PORT OF SEATTLE
MEMORANDUM
COMMISSION AGENDA STAFF BRIEFING
Item No.
7d
Date of Meeting
May 10, 2011
DATE: April 29, 2011
TO: Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer
FROM: Ralph Graves, Director, Capital Development
Michael Burke, Director, Seaport Lease & Asset Management
SUBJECT: Terminal 18 Pile Caps
BACKGROUND:
Recent Terminal 18 inspections indicate significant concerns with the structural pile caps
that support the concrete dock. Seaport and CDD staff has evaluated the inspection
results. Today’s briefing provides a detailed description of the dock structure, the pile
cap problems, and a proposal for moving forward in a manner that least impacts Seaport
finances and business operations.
Port staff will return on May 24
th
for authorization to begin a pilot project to repair a
small number of pile caps for approximately $1,000,000.
OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BRIEFING:
PowerPoint presentation