PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      6a 
ACTION ITEM 
Date of Meeting     February 4, 2014 
DATE:    January 24, 2014
TO:    Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer
FROM:  Stephanie Jones Stebbins, Director, Seaport Environmental & Planning
Kathy Bahnick, Manager, Remediation Program
Roy Kuroiwa, Senior Environmental Program Manager 
SUBJECT: Service Agreement P-00317417, AECOM, Technical Services, Inc. 
Cleanup Oversight Services - Terminal 117 NTCRA Cleanup Project
Amount of This Request:      $1,400,000.00   Source of Funds:  Environmental
Remediation Liability
Est. Total Project Cost:        $3,100,000.00 
No Ops (Tax Levy) 
Est. State and Local Taxes:        $140,000   Est. Jobs Created:      14 

ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to increase the professional
Service Agreement/contract (AECOM P-00317417) with AECOM Technical Services Inc. for
cleanup oversight services at the Terminal 117(T-117) Non-Time Critical Removal Action
(NTCRA) Cleanup Project by $1,400,000 for a new contract total of $3,100,000. In accordance
with RCW 53.19.060, this memorandum constitutes notification to the Commission that the
amended amount of the contract exceeds 50 percent of the original not-to-exceed contract value 
of $1,700,000.   There is no funding increase to the project amount as a  result of this
authorization.
SYNOPSIS 
This memo requests authorizationto increase the existing and original contract amount of
$1,700,000 by $1,400,000, which is greater than 50% of the original contract value.  This
contract  increase  would  be  performed  through  Service  Agreement  Amendment  No.  5.
Amendments No. 1, 2, 3 and 4were zero dollar amendments andwere prepared only to add
subcontractors/rates to the contract.
This professional services agreementprovides for consultant support services needed for
environmental compliance monitoring services (i.e., soil sampling, health and safety monitoring,
analytical laboratory services, etc.) at the T-117 EAA cleanup site (an Early Action Area within
the larger Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund project). This authorization allows the Port to
continue to provide these compliance services, consistent with the EPA-approved work plans as

Template revised May 30, 2013.

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required by the Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent that the Port entered
into with the EPA on June 8, 2011 (the "2011 Order").
An increase in the contract amount isnecessary to supply the services that are now requireddue
to an extended cleanup schedule. The schedule changes are: upland construction/cleanup has
been increased from 4 months to 8 or 9 months;and dredging operations have been delayedby
one month.
BACKGROUND 
The T-117 site is part of the Lower Duwamish Waterway (LDW) Superfund site. Contamination
in the T-117 area is primarily from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were used widely
for decades, including for transformers and other electric equipment, before their manufacture
and use was banned in 1978. An asphalt shingle plant operated on this property for many
decades and, for a period of time in the 1970s, that facility used waste transformer oil as fuel,
which was likely tainted with PCBs. Asphalt plant mishandling of waste transformer oil is the 
most likely source for the majority of the PCB contamination in the vicinity of T-117.
Following EPA's decision to list the LDW as a federal Superfund site andits subsequent
designation of the T-117 sediment site as an "Early Action Area," in October 2000, the Port
entered into an Administrative Order on Consent for Removal Action with EPA (the "2000
Order") to perform an investigation of contamination within the sediments and in the adjoining
upland area of this Early Action Area. As the investigationcontinued and the scope of the
anticipated remediation expanded, the 2000 Order was followed by subsequent EPA Orders in
October 2005, December 2005, and June 2011. The City of Seattle became a signatory to the
Order, starting with the December 2005 Order. The Orders required the Port (and later, the City)
to investigate and develop a cleanup plan for sediments, intertidal mudflats, bank, and a portion
of the adjacent uplands in the vicinity of T-117, and to perform the required cleanup.EPA
formally approved the current cleanup plans in an Action Memorandum dated September 30,
2010.
At its May 24, 2011,meeting, the Commission authorized entering intothe Administrative
Settlement  Agreement  and  Order  on  Consent  (the  2011  Order)  for  the  design,  cleanup
implementation, and operation and monitoring (O&M) of the cleanup (i.e., the current work).
After design approval, the cleanup construction began in May 2013.
About two months intothe upland cleanup, buried drums and tanks of various liquid products
were unexpectedly discovered, prompting the Port to issue a Declaration of Emergency.  The
declaration allowed the Port to hire specially-trained emergency response and hazardous waste
contactors. After this delay, upland cleanup resumed, but the schedule wasaffected. (Previous
subsurface environmental and design investigations did not detect many of the buried drums and
tanks as they were located under much of the rip-rap-reinforced shoreline and river bank).

