PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      4d 
ACTION ITEM 
Date of Meeting     January 6, 2015 
DATE:    December 29, 2014 
TO:      Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   Wayne Grotheer, Director, Aviation Project Management Group 
Wendy Reiter, Director, Aviation Security and Emergency Preparedness 
SUBJECT:  Security Exit Lane Breach Control-Phase 1 (CIP #C800218) 
Amount of This Request:         $252,000   Source of Funds:  Airport Development
Fund 
Est. Total Project Cost:         $1,562,000 
Est. State and Local Taxes:         $10,000 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to increase the project budget
for the Security Exit Lane Breach Control Phase 1 project at Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport by $252,000 to install an additional set of doors to the exit lane breach control system 
and widen the existing emergency bypass lane, for a total cost of $1,562,000. 
SYNOPSIS 
This project installed an automated security exit lane breach control system at the Concourse B
security exit as a pilot project in 2013 to mitigate the potential for a costly security breach and
verify the installation in order to move forward with the second phase of the exit lane project. 
This request is to add an additional set of doors to the exit lane breach control system as
recommended by Port security during security testing, and widen the existing first responder 
bypass lane. 
BACKGROUND 
Security breaches can occur at terminal exits when people enter a secured area through an exit
without passing through the security checkpoint. A security breach could require that all people
inside the secure area exit and repeat the screening process, which is very costly and disruptive
to airline operations and passengers. 
This project reduced the risk of a security breach by installing an automated security exit lane
breach control system at the Concourse B security exit. The system that is now installed divides 
the security exit corridor into three short side-by-side hallways or lanes with doors on either end.
Arriving passengers exit the secure area of the Airport by approaching any one of the three lanes.
Using sensors to detect traffic flow, the system automatically opens the doors of the selected lane 

Template revised May 30, 2013.

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December 29, 2014 
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as passengers approach it from the secure side allowing them passage through the lane and to
their destinations. The system would  automatically close these same doors to persons
approaching the lanes from the non-secure side preventing their passage to the secure area. 
During security testing of this system prior to activation, Port staff concluded that a third set of
doors would improve the system's security and better reduce the risk of breach. This became the
configuration for the exit lanes ordered as part of the phase 2 project. When the Phase 2 system
equipment was ordered, the vendor agreed to provide these additional doors for the completed
Phase 1 project at no cost to the Port. 
This request will add these additional sets of doors to the three lanes of the breach control
system, lengthen the exit lanes, and improve security. It will also widen the doors of the first
responder bypass lane to facilitate life-safety equipment to pass through for emergency response.
With the smaller doors, some police equipment and stretchers cannot currently pass through the
bypass lane. 
In September 2013, the Port Commission authorized construction of the Phase 2 Security Exit
Lane Breach Control project. On May 8, 2014, the Port Commission was notified of work
stoppage on the Security Exit Lane Breach Control Phase 2 Project due to unsatisfactory
negotiations with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) over federal funding for this
phase of work. Negotiations with the TSA continue. Meanwhile the Phase 2 work remains
stopped. 
PROJECT JUSTIFICATION AND DETAILS 
Completing this work will reduce the threat of security breach. 
Project Objectives 
Improve the security of the exit lane breach control system at Concourse B and match the
standard set for the remaining exits. 
Improve emergency responder access through the bypass corridor. Accommodate police
equipment and stretchers. 
Scope of Work 
This project will install additional sets of doors and lengthen the exit lanes at the existing
security exit lane breach control system and widen the existing emergency bypass lane at the
Concourse B security exit. 
Schedule 
Delivery of Additional Doors                       Q4 2014 
Design Start                                Q1 2015 
Construction Complete                          Q2 2015

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December 29, 2014 
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FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
Budget/Authorization Summary         Capital      Expense     Total Project 
Original Budget                       $950,000          $0     $950,000 
Previous Budget Increase                  $360,000          $0     $360,000 
Current Budget Increase                  $252,000          $0     $252,000 
Revised Budget                     $1,562,000         $0    $1,562,000 
Previous Authorizations                 $1,310,000          $0    $1,310,000 
Current request for authorization              $252,000          $0      $252,000 
Total Authorizations, including this request     $1,562,000          $0    $1,562,000 
Remaining budget to be authorized               $0          $0          $0 
Total Estimated Project Cost              $1,562,000          $0    $1,562,000 
Project Cost Breakdown              This Request        Total Project 
Design                                    $98,000          $380,000 
Construction                                $144,000         $1,095,000 
State & Local Taxes (estimated)                    $10,000           $87,000 
Total                                       $252,000         $1,562,000 
Budget Status and Source of Funds 
This project (CIP #C800218) was included in the 2015-2019 capital budget and plan of finance
with a budget of $1,310,000. The budget increase will be transferred from the Aeronautical
Allowance CIP (C800404) resulting in no net change to the total capital budget. The funding
source will be the Airport Development Fund. 
Financial Analysis and Summary 
CIP Category             Renewal/Enhancement 
Project Type              Renewal & Replacement 
Risk adjusted discount rate     N/A 
Key risk factors             N/A 
Project cost for analysis        $1,562,000 
Business Unit (BU)          Terminal Building 
Effect on business performance  NOI after depreciation will decrease 
IRR/NPV             N/A 
CPE Impact             $.01 in 2016 
Lifecycle Cost and Savings 
The additional doors will require annual operating and maintenance cost increases to maintain.

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December 29, 2014 
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STRATEGIES AND OBJECTIVES 
The project supports the Port's Century Agenda objective of meeting the region's air
transportation needs at Sea-Tac Airport for the next 25 years by improving security and customer
service. It also supports the Airport's strategic goal of operating a world-class international
airport by ensuring safe and secure operations through enhanced security. 
ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLICATIONS CONSIDERED 
Alternative 1)  Do Nothing. This results in continued operation with the current security risk
factor. The first responder bypass lane will not fully accommodate emergency re sponse
equipment. This is not the recommended alternative. 
Alternative 2)  Install only the additional doors to the exit lane breach control system. The first
responder bypass lane will not fully accommodate emergency response equipment. This is not
the recommended alternative. 
Alternative 3)  Install an additional set of doors to the exit lane breach control system and 
widen the existing emergency bypass lane. This alternative would improve the security of the
exit lane system at Concourse B. With the larger doors on the bypass lane this alternative would
also improve emergency response through the security exit.  This is the recommended
alternative.
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
None. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
On September 10, 2013, the Port Commission authorized the purchase of breach control
system and advertising for bids and award and execution a major construction contract
for the Security Exit Lane Breach Control-Phase 2 project at Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport in an amount not to exceed $5,757,000 for a total estimated project
cost of $6,407,000. 
April 2, 2013  the Port Commission authorized expansion of the scope of the Security
Exit Lane Breach Control-Phase 1 project (C800218) to add a new exit lane and increase
the project budget by $360,000 for a new total estimated project cost of $1,310,000. 
January 8, 2013  the Port Commission authorized the design of the Security Exit Lane
Breach Control-Phase 2 project (C800605) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. That
authorization was for $590,000 of a total estimated project cost of $3,750,000. 
On October 23, 2012, the Port Commission authorized the design of building
modifications to accommodate exit lane breach control system, and to use Port crews for 
construction of the Security Exit Lane Breach Control-Phase 1 project (C800218) at
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. That authorization was for $850,000 of a total
estimated project cost of $950,000.