Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center
• Lease default and termination, June, 2008
• Default settlement agreement, August, 2008
• Request for Proposals followed thereafter
– Daily Journal of Commerce 3X
– Puget Sound Business Journal
– International Examiner
– Seattle Chinese Post and NW Asian Weekly
– Port of Seattle Website
Maritime Event Center
• Pre-bid conference:
– Columbia Hospitality Group
– Cinema Group
– Stricker Cato Murphy
– CP Management
• Single Proposal received by Columbia
Hospitality Group
Maritime Event Center
• Lease for former Odyssey premises within shoreline use
restrictions
• Sublease back to Port of Seattle to incorporate into Bell
Harbor Conference Center Management Agreement to
align interests
• Co-terminous with the Bell Harbor Conference Center
Management Agreement
• $50,000 Port of Seattle tenant improvement contribution
• Maintains educational outreach opportunities
