PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA             Item No.      5e 
Date of Meeting   February 28, 2012 

DATE:    February 17, 2012 
TO:     Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    David Soike, Director, Aviation Facilities and Capital Program 
Wayne Grotheer, Director, Aviation Project Management Group 
SUBJECT:  Industrial Waste Treatment Plant, Fiber Installation (CIP #800461) 
Amount of This Request: $514,000    Source of Funds: Airport Development Fund 
State and Local Taxes Paid: $16,000   Jobs Created: 5 
ACTION REQUESTED: 
Request Port Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to (1) prepare full design
documents; (2) execute contracts to prepurchase single-mode fiber optic cable; and (3) authorize
Port Crews to install new single-mode fiber optic cable to the industrial waste treatment plant
(IWTP) and to Gate E-45 for the IWTP Fiber Installation Project at Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport (Airport) for a total cost of $514,000. 
SYNOPSIS: 
The Airport operates an industrial waste treatment plant in the southwest corner of the Airport.
Existing multi-mode fiber optic cable is not functioning, likely due to breaks in the fiber, as well
as the distance the signal has to travel exceeding multi-mode fiber optic cable limits. This project
will install new single-mode fiber optic cable from the main terminal to a new
telecommunications cabinet located near the Alaska maintenance hangar. This new cabinet will
function as a routing hub for continuing on with single-mode fiber optic cable to the IWTP and
to Gate E-45. 
The design work for this project will be accomplished using Port Engineering resources. Port
Construction Services (PCS) will install fiber optic cable and the telecommunications cabinet,
and perform the terminations of the new fiber optic cable, using existing on-call small works
electrical and communications contracts, coordinated with PCS. The new single-mode fiber optic
cable is Systimax cable. The Commission received notice of sole source waiver for Systimax on
April 5, 2011. This project was included in the 2012-2016 capital budget and plan of finance as
a business plan prospective project. 
BACKGROUND: 
The original multi-mode fiber was installed in early 2000, and it no longer meets the growing
need of the IWTP facility. Since the installation, IWTP agreements with state and local agencies

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have required monitoring and reporting of real-time data related to surface and ground water
treatment. This project will install new single-mode fiber that will facilitate the Port's full
compliance with those agreements and provide communication growth capability into the future. 
The initial design of Gate E-45 was performed prior to the present security checkpoint
requirements that occurred after 9/11. The installation of additional single-mode strands will
allow capability for greater security data to be collected and monitored, complying with current
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requirements, and those near-term initiatives that
TSA has informed the Port are just on the horizon for implementation. 
PROJECT JUSTIFICATION: 
Facilities and Infrastructure, ICT, and Maintenance staff have investigated and identified a
number of issues regarding the communications capabilities to the IWTP and Gate E-45. 
Communication to the IWTP: the current multi-mode fiber cable to the IWTP is not adequate to
provide continuous, reliable signal strength for the distances that are involved. Communication is
currently achieved via radio. The bandwidth for this communication is inadequate and all
required functions, such as time sheet entry and process information, i.e., flow, biological
oxygen demand levels, and lagoon levels, are not done at the IWTP location. There is no
hardwired network connectivity to the IWTP, hence some of the business and water quality
reporting functions must be manually performed at the Airport Office Building, effectively
requiring duplicate effort. In addition, continuous monitoring, which is a requirement of the
agreements with state and local agencies, will be facilitated by this project. 
Communication to Gate E-45: Gate E-45 is the busiest access gate to the Airport Operations
Area (AOA) for contractors, airline vendors and suppliers. New TSA-mandated security
requirements will necessitate greater bandwidth capability to comply with these new standards. 
Project Objectives: 
1.  Provide safe and reliable real-time communication between the IWTP and Maintenance 
department staff in the terminal building. 
2.  Provide real-time water quality monitoring capability for the IWTP. 
3.  Provide a safe, secure and reliable delivery route for airlines, concessionaires, airline
vendors, and Port contractors to the AOA via Gate E-45. 
4.  Provide for future security capacity to meet and maintain TSA-mandated security
standards. 
PROJECT SCOPE OF WORK AND SCHEDULE: 
Scope of Work: 
Procure and install new single-mode fiber optic cable from the Main Terminal to a new
telecommunication cabinet near the Alaska hangar as indicated on the Attachment A - Fiber Path
Map. Using the new cabinet as a junction/termination point, 1) install single-mode fiber optic
cable to the IWTP, and 2) install single-mode fiber optic cable to Gate E-45. After installation,
the new single-mode fiber optic cable will be tested before placing into service. Old cable would
be removed.

