PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA             Item No.      5d 
Date of Meeting   September 28, 2010 

DATE:    August 30, 2010 
TO:     Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Mike McLaughlin, Director, Cruise and Industrial Properties 
Fred Chou, Capital Project Manager, Capital Development 
SUBJECT:  Terminal 91 Roadway Pavement Project.
CIP #C800343 
Amount of This Request:    $757,000    Source of Funds: General Operating Fund 
State and Local Taxes Paid:  $ 32,000    Est. Workers Employed: 7 
Total Project Cost:       $895,000 
ACTION REQUESTED:
Request commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to (1) advertise and
award construction contracts; (2) authorize Port Construction Services to perform work for
the Terminal 91 Roadway Pavement Project in the amount of $757,000, bringing the total
authorized amount of this project to $895,000. 
SYNOPSIS:
With the engineering design phase complete for the Terminal 91 Roadway Pavement
Project, staff requests approval for the construction funding to repave two key roadway
intersections/segments at the Terminal 91 facility that have exceeded their service life and
are at risk of additional failure. The total project cost is now estimated at $895,000, a
$395,000 increase from the amount originally shown in the 2010 Draft Plan of Finance. As
part of the design phase investigation, staff discovered that the condition of several large
underground utility structures--the source of some pavement failures--were worse than
originally assumed and would require significant more work to address the problem. This
discovery along with identifying some additional pavement areas needing replacement and
underground utilities needing re-route has increased the project cost estimate. 
This project will be funded by the general operating fund and has been coordinated with
terminal operations and tenants.

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Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
August 30, 2010 
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BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATIONS:
Roadway pavement at Terminal 91 adjacent to the east and west main terminal entrances
and main traffic intersections are in poor condition with a significant amount of surface
breakage, settlement, cracks and areas of pavement failure. This in turn has created
issues such as surface water ponding and roadway operation/safety concerns. The
pavement needs to be replaced before additional pavement failures occur and to enhance
terminal roadway operation and safety. 
Staff obtained design funding approval from commission on December 15, 2009 and
proceeded with the design phase of the project. The design effort was placed on hold in 
the spring to allow the further design of Terminal 91 Water Main Replacement Project to
progress in order to determine joint-work opportunities and to ensure the new pavement
surfaces would not be disturbed by underground utility work in the future.
As part of the design phase site investigation staff discovered that the poor condition of
several large underground utility structures--the source of some pavement failures--were 
worse than originally assumed and would require significant more work to address the
problem. This discovery along with identifying some additional pavement areas needing
replacement and underground utilities needing reroute has increased the project cost
estimate. 
PROJECT SCOPE OF WORK AND SCHEDULE: 
Project Statement: 
This project will replace the pavement at two Terminal 91 intersection areas before the
set-up start of the 2011 cruise season. 
Project Objectives: 
Minimize disruptions to terminal/tenant operations during construction. 
Minimize future maintenance & repair work. 
Project will be on budget and at minimum cost. 
Project will be delivered on-time to meet schedule milestones. 
Project will be environmentally sound and will utilize sustainable environmental
elements. 
Scope of Work: 
The overall project scope will include demolition and removal of deteriorated pavement;
preparation of base materials; repair/replace underground utility vaults; re-route
underground utilities; place new utility stubs; place full depth asphalt and concrete

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August 30, 2010 
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pavement; and apply asphalt pavement overlay. Work will be completed by a
combination of Port Construction Services and small works contractors. 
Schedule: 
Start                 Finish 
PreDesign         January 2010           March 2010 
Design            March 2010             September 2010 
Construction         October 2010            April 2011 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: 
Budget/Authorization Summary 
Original Budget                                       $ 0 
Previous Authorizations                                  $138,000 
Current request for authorization                              $757,000 
Total Authorizations, including this request                      $895,000 
Remaining budget to be authorized                         $ 0 
Total Estimated Project Cost                              $895,000 
Project Cost Breakdown 
Construction                                         $689,000 
Soft Costs                                            $178,000 
State & Local Taxes (estimated)                             $ 28,000 
Total                                                $895,000 
Source of Funds 
This project was included in the 2010 Plan of Finance under Committed CIP# C800343,
T91 Roadway Pave Entry & Guard Shack, in the amount of $500,000. The additional
$395,000 which is required to fund this project is available due to project deferrals or
timing delays on other 2010 Plan of Finance Committed projects, such as the 
Terminal 18 Pile Cap Improvements Project. This project will be funded from the
general fund. 
Financial Analysis Summary:
CIP Category            Renewal/Enhancement 
Project Type             Renewal/Enhancement 
Risk adjusted Discount rate    7.0%

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Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
August 30, 2010 
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Key risk factors             Asphalt work is highly weather dependent.
Adverse weather may delay the planned
construction schedule 
Traffic impacts during construction to tenants and
terminal operations, will be minimized as much
as possible 
Project cost for analysis       $895,000 
Business Unit (BU)         Seaport Industrial Properties 
Effect on business          No incremental revenue or operating expense is
performance            anticipated to be generated as a result of this Project.
Incremental depreciation expense from the T-91
Roadway Pavement Project is estimated to be
$77,000/yr for the next 10 years, based on the
specific assets identified in the preliminary asset
plan, and will then reduce to $5,000/yr as the assets
with longer useful lives continue to depreciate. 
IRR/NPV            No incremental revenue or operating expense. NPV
is present value of project costs. 
NPV
($860)
(in $000's)
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: 
This project supports the Port's strategy to "Ensure Airport and Seaport Vitality" through
renewing and replacing vital seaport infrastructure to continue Port of Seattle waterfront
operations. 
Best management practices will be deployed in the selection of materials, work practices
and ongoing total cost of ownership. 
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS: 
No impact to the environment is anticipated as a result of this project. Existing pavement
and gravel base materials will be recycled for re-use. New pavement will be constructed
with materials that have demonstrated long life and durability. 
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE: 
This project is aligned with the business plan objectives to maintain safe facilities and
assets while providing customers with compelling value. This is a renewal and
replacement project to rebuild the roadway surface pavement systems and underground
utility infrastructure located within the two primary intersection areas which provide 
common area access to the businesses at Terminal 91.

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Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
August 30, 2010 
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ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS: 
Alternative 1: Do nothing. Without the pavement improvement work, the existing
asphalt surface and failing underground structures located within the intersections will
continue to deteriorate which will negatively affect traffic flow circulations, impacting
both tenant and terminal operations. For this reason, Alternative 1 is not recommended. 
Alternative 2: Grind and patch the existing asphalt and concrete pavement (without full
depth replacement) and overlay the areas with new asphalt. This is not recommended
because unless the pavement base problem in the badly deteriorated pavement segments
is corrected and the existing pavement replaced with full depth pavement, the problems 
will not be fully resolved and would reappear in a relatively short period of time. For this
reason and considering the high volume of heavy truck traffic that occurs through these
primary roadway intersections. Alternative 2 is not recommended. 
Alternative 3: The recommended alternative is to complete full depth asphalt
replacements in +/-5,000 square feet of failed roadway intersection areas, correct
pavement problems caused by failing underground utility vaults, replace
underground utility structures, reroute underground utilities and apply asphalt
overlay in other problem areas. Staff recommends this alternative as it will alleviate
the pavement structural/base problem and restore the major intersections to their
full beneficial use in the primary roadway intersections serving both tenant and
Port terminal operations. Alternative 3 is the recommended alternative. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS: 
On December 15, 2009 Commission approved design funding for the T-91 Roadway
Pavement Project.