Item No.         9a_supp 
Date of Meeting       Jan 30, 2018 
Sea-Tac International Airport 
NorthSTAR Program 
Fourth Quarter 2017 Program 
and North Satellite Project Update 



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NSAT Renovation & NSTS Lobbies Project 

Design Completed : 4/14/17 
12 to 20 contact gate positions. 
160,000 sf to 428,000 sf 
Key elements: 
Infrastructure        Marketplace 
Gate Additions      Station lobbies 
Clerestory river       Technology 
Airline services       Seismic reinforcement 


North Satellite  Objective and Purpose 
2

Construction Video 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C58twvN
0tm0&feature=youtu.be 


Steel Construction 
3

NSAT Renovation & NSTS Lobbies 
Accomplishments 
Completed 2017 Project goals 
Project on schedule and within budget 
Phase 1 basement concrete is complete 
Final building permit received 
Resolved schedule conflicts between 2018 Taxiway project and NSAT Phase 1 opening 
Completed passenger flow analysis for Concourse C & D  passenger congestion concerns 
Submitted design documents (LEED application) to United States Green Building Council 
Rainwater harvest tanks are installed and buried 
Current Work 
Structural steel erection ongoing through April 2018 
Starting Phase 1 tenant improvement and Airport Dining & Retail projects coordination 
Art program elements building integration/coordination underway 
North Satellite  Accomplishments and Current Work - Q4 2017 
4

NSAT Renovation & NSTS Lobbies 
Risks 
Impacts from scope changes, operational changes, customer service, unforeseen or
unanticipated situations 
Maintaining critical path of central core escalator and elevator phasing complexity with
potential impacts to passenger and operational levels of service 
Ability to provide adequate terminal/airside facilities (12 vs 14 gates) to minimize
passenger & operational levels of service impacts during Phase 2 
Uncertainty regarding certification level, Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
(LEED) 
Ability to meet Century Agenda goals for energy use and Green House Gas (GHS) emission
reduction 

North Satellite  Current Risks Q4 2017 
5

NSAT Renovation & NSTS Lobbies 
Metrics 
Tracking well to SBE, SCS and M/WBE project goals and requirements 
No operational incidences recorded this quarter 
170 change orders executed for $7.4M increasing contract value by 1.6%; none over $300K 
Apprentice goals are being exceeded 
Spent $6.3M (27.2%) of construction contingency with $26.3M remaining project contingency 
Total project spending $19.4M 



Quarterly Project Metrics Q4 2017 
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North Satellite 2015 


North Satellite
Today 



North Satellite
Future 
North Satellite  Progress 
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Phase 1 from NSAT Roof 
8

Phase 1 Basement View 1/3/18 
9

Phase 1 from NSAT Roof 1/3/18 
10

Phase 1 Basement Completion 12/2017 
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Rainwater Harvest Tanks 
12

New Steel installation progress 12/4/17 
Steel and Generators 
13

Escalator NS-4 Removal 
14

Escalator NS-4 Replacement 
15

Chilled water piping replacement progress  30% complete 
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