has
been working to validate the initial program document. The scope, including size and various
functionality within the facility, has been validated. The team has also taken the preliminary
information and generated preliminary order of magnitude cost ranges for the facility. The scope
and costs were presented to the international airline users of the facility over the course of four
half-day meetings in order to solicit input from the primary users. Airline feedback was used to
arrive at the overall program scope and preliminary cost identified at the beginning of this
memorandum. The cost is considered preliminary because no actual design has been performed 
yet. Cost estimate accuracy can be better gauged during design; accuracy increases as the design
matures.

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January 22, 2015 
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The selected design builder will validate the work done by the in-house team simultaneously
with the sequential design of the new facility. That validation effort will help focus in on better
cost estimates for the facility and allows the Airport, in collaboration with the design builder, to
set a target budget and schedule for the design builder to work toward. At about the mid-point of
the design period, and after the initial construction packages (foundations, etc.) have been
designed and released for construction, the Airport and design builder will agree upon a
guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the facility. During this design period, staff will return to
the Commission at various points to keep the Commission updated, to request approval for the
initial construction packages, and to set the GMP.
Today's authorization to proceed with issuance of an RFP does not include an incremental
budget authorization. The Commission earlier authorized budget for staff to continue with
preliminary programming, validation efforts, co-location of IAF team members, and other work.
The total amount authorized to date by the Commission totals $24,500,000. The total amount
expended as of December 31, 2014, is $5,380,000. Therefore , the remaining available budget to
carry the team through the RFP process, design-builder negotiations, and initial design efforts
totals $19,120,000. Staff will r eturn to Commission with updates and action requests as the work
progresses.
This early phase work is being funded by the Airport Development Fund. The funding plan for
the total project will include the Airport Development Fund, Passenger Facility Charge revenues
and future revenue bonds. A separate briefing on alternative funding scenarios is also scheduled
for January 27, 2015. 

STRATEGIES AND OBJECTIVES 
This project addresses the Port's Century Agenda objective to advance this region as a leading
tourism destination and business gateway by making Seattle-Tacoma International Airport the
West Coast "Gateway of Choice" for international travel. 
This project also addresses the Aviation Division's strategic objectives to become one of the top
ten customer service airports in North America and to operate a world-class international airport
by ensuring safe and secure operations and by anticipating and meeting needs of tenants,
passengers and the region's economy. 
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE 
Economic Development 
Construction of a new IAF will allow the Port to keep pace with current international air travel
growth and position the Airport to attract new international air service. International air service
has a direct positive economic impact, but also contributes to increased airport dining, retail and
other passenger-related revenues. Studies at other airports have also shown that the addition of
new international air service routes provide a substantial boost to the regional economy through
increased foreign direct investment and exports of goods and services.

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January 22, 2015 
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Environmental Responsibility 
The IAF program gives the Port a rare opportunity to incorporate a variety of sustainable features
into the design and construction of the new facility and bridge connector that will facilitate
advancement of the Port's Century Agenda goal to meet future load growth through energy
conservation or renewable energy. The project team is targeting achieving an environmental
sustainability level for the IAF equivalent to certification under the Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) Version 4 program. The project team will present  to the
Commission specific strategies to achieve this level during our regular quarterly and design
briefings. 
Community Benefits 
This Project Labor Agreement project benefits the local community by creating a multitude of
living-wage jobs over the next five years. The project team will coordinate with the Port's
Office of Social Responsibility to identify small business opportunities in the IAF program and
will score PDB finalists on their approach to solicitation of small businesses.
Additionally, arriving to a new modern IAF by travelling across a connector bridge from the
existing south satellite to the main terminal, instead of arriving to an aging underground facility,
will give foreign visitors a unique and welcoming first impression of the SeaTac area and the
Pacific Northwest region as a whole. The new facility will create added capacity for additional
international service to and from the Seattle region that will bring economic benefits to the entire
community. 
Small Business Opportunities 
The project leaders will coordinate with the Office of Social Responsibility to maximize the
opportunities for small business participation, including those firms owned by women, minorities 
and socio-economic disadvantaged groups. 
ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLICATIONS CONSIDERED 
Alternative 1)  Do nothing. This alternative would put the IAF program on hold. This
alternative is not preferred as it would delay completion of the IAF.  This is not the
recommended alternative. 
Alternative 2) - Convert to design-bid-build.  Abandon the PDB procurement, procure a
designer and perform the project by conventional means. This would delay completion by more
than two and one half years while abandoning the investment to date in PDB and losing the cost
control and responsiveness advantages of the PDB method. This is not the recommended
alternative. 
Alternative 3)  Authorize advertisement of the RFP to PDB team finalists. This alternative
keeps the IAF procurement on the current schedule. This is the recommended alternative.

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Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
January 22, 2015 
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ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
None. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
January 13, 2015  IAF Update. 
December 2, 2014  IAF Scope and Budget Update. 
October 28, 2014  IAF Q3 Quarterly Briefing. 
August 19, 2014  IAF Q2 Quarterly Briefing. 
August 5, 2014  IAF RFQ Advertisement. 
July 22, 2014  IAF Progress Briefing. 
June 10, 2014  IAF Update and Quarterly Briefing. 
May 6, 2014  IAF Project Delivery Briefing. 
April 22, 2014  Capital Program Briefing. 
March 11, 2014  IAF Master Planning authorization. 
February 25, 2014  IAF Program Briefing. 
November 19, 2013  International Arrivals Facility Construction Management, testing
and inspection; surveying and locating and safety service agreements. 
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. 
February 2, 2010   Briefing on South Satellite Passenger Growth and Facility
Considerations, Delta's Proposed Airline Lounge and Other Possible Future Aviation
Projects.