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PROJECT JUSTIFICATION AND DETAILS 
The overall goal of the T-117 cleanup is to significantly reduce or eliminate the exposure of
ecological and human receptors to sediment and soil contamination,and thereby reduce or
eliminate adverse effects on resources in the project site. The purpose of this contract is to
provide cleanup oversight, compliance sampling and documentation in order to ensure that the
cleanup construction will be completed as required by the EPA Order. 
As a result of the extended cleanup period and additional construction/compliance support
requested by the Port'sConstruction Management team, the total authorized amount of the
AECOM contract must be increasedto provide the support described below through the end of
the construction project, and to fulfill the required reporting.
Project Objectives 
Perform the required cleanup construction and operation and maintenance activities
required by EPA's 2011 Order.
Perform the work in accordance with EPA's Statement of Work and Schedule (i.e.,
attachments to the 2011 Order). 
Manage and perform the work in accordance with local, state, and federal cleanup laws
and regulations, with project controls and contract systems in place.
Maximize cost recovery opportunities.
Identify and consider community values and concerns as part of a formal Community
Involvement Plan.
Scope of Work
Environmental services required during construction and post construction includes the
following: 
Construction observation during all upland and in-water activities 
Permitting and regulatory support
Cleanup compliance monitoring, such as soil and sediment sampling
Health and safety monitoring, including air quality, noise and light
Community outreach and communication
First year operations and monitoring
Management, controls, and administration support of field services
Documentation and reporting
These services were all included in the original contract scope. 
Schedule 
T-117 construction (cleanup) kicked-off in May 2013 with contractor mobilization, site setup
and security measures put in place. Upland cleanup is now expected to be completed in January

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2014. (It was originally scheduled for completion around September 2013). In-water cleanup is
expected to be completed in February 2014.  Punch-list items and final inspection will be
completed by April or May 2014. Following construction completion, the consultant will
develop the required completion reports documenting the cleanup, and begin the first year of
operations and maintenance.
The professional services/consultant work pertaining to this authorization (T-117 Environmental
Cleanup Oversight Services) began in March 2013, and will continue through June 2015, after
completion of the cleanup work, plus an additional one year of operations and maintenance. The
Port will secure long-term monitoring services under a separate future procurement. 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
There is no funding request as part of this authorization. The funding required for these contracts
was previously included in the 2014Plan of Finance and included as part of the 2014
Environmental Remediation Liability Annual Authorization.
Budget Status and Source of Funds 
Pursuant to a Settlement Agreement entered intoin July 2008, the City of Seattle is paying 40%
of the cleanup costs on this portion of the T-117 EAA cleanup. In addition, certain cleanup costs
are eligible for Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA)grants administered by the Department of
Ecology. In November 2013, Ecology authorized a grant for T-117, which is expected to cover
approximately 50% of eligible costs. City contributions plus the grant proceeds are anticipated
to provide 70% of the contracted costs during 2014 and 2015.
Any additional environmental remediation liability will be booked as the project moves forward
and will be reported annually to the Commission via routine environmental liability reports and
spending authorization requests. The source of funds is the tax levy. 
STRATEGIES AND OBJECTIVES 
This project will achieve the strategic objective of accomplishing cleanup of the Port's property,
while assuring that other responsible parties are paying their fair share. 
As a signatory on theEPA Order, the Port is legally obligated to do this work as directed by the
EPA. The Port continues to carefully control costs associated with the effort to minimize overall
economic impact. 
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE 
Economic Development 
Cleanup of the site will allow its beneficial reuse.

