PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.       5c 
ACTION ITEM             Date of Meeting    June 25, 2013 

DATE:    June 17, 2013 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   David Soike, Director, Aviation Facilities and Capital Program 
Wayne Grotheer, Director, Aviation Project Management Group 
SUBJECT:  Parking Garage Emergency Lights Project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
(CIP #800230) 
Amount of This Request:  $1,595,319       Source of Funds:    Airport
Development Fund,
Est. Total Project Cost:    $4,683,370                        Grants and Future
Revenue Bonds 
Est. State and Local     $215,213         Est. Jobs Created:   40 
Taxes: 
ACTION REQUESTED: 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to (1) advertise and execute a
major construction contract in an amount not to exceed $1,595,319 for the Parking Garage
Emergency Lights Project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and (2) authorize the use of
Port crews to perform construction services. The total cost of the project, including expense, is
$4,683,370. 
SYNOPSIS: 
The parking garage has light fixtures throughout the parking areas and stairwells that allow for
24-hour operations. A portion of them have dual functions serving as emergency light fixtures
when normal power is lost. The current emergency lighting system is an interim fix after a
system failure occurred in 2007. This interim solution is not compliant with current code. In
addition, this project will eliminate the need for battery-powered emergency lights currently in
use, thereby avoiding the continuing need to both purchase batteries and pay associated disposal
fees. This authorization will bring the parking garage emergency light system up to current
life/safety code compliance. 
This overall project won a State of Washington Department of Commerce grant for energy
efficiency and is included in the 2013-2017 capital budget and plan of finance. It is currently
projected to be under budget. The new system will reduce energy consumption by
approximately 50%, or $135,000 annually.

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June 17, 2013 
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BACKGROUND: 
The overall Parking Garage Emergency Light project consists of two major components  
infrastructure and lights: 
On July 6, 2012, the Port of Seattle Commission authorized design of the infrastructure
that will ensure the Port continues to meet applicable life/safety code requirements for
egress. The infrastructure provides the foundation to install new light fixtures that will
reduce energy consumption. 
On March 18, 2013, the Port of Seattle Commission authorized the design and
construction of the new light fixtures. The new lights will utilize new technology that
reduces energy consumption and have a longer lifecycle, therefore decreasing
maintenance and operations costs. The new light fixtures will provide reliable egress
lighting and comply with code requirements. 
This authorization will allow the project to move forward with the construction of the electrical
infrastructure that will bring the emergency lighting system into compliance and utilize the new
energy efficient lights. 
PROJECT JUSTIFICATION: 
The purpose of this project is to replace a non-compliant interim solution and to provide the
electrical infrastructure for a new source of emergency power to feed the parking garage
emergency lighting circuits in order to ensure that code-required level-of-egress illumination is
provided for the safety of customers. 
Project Objectives: 
Satisfy applicable code requirements for emergency lighting. 
Provide proper egress lighting for the safety of customers. 
Decrease electrical loads on the emergency circuits by installing current lighting
technology in fixtures that require less power. 
Decrease maintenance and operations costs by using current lighting technology in
fixtures with longer lamp life. 
PROJECT SCOPE OF WORK AND SCHEDULE: 
Scope of Work: 
Construction of four new electrical 'closets' to house new electrical equipment for the
emergency system, which is required by code to be segregated from normal power
equipment. 
Installation of a new distribution panel and automatic transfer switch to enable the
switch-over to generator power upon the loss of normal power to egress lighting circuits. 
Installation of electrical meters in each of four transfer switches to record both real-time
and historical data for power usage on emergency circuits. 
Installation of conduit and electrical wiring to connect new emergency distribution
equipment to existing egress lighting circuits and to the existing generator distribution
board.