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Schedule: 
Commission Authorization                   February 2012 
Start Design                            February 2012 
Complete Design                       March 2012 
Procure long lead items (single-mode fiber optic cable)   March 2012 
Start Construction                         August 2012 
Construction Complete                     September 2012 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: 
Budget/Authorization Summary           Capital       Total 
Original Budget                           $514,000    $514,000 
Budget increase (decrease)                     $ 0    $ 0 
Revised Budget                          $514,000    $514,000 
Previous Authorizations                      $ 0    $ 0 
Current request for authorization                 $514,000    $514,000 
Total Authorizations, including this request          $514,000    $514,000 
Remaining budget to be authorized               $ 0    $ 0 
Project Cost Breakdown: 
Construction                                        $295,000 
Construction Management                             $58,000 
Design (includes Pre-design)                              $75,000 
Project Management                                $47,000
Permitting                                          $23,000 
State & Local Taxes (estimated)                            $16,000 
Total                                              $514,000 
Budget Status and Source of Funds: 
This project (CIP #C800461) was included in the 2012-16 capital budget and plan of finance as a
business plan prospective project. The funding source will be the Airport Development Fund. 
Financial Analysis and Summary: 
CIP Category 
Renewal/Enhancement 
Project Type                      Infrastructure Upgrade 
Risk adjusted Discount rate            N/A 
Key risk factors                     N/A 
Project cost for analysis                $514,000 
Business Unit (BU)                  Airfield 
Effect on business performance          NOI after depreciation will increase

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IRR/NPV                   N/A 
CPE Impact                   Will increase CPE by less than $.01 by
2013. However, no change to business
plan forecast since this project was
included. 
There are no anticipated increases in annual O&M costs associated with this project.
Lifecycle Cost and Savings: 
Fiber cable installation does not require regular maintenance activities; there is no O&M impact
expected as a result of this project.
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY:
The project's construction activities do not materially impact the environment. However, 
following completion of the project, the Airport will be better able to remain in compliance with
environmental requirements such as current state and local sewage agencies agreements and
regulations that require monitoring and reporting of real-time data related to surface and ground
water treatment. 
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: 
This project supports the Airport's role as a good steward of surface water and ground water
resources, and helps to enable the Airport's strategy to reduce the its environmental impacts.
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE SUMMARY: 
This project will provide tangible improvements to the Airport's ability to monitor ground water
and surface water quality associated with the IWTP, and helps the Airport maintain its local
leadership role in protecting the aquatic environment downstream from the Airport. While this
project does not provide significant economic benefits, it does provide community benefit to
surrounding cities and agencies who desire to maintain good water quality within their
jurisdictions.
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS: 
Alternative 1: The ability to maintain real-time communications between the IWTP and the
terminal will allow Maintenance to monitor water quality on a continuous basis while remaining
in compliance with state and local sewage agencies. Providing additional bandwidth capacity to
Gate E-45 will allow the Port to comply with current and future TSA-mandated security
requirements. This is the recommended alternative.
Alternative 2: The "Do Nothing" alternative results in data transmission service for the IWTP
support. Also, not providing additional bandwidth to Gate E-45 will not allow the Port to comply
with future TSA-mandated security requirements. This is not the recommended alternative.
Alternative 3: Use radio network communication between the IWTP and the terminal. During
periods of low visibility, aircraft routinely stack up, effectively blocking the line-of-sight radio
link between the IWTP and the AOB. This does not allow the Airport to comply with its 
operating agreements with state and local sewage agencies to provide continuous, real-time

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communications. The Airport conducted a test of a wireless connection between the IWTP and
the AOB, and that test demonstrated the necessity to install and utilize a fiber network. This is
not the recommended alternative. 
OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST: 
Attachment A - Fiber Path Map. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTION: 
None.