Item No.:                           7a_supp 
Meeting Date:                  July 22, 2014 
International Arrivals Facility 
Project Progress 
Briefing & Actions Ahead 

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Briefing Outline 
IAF Project History 
Why IAF is needed 
Comparison to other West Coast Arrivals Facilities 
Short & long term approach to improvements 
Project funding and accomplishments 
Schedule over next 6 months 
Connector contracting 
Customer service metrics 
Next steps: July 29 request 
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Project History 
Why SEA needs a new IAF 
Existing facility is outdated, beyond capacity,
and provides poor customer service 



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Project History 
Comparison to other West
Coast Arrivals Facilities 

YVR 


SFO 

LAX 
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Project History 
Two Prong Approach - Short and Long Term: 
Making SSAT short term improvements in
existing facility to meet growing customer
demands until IAF opens 
Reconfigure wayfinding 
graphics, colors, signs 
HVAC and stanchions 
12th wide body aircraft gate 
Ramp and plans for
hardstand bussing 

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Project History 
Two Prong Approach - Short and Long Term: 
Long term improvements  develop the IAF 
11 Commission briefings and actions since 2010 



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Project History 
In July, 2013, Commission authorized $3.5M 
In March, 2014, Commission authorized $5M 
Accomplishments in the last 12 months: 
Validated best and responsive procurement method (PDB) 
Assembled team (staff, specialty consultant, ATR) 
Conducted lessons learned effort including visits to other
airports and outreach to other public agencies using PDB 
Completed project planning (including Connector 
options evaluation) 
Started cost validation 
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Schedule 
Cost validation effort initiated                06/30/2014 
Advertise RFQ for DB Team                  07/30/2014 
Commission update                      08/19/2014 
DB Statement of qualifications due          09/09/2014 
Commission update                      09/09/2014 
Shortlist 3-5 firms as finalists                10/14/2014 
Commission update, cost validation         10/28/2014 
Issue RFP to finalists                         10/30/2014 
Commission update                      11/25/2014 
Select IAF DB Team                        01/12/2015 
Commission update                      01/13/2015 

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Connector Contracting 
Benefits of contracting the design and
construction of the IAF and Connector
together include: 
Simultaneous coordination of design and
construction 
Management by a single team 
Allows faster completion for both airlines and
travelers 
Reduces construction coordination and other
risks 
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IAF Connector Evaluation Criteria 
Passenger Experience 
Capacity/Future Flexibility 
Construction Impacts 
Capital Cost 
Maintenance Cost 
Risk 

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Evaluation Criteria     Bridge                             Tunnel 
Passenger Experience     Natural Light                       More lighting necessary 
Unique views: airfield activity       Interior finishes more
and mountains                      important 
More intuitive way finding          More vertical transitions 
Longer passenger route 
Capacity/Future          Smaller ramp footprint              Larger ramp footprint 
Flexibility                    Wider profile allows 2 way            Could limit STS expansion 
passenger flow 




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Evaluation Factor        Bridge                             Tunnel 
Taxi-lane and Gate       12 months                       18 months 
Impacts 




Initial Capital Cost         Lower                               Higher 
(estimated $12-17M) 

On-going               Slightly higher                 Slightly lower 
Maintenance Cost         (estimated $15-30K/yr) 

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Evaluation Factor       Bridge                             Tunnel 
Risk                       Scale/Height                       Contaminated/soft soil 
conditions 
Utilities disruption 
Work under active taxi-lane 
More construction traffic on
ramp (soils hauling) 






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Summary: Bridge is Best Option 
Passenger Experience 
Offers a better passenger experience 
Offers a unique opportunity: image and views 
Capacity/Future Flexibility 
Yields a smaller footprint 
Offers opportunity for future two way travel 
Construction Impacts 
Effects less impact to airport operations 
Capital Cost 
Is more cost effective 
Maintenance Cost 
Is minimally more 
Risk 
Presents less risk 

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Customer Service Metrics 
Customer Service at Peak                        1973       2013          IAF 2018 
International Wide-Body Gates:                   ~4         11            20 
Hold on Boards:                                   0           23             0 
Hold in corridors:                                    0           339            0 
Over Ramp Busing  possible times/day:           0          2             0 
Lines at "Primary" (Passport Check):                0           Long           Modest 
Crowding at baggage 
International Carousels:                         0           Extreme       Low 
Terminal Carousel:                              0           Medium       Low 
Double Bag Handing: FIS & Bag Claim:          Yes        Yes            No 
STS Train Wait (minutes):                           Low        4 (2nd Train)    n/a 
Minimum Connect Time (minutes):               n/a        90            75 

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Next Steps: July 29, 2014 Action Items 
Authorize procurement of connector as part
of the IAF progressive design build contract 
Authorize additional funding of $16 million
for the new IAF 
Advertise a Request for Qualifications to
procure a design-build team 
Authorize use of Port crews 

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Thank you 



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