PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA             Item No.      6c 
Date of Meeting   February 14, 2012 

DATE:    February 6, 2012 
TO:     Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Wayne Grotheer, Director, Aviation Project Management Group 
Elizabeth Leavitt, Director, Aviation Planning and Environmental Programs 
SUBJECT:  Authorization to Design and Construct the Relocation of Port Utilities in support of Sound
Transit's South Link Project. 
WP 104665 
Amount of This Request: $950,000     Source of Funds: Airport Development Fund (Reimbursed
by Sound Transit) 
State and Local Taxes Paid: $60,000    Est. Workers Employed: 11 
Total Project Cost: $950,000 
ACTION REQUESTED:
Request authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to design, advertise, award, and construct the
relocation of several Port utilities in advance of and to accommodate Sound Transit's South Link project
for a total estimated cost of $950,000. All costs associated with this work will be reimbursed in full by
Sound Transit. This request seeks a single Commission authorization for the entire project to expedite
Sound Transit's delivery of the South Link project to the public. 
SYNOPSIS:
In July 2011, Sound Transit's Board authorized staff to accelerate the extension of light rail service from
the SeaTac/Airport Station to a new station and parking structure at S. 200th Street by September 2016,
under the South Link project. Sound Transit intends to utilize a design/build contract for the elevated
guideway elements of the project across airport property. The Commission was briefed in 2011 on the 
extension project . Sound Transit requested the Port evaluate expediting the relocation of several utilities
that currently conflict with the preliminary design layout of the light rail guideway foundations. Staff
determined the Port can complete the relocations prior to Sound Transit's design/build contractor
starting construction. The Port and Sound Transit entered into an agreement in December 2011, for
Sound Transit to reimburse the Port for preparation of preliminary design, an expedited project
notebook, and to seek authorization for the entire project in order to expedite the work to meet Sound
Transit's request. While most projects would return to Commission for construction authorization after

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completion of design, this request is for funding of all project phases to ensure staff is able to meet
Sound Transit's requested schedule. 
All costs associated with this project are planned to be fully reimbursed by Sound Transit. Currently
Sound Transit is authorized to complete final design. The Port, under delegations of authority, is
authorized to complete the preliminary design. Sound Transit will reimburse the Port for all design costs
for this project under current and future agreements. While this authorization is for the entire project
amount through construction, Port staff will only proceed on portions of the work authorized by Sound
Transit for full reimbursement. Construction costs will not be expended by Port staff until a future
agreement between the Port and Sound Transit is executed and Sound Transits Board has approved 
construction of the project. 
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In December 2010, Sound Transit and the Port executed an intergovernmental agreement to conduct
planning for the South Access and South Link projects. Both agencies performed preliminary design
work to ensure the South Link alignment would be compatable with future airport operations, and not
preclude future construction of the Port's South Access project. This work concluded in March 2011 and
is documented in the Port's South Airport Expressway/South Access 15% Design document. In addition,
both agencies have been working to complete a Term Sheet to memorialize general requirements and
expectations each agency has in moving the South Link project forward. This Term Sheet is in the
process of being signed and serves as the foundation of an anticipated Memorandum of Agreement
between the agencies (South Link MOA). Both agencies are currently preparing the MOA with an
anticipated schedule for authorization in April 2012 that will include authorization by Sound Transit to
fully reimburse the Port to construct the utility relocations and for Port staff efforts to coordinate and
support Sound Transit's construction of South Link. The future authorization of the MOA by the Port
Commission is independent of this requested action. 
On July 28, 2011, the Sound Transit Board approved the baseline scope, budget, and accelerated
schedule to open the South Link project for revenue service by September 2016. Approval was
predicated on using the design-build delivery method. During the coordinated preliminary design effort, 
our respective staffs determined it would be more efficient for the Port to relocate several utilities that
were identified as being impacted by the guideway foundations. It was further agreed that initial
preliminary work would be performed under a separate agreement with the balance of the work
incorporated into the future South Link MOA.
This project will relocate utilities on Port property in advance of Sound Transit's execution of the
design-build contract to complete the S. 200th Street extension, which will provide certainty for their
bidders and a clear path to complete their work. Based on Sound Transit's Board approval, it is critical
to relocate Port utilities prior to the anticipated start of construction of the light rail extension on airport
property in April 2013. In order to accomplish this, the Director, Aviation Project Management 
authorized staff to initiate preliminary design in advance of this authorization under their authority
within Section 4.2.1.1 of Resolution No. 3605, as amended, and the Chief Executive Officer and
Commission were notified of this action on November 4, 2011.

