Item 6g Memo

MEMORANDUM
Item No. _____6g_________ 
Date of Meeting: __January 6, 2009__
DATE: December 31, 2008
TO:   Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer
FROM: Ralph Graves, Managing Director, Capital Development Division
Ref:  (a) Email from Ralph Graves, Dated December 30, 2008
(b) RCW 39.04.020 and RCW 39.04.280
(c) Port of Seattle Resolution 3605, Para. 4.2.3.6
SUBJECT: DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY
The purpose of this memorandum is to formally inform Commission in accordance with
Resolution 3605, Section 4.2.3.6, that an emergency was declared on December 30, 2008 to
repair a leaking water main at T-91.
Repair work began and is expected to be complete to a stabilized level by January 9, 2009.
There may be additional work necessary to ensure the structural integrity of the bridge and the
street ramp. The 12" pipe serves several buildings on T-91. It was originally installed by the
Navy and is now the property of Port of Seattle. The leak was discovered on Monday,
December 29. Although the leak was not a catastrophic rupture, water through the pipe had to
be stopped to prevent any impact to the foundations of the Magnolia bridge and access ramp.
Since the pipe provides domestic service and water necessary for fire fighting, the pipe must be
fixed immediately so that service could resume.
Initially, we thought that Seaport Maintenance crews could handle the repair, but excavation to
expose the pipe revealed a thick concrete slab. The Port has an existing contract with Penhall
Company at the airport. Penhall was available and capable of providing the services. Their
contract, however, is for work at the Airport and work at the seaport would be considered out-ofscope.
Because of the emergency situation and availability of Penhall, the Port issues a work
authorization for this work.
At 10:26 AM on December 30, 2008, a determination was made that an emergency existed and
the Chief Executive Officer was notified. We directed the Contractor to do the work. The Chief
Executive Officer made a finding that an emergency did exist at the Port of Seattle, Seaport
Terminal 91 and authorized the award of public works contracts to affect the emergency repairs
of the water main, per RCW 39.04.020 and RCW 39.04.280.

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