PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      4b 
ACTION ITEM 
Date of Meeting      June 3, 2014 
DATE:    May 23, 2014 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   Kathy Bahnick, Manager, Seaport Environmental & Planning 
Brick Spangler, Environmental Program Manager 

SUBJECT:  Professional Service Agreement for Long-Term Environmental Commitments 
Amount of This Request:            NA      Source of   Environmental
Funds:     Remediation Liability 
Maximum Contract Value:        $1.6 million 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a project-specific
contract for consultant support for long-term environmental commitment services supporting
remediation activities  at Harbor Island  (includes Terminals 10 and 18) and Terminal 5 
(Southwest Harbor Project). The contract amount is estimated at $1.6 million and the contract
duration will be for up to 5 years. 
SYNOPSIS 
Seaport Environmental and Planning (SEAP) provides and manages remediation liability and
environmental regulation support services for the Seaport, Real Estate, and Capital Development
divisions. In particular, SEAP provides these services for a number of ongoing federal and state
remediation projects at upland, Port-owned property. 
Existing environmental services agreements that support remediation activities at Harbor Island 
(includes Terminals 10 and 18) and Terminal 5 are due to expire in the spring of 2015. In order
to continue to provide these services, a new contract with environmental technical and consultant
services providers is needed.
This request is only for contracting authority; funding will be authorized by the Commission
under the Environmental Remediation Liability annual authorization. 



Template revised May 30, 2013.

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BACKGROUND 
The Port has entered in to various environment cleanup agreements over the years.  The sites
listed below include long-term monitoring and maintenance obligations to confirm the
protectiveness associated with the cleanup of these properties. Below is a list of sites and their
corresponding obligations that will be supported by the requested contract.
Terminal 5 Ecology State Cleanup Sites  In the past, as part of the Terminal 5 Southwest
Harbor redevelopment, the Port completed remediation at four sites under three Consent Decrees
with Ecology. Current obligations include on-going cap inspection and maintenance of the cap
in the four areas and operation and maintenance of a methane vapor extraction system associated
with the consolidated landfill area as well as reporting and coordination with any operations or
construction that will impact the cap or extraction system. 
Terminal 5 Pacific Sound Resources (PSR) EPA Superfund Site  This site was cleaned up under
an Order with EPA as part of the Terminal 5 Southwest Harbor redevelopment project. Ongoing
obligations include required cap inspection and cap maintenance, product recovery activities,
coordination regarding the long-term obligations, and reporting and monitoring EPA activities
related to the groundwater and the off shore sediments.
Harbor Island Superfund Site Soil and Groundwater Operable Unit  Terminal 18 is located
within this Superfund site. Cleanup of this site was performed under a Consent Decree with
EPA. Long-term cap maintenance, inspections, groundwater monitoring, coordination regarding
long-term obligations, and reporting are ongoing. 
Terminal 10 Lockheed  Lockheed previously performed the upland and sediment cleanup
required at the site. The Port's continuing obligation is to maintain the upland cap and the
habitat restoration area, manage any contaminated soil and groundwater encountered or removed
during redevelopment or maintenance activities, and to protect Lockheed's groundwater
monitoring wells. Under the Terminal 10 Uplands capital project, storm water drainage and
upland cap improvements were completed in early 2012. Long-term stormwater solids sampling
was initiated after the capital project as a condition of EPA approval.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
There is no funding request associated with this authorization. Funding will be authorized by the
Commission under the Environmental Remediation Liability annual authorization.
Environmental Remediation Liability projects have multiple funding sources: (1) Seaport nonoperating
projects and Real Estate operating and non-operating projects are funded by the Port's
Tax Levy; (2) Seaport operating projects are funded by the General Fund. 
STRATEGIES AND OBJECTIVES 
A key Century Agenda strategy is to be the greenest and most energy efficient port in North
America.  Effectively addressing historical contamination is a key part of that strategy.
Environmental remediation projects define and minimize to acceptable levels threats to the

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environment caused by the historical effects of industrial activity on properties acquired by the
Port, by prior Port operations and by prior tenant operations. 

TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE 
Economic Development 
Cleanup of contaminated sites help bring sites back to a more productive use and supports 
possible re-development. 
Environmental Responsibility 
State and federal laws require elimination of unacceptable levels of environmental risk caused by
the presence of contaminants in soil, groundwater, and sediment. Project planning and design
efforts will consider and incorporate opportunities for materials reuse, recycling, and reduction.
Implementation of cleanup remedies will include significant environmental controls and
performance monitoring to ensure public health and safety. 
Community Benefits 
Elimination of unacceptable levels of environmental risk caused by the presence of contaminants
in upland soil, marine sediments, and groundwater is the hallmark of responsible environmental
stewardship, from the perspectives of both the surrounding residential and business communities
and the customers that we serve. The project manager will coordinate with OSR to determine
small business opportunities. 
Small Business Opportunities 
The project manager will coordinate with the Office of Social Responsibility (OSR) for a review
of contract scope of work to identify small business opportunities associated with these services.
Small business goals will be established and stated in the request for qualifications (RFQ). 
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ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLICATIONS CONSIDERED 
Alternative 1)  Conduct the activities described above using Port resources, without outside
consultant assistance.  There are insufficient staff resources and expertise to conduct these
environmental management tasks without consultant and laboratory support. Relying on inhouse
staff would likely result in the work not being conducted according to the schedule
required by the regulatory agency, with a risk of enforcement action.  This is not the
recommended alternative. 
Alternative 2)  Prepare a separate procurement each time when remediation and environmental
regulation support services are needed. This option would not be the most efficient use of Port
resources, as it would result in multiple low-dollar contracts for similar services. There is also
the potential that the procurement process would require so much time that the work would not
be conducted according to the schedule required by the regulatory agency, with a risk of
enforcement action. This is not the recommended alternative.

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Alternative 3) Procure a Category III contract for long-term commitment consultant services.
The process required to procure a Category III contract ensures a competitive process,
encourages small business participation, and provides staff with the tools needed to respond in a
timely manner to request for service. This is the recommended alternative. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
None 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None