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Environmental Responsibility 
The overall goal of the T-117 cleanup is to significantly reduce or eliminate the exposure of
ecological and human receptors to sediment and soil contamination, and thereby reduce or
eliminate adverse effects on resources in the project site 
Cleanup planning and design efforts also incorporate opportunities for materials reuse, recycling,
and/or reduction (also known as Green Sustainable Remediation features within Superfund
cleanup). Finally, cleanup implementation will include significant environmental controls and
performance monitoring to ensure public health and safety.
Community Benefits 
The project is located adjacent to the City of Seattle neighborhood of South Park, recognized as a
socially  diverse  and  economically  disadvantaged  neighborhood.  The-117T site  is  located
adjacent to single and multi-family residences.
State and federal laws require elimination of unacceptable levels of environmental risk caused by
the presence of contaminants in soil, groundwater and sediment. From the perspective of the
surrounding communities and the customers that we serve, the Port's participation in site
remediation is the hallmark of responsible environmental stewardship.
ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLICATIONS CONSIDERED 
Alternative 1)  Do not proceed withamending the existing professional services agreement.
The Port will perform this work using existing, on-call contracts, which will result in higher
costs and poor performance to account for lack of site/regulatory knowledge.This is not the
recommended alternative. 
Alternative 2)  Perform in-house these services related to environmental construction support
and compliance sampling associated with the T-117 cleanup. The Port does not have sufficient
staff or equipment to provide this level of effort required to carry out an EPAComprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act(CERCLA) cleanup project. This is
not the recommended alternative. 
Alternative 3)  Amend the existing contract for Cleanup Oversight Services Terminal 117
NTCRA Cleanup Project. This is the recommended alternative. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
None
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
August 24, 1999  Commission approved the purchase and sale agreement for the acquisition
of the Malarkey Asphalt Property at a cost of $176,400 and implementation of required
environmental cleanup measures on adjoining Port property at a cost not to exceed $800,000.

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June 11, 2002 Commission approved expenditure of $1,500,000 previously reserved for
aquatic  sediment  management  and  revision  of  the  existing  contract  with  Windward
Environmental, Inc. to provide services required byEPA's Order on Consent to continue
work on the Lower Duwamish Sediments Superfund site and the East Waterway Sediment
Operable Unit of the Harbor Island Superfund site.
August 24, 2004  Commission approved execution of the Memorandum of Agreement (Cost
Allocation) between the Port and the City of Seattle for Malarkey Early Action Area. 
March 8, 2005 Commission approved the project-wide authorization expenditure of
$8,102,200 for environmental cleanup action on Port properties during 2005.
October 11, 2005 Commission approved execution of (1) Administrative Settlement
Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action T-117 Early Action Area; and (2)
Administrative  Settlement  Agreement  and  Order  on  Consent  for-117the UplandT
Investigation.
December 8, 2005  Commission approved the project-wide authorization expenditure of
$8,705,760 for environmental cleanup action on Port properties during 2006.
June 27, 2006 Commission (1) approved execution of Administrative Settlement
Agreement and Order on Consent for Time Critical Removal Action in the T-117 Upland
Area; (2) directed staff to develop a work plan to expand the cleanup options in the T-117
Upland Area; and (3) amended the 2006 project-wide authorization expenditure in the
amount of $6,000,000.
April 14, 2008  Commission authorized the Chief Executive Officer to sign a Memorandum
of Agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Muckleshoot
and Suquamish Tribes, the Washington Department of Ecology, and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service for Crediting Habitat Restoration Projects in and near the Lower Duwamish
Waterway relating to Future Settlement of Natural Resource Damages Claims. 
October 27, 2008  Commission authorized the Chief Executive Officer to Sign a Settlement
Agreement with the Malarkey Parties, the Duwamish Parties, the City of Seattle and King
County regarding -T117 Site and Lower Duwamish Site Cleanup Costs, and Natural
Resource Damage Liability. 
May 24, 2011 The Commission authorized Chief Executive Officer to execute an
Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for the Removal Action
Implementation at Terminal 117 (the "EPA Order"), an EarlyAction Area for the Lower
Duwamish Waterway Superfund.

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November 6, 2012  The Commission authorized the Chief Executive Officer to execute a
major construction contract, and to execute a contract (subject of this memo) to provide
environmental consultant services for Cleanup Oversight at the Terminal 117 Cleanup
Project. 
December 3, 2013 The Commission authorized $106,740,000for the 2014-2018
Environmental Remediation Liability Program, including spending of $22,180,000 for
environmental liabilities in 2014. 
August 27, 2013 The Port authorized a Declaration of Emergency to rapidly address
discoveries of product filled and buried drums and barrels during the upland construction
cleanup. The Declaration of Emergency allowed the Port to hire professional services and
environmental-response contractor to address the new discoveries.