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June 17, 2013 
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Removal and proper disposal of existing temporary bug-eye battery-powered fixtures by
Port crews and small works electrical contracts after the project is completed and tested. 
Schedule: 
Commission Authorization                June 2013 
Notice to Proceed                       September 2013 
Construction Complete                   September 2014 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: 
Budget/Authorization Summary:             Capital    Expense   Total Project 
Original Budget                        $750,000         $0      $750,000 
Previous Budget Increase                 $4,519,600         $0     $5,269,600 
Current Budget Reduction                 $(586,230)        $0     $(586,230) 
Revised Budget                       $4,683,370        $0     $4,683,370 
Previous Authorizations                  $3,088,051        $0     $3,088,051 
Current request for authorization             $1,595,319         $0     $1,595,319 
Total Authorizations, including this request      $4,683,370         $0     $4,683,370 
Remaining budget to be authorized                $0        $0          $0 
Total Estimated Project Cost              $4,683,370        $0     $4,683,370 
Project Cost Breakdown:                   This Request         Total Project 
Construction                               $949,511           $2,315,348 
Construction Management                    $355,339           $469,946 
Design                                      $0            $972,703 
Project Management                        $200,000           $677,550 
Permitting                                     $0             $32,610 
State & Local Taxes (estimated)                   $90,469            $215,213 
Total                                    $1,595,319           $4,683,370 
Budget Status and Source of Funds: 
The Parking Garage Emergency Lights project (CIP #C800230) is included in the 2013-2017
capital budget and plan of finance in the amount of $5,269,000. The budget reduction of
$586,230 is due to updated project cost estimates. The source of funds for this project is the
Airport Development Fund, Department of Commerce grant, and future revenue bonds. The
2013  2017 plan of finance assumed the Port would issue revenue bonds in 2014 to fund a
number of projects. While this authorization deals with the emergency power supply and
support infrastructure, it should be noted that the Airport will receive a grant for $384,450 from
the Washington State Department of Commerce. The Department of Commerce recognized the
garage emergency lighting project as a top infrastructure improvement, and this grant will reduce
the net cost of this project to the Port. In 2014, the Port will incur approximately $20,000 in
training costs for Aviation Maintenance staff. This cost will be included in the 2014 operating
budget.

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June 17, 2013 
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Financial Analysis and Summary: 
CIP Category             Electrical Infrastructure 
Project Type              Renewal & Replacement 
Risk adjusted discount rate     N/A 
Key risk factors             N/A 
Project cost for analysis        $4,683,370 
Business Unit (BU)          Landside, parking 
Effect on business performance  NOI after depreciation will increase as operating cost
savings will more than offset increased depreciation. 
IRR/NPV             N/A 
CPE Impact             N/A 
Lifecycle Cost and Savings: 
The estimated life expectancy for this project is 40 years for the electrical panels and electrical
closets. This project will reduce energy consumption by $135,000 per year, approximately a
50% energy savings. 
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: 
This project aligns with the Port's Century Agenda objective to be the greenest, most energy
efficient port in North America by meeting all increased energy needs through conservation and
renewable sources. 
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: 
This project will provide the infrastructure to apply environmental sustainability principles
primarily through the use of energy-efficient light fixtures. These will reduce energy use by an
estimated 50% while providing more than an estimated four times the lamp operating life
compared to what is currently installed. This authorization repurposes existing and available
generator capacity for emergency back-up power rather than acquiring an entirely new generator.
BUSINESS PLAN OBJECTIVES: 
This project aligns with the Port's objective to minimize the Airport's environmental impacts
and reduce energy demand through conservation while operating a world-class international
airport by ensuring safe, secure, and sustainable operations. 
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE SUMMARY: 
The project supports economic development by investing in an upgraded parking garage to serve
the public's safety needs at the Airport. This project helps the environment by reducing energy
consumption at the Airport and allows our garage to operate more efficiently. 
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS: 
Alternative 1  Do nothing. Do not implement any improvements to the exiting parking garage.
This alternative is not recommended because the temporary solution has reached its useful life
expectancy and will begin to fail, and the parking garage currently does not meet egress lighting

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June 17, 2013 
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code. This alternative will negatively affect the safety of the public. This is not the
recommended alternative. 
Alternative 2  Provide new emergency power to bring the emergency electrical system up to
code that will meet the life/safety code requirements for egress illumination levels and provide
safety for the public. This is the recommended solution. 
OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST: 
None. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS: 
July 6, 2012, the Commission authorized the design for the electrical infrastructure for
a new source of emergency power to feed the parking garage emergency lighting
circuits to ensure that code-required level of egress illumination is provided for the
safety of customers. 
March 18, 2013, the Commission authorized as part of the Interagency Agreement, with
the State of Washington Department of Enterprise Services to proceed with design and
construction of emergency lighting initiatives. This request authorized energy saving
solutions by using current technology to reduce energy consumption while meeting
applicable life/safety code requirements for egress area illumination levels.