ATTACHMENT A

TODAY’S BRIEFING FOR January 27, 2009

Upcoming Commission Actions

Request Commission approval for the following:

 Bus Maintenance Facility CNG Design Additional Funding – February 10, 2009

 RCF Acquisitions (Cemetery) – April, 2009

Main Contract:

 Turner shut down all work from December 18, 2008 through January 7, 2009

 Construction suspended except for all necessary work to close the site for up to one year

 Dewatered flooded excavations and treated a significant amount of Stormwater without issue

 Continuing construction of only those building footings and columns formed with reinforcing

steel set in Area B

 Continuing construction only on retaining walls that could become unstable or that will likely

be damaged by sitting through the suspension.

 Continuing construction to complete the Detention Vault and get the Building Permit signed

off

to active Turner projects

 Continuing review of conforming change orders for each subcontractor

Design:

 Completed review of 60% design of the Bus Maintenance Facility and working on 90%

 90% design of the Off-Site Road Improvements estimated to be complete in January 2009

 Signed contract for the Consultant providing replacement Project Management staff

 Continuing to analyze additional after-the-fact design services claims

 Issued 10 Design Change Notices to date, four of which were issued after the last

Commission update.

 Industry updated on current status and on going work

 Advantage has pulled out of the Seattle rental car market.

Change Orders Processed

 17 change orders have been processed (4 Initial Contract, 13 Main Contract) for

$2,225,484.00. $4,035,399.67 Construction Contingency remains

 21 Serial letters issued for $10,197,794.50 of Negotiated Support Services and $7,355,763.50

Project Schedule

The completion date for the Consolidated Rental Car Program is unknown due to suspension

 Rental Car Facility is unknown due to suspension

 Bus Maintenance Facility is unknown due to suspension. The addition of the CNG fueling

facilities has delayed the design schedule resulting in a construction schedule that supports a

Fall 2011 opening of the Rental Car Facility assuming funding is secured in the next six

months.

 Off-Site Roadway Improvements is unknown due to suspension. Multiple design delays have

resulted in a construction schedule that supports a Fall 2011 opening of the Rental Car

exceeded during the suspension

 Continue updating CFC actual collections and projections through 2009

 Turner has spent less money that forecasted for November and December

 The Project Management Group has also reduced projected monthly spending

 Current Turner contract value including all change orders is now $229,637,853.00

 The projected program budget likely no longer remains at $382,451,000 and the $29.9M

unauthorized remaining budget will be needed to cover delay claims and cost of the

suspension

 The Off-Site Roadways Improvements budget remains the same

 The Bus Maintenance Facility requires an additional budget estimated to be $4,455,000 to

 Finance team continues exploring options for financing. Finance staff will provide a status

report.