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This requested authorization includes the previously authorized preliminary design work and covers
both final design and construction funding. 
PROJECT SCOPE OF WORK AND SCHEDULE: 
Project Statement: 
Prepare contract documents, advertise for bids and award a contract to relocate the following Portowned
utilities in advance of the start of construction by Sound Transit on their South Link project: 
Relocate approximately: 
560 linear feet of sanitary sewer line 
380 linear feet of electrical ductbank 
380 linear feet of communication ductbank 
Project Objectives: 
Expedite the design and construction of relocating utilities to accommodate Sound Transit's
accelerated South Link project schedule. 
Comply with state public bidding laws and Port requirements, policies and procedures. 
Minimize impacts to Port operations and utilities. 
Project Schedule: 
Activity                Start                 Finish 
Pre Design                    September 2011          December 2011 
Design                       December 2011              July 2012 
Advertise and award                   July 2012          September 2012 
Construction                    September 2012             March 2013 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: 
Budget/Authorization Summary 
The following budget and authorization summary is considered an expense project to be fully
reimbursed by Sound Transit. 
Original Budget                                          $950,000 
Previous Authorizations                                          $0 
Current request for authorization                                 $950,000 
Total Authorizations, including this request                          $950,000 
Remaining budget to be authorized                                 $0 
Total Estimated Project Cost                                  $950,000

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Project Cost Breakdown 
Construction                                             $616,000 
Construction Management                                 $123,000 
Design                                                 $84,000 
Project Management                                      $62,000
Permitting                                                 $6,000 
State & Local Taxes (estimated)                                 $59,000 
Total                                                    $950,000 
Source of Funds 
All funds for this project are to be expensed from the Airport Development Fund and will be reimbursed
by Sound Transit in full. 
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: 
This project supports the Port's strategy to "Ensure Airport Vitality," "Be a Catalyst for Regional
Transportation Solutions," and "Exhibit Environmental Stewardship through Our Actions." This major
construction project supports the Port's small business initiatives by providing an opportunity for small
businesses to competitively bid on work for the Port. 
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE: 
Supporting Sound Transit's South Link project will provide a long-term solution in regional
transportation by expanding the existing light rail access to the Airport and enabling the region to
continue to receive the economic benefit of light rail. Light rail extension from the Tukwila Station to
the Airport Station has provided Airport customers and employees with another environmentally
sustainable and low-cost method to get to and from the Airport and local community. Extension of the
light rail system to S. 200th Street will provide additional capacity to the existing system serving a
greater ridership base to the south. 
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS: 
Do Nothing: 
Do not relocate any Port utilities and require Sound Transit to redesign their conceptual South Link
elevated guideway foundation locations to not impact existing Port utilities. The alternative is not
cost effective for either agency as it would add significant additional redesign and construction costs
for Sound Transit and potentially create impacts to the travelling public and airport ground
transportation operations. This is not the recommended alternative. 
Port relocates utilities: 
The Port designs and relocates the utilities impacted by the South Link elevated guideway
foundations. This alternative is the best for both agencies in that the Port controls the relocation of its
critical utilities. This also accommodates Sound Transit's current conceptual alignment of the

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guideway and maintains a more even spacing of columns and foundations. This alternative is the
preferred alternative. 
Sound Transit relocates utilities: 
The Port allows Sound Transit's design/build contractor to design and relocate Port utilities. The
concern is the contractor will not be familiar with the design review and approval process the Port
would require which would potentially impact the South Link project schedule. In addition, this
process would need to be incorporated into the design-build documents as a changed project
requirement since these documents have been issued to Sound Transit's shortlisted contractors to
prepare proposals from. Finally, the Port considers it an operational risk to have the design-build
contractor relocate these critical Airport-owned utilities. This is not the recommended alternative. 
OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST: 
Intergovernmental agreement between the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority and the Port
of Seattle regarding planning and design services for the South Access and South link proejcts dated 
December 14, 2010. 
Agreement between the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority and the Port of Seattle
regarding preliminary design for the relocation of Port utilities for the South link project dated
December 30, 2011. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS: 
On May 10, 2011, the Port Commission was briefed on the planning and coordination between Sound
Transit and the Port regarding South Link and South Access. 
On November 4, 2011, the Port Commission was notified of the start of preliminary design for utility
relocation as authorized by Resolution No. 3605, as amended.