Item No.
10b_supp
Date of Meeting
April 8, 2025
Concourse A Shared Use Lounge
April 8, 2025
Commission Day
Request
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to take all
steps necessary to complete the Concourse A Shared-Use Lounge Project
(Club SEA) at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). This request
is to fully authorize the project and execute the construction contract, for
a total project authorization of $30,500,000.
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Current Airport Lounge Inventory at SEA
Future
SEA Common-Use Lounges
Project
Future
Future
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Controlled by SEA, operated by Airport Dimensions
Locations at Concourses S and A
Annual Non-Aero revenues exceed $17m ($9.8m NOI)
Concourse A lounge grossly undersized, often must deny entry
due to overcrowding
Lounge Partners:
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Purpose & Justification
• Expand the existing Club SEA footprint on A Concourse to increase overall lounge capacity, meet
increased passenger demand, and elevate the existing customer/passenger experience within the
shared-use lounge.
• Demand for lounge experiences has increased by ~100,000 visits annually over the last 3 years -
reaching 303,000 visits in 2024.
- Size limitations and capacity restrictions of current lounge saw over 2,600 guests denied in 2024.
Today Club at SEA (A Gates)
Future Club at SEA (A Gates)
Image of future lounge
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Project Location
Future Business Area
Expanded Club SEA
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Changes Since Notebook
Changes
Description
Project Purpose/Justification
Pivot from a basic to a full-service model:
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Partial to full kitchen
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Partial bar to full-service bar
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Full replacement of old traditional fluorescent lighting with modern
LED lighting system
VE (30%-60%)
• Redesign efforts to incorporate full-service model but design to original
Notebook estimate.
• Direct Construction Costs: $817/square-foot (SF) from 2021 vs. $1087/SF
in 2025.
Switch Delivery Method
DBB -> GCCM
Schedule Delays
Delays from the Concourse A Bldg. Expansion
Delays from the start-stop for VE and Delivery Method
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Cost Breakdown
This Request
Total Project
Design
($478,000)
$5,662,000
Construction
$24,838,000
$24,838,000
Total
$24,360,000
$30,500,000
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Cost Certainty
Original Project Estimate
$24.7M
MACC Estimate
$30.5M
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Schedule
Activity
Commission Design Authorization
Q4 2021
Design Start
Q2 2022
GCCM Advertisement
Q1 2024
Design Finish
Q2 2025
NTP for Construction
Q2 2025
Substantial Completion
Q2 2026
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THANK YOU!
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