Item No.: 8a_supp
Date:
March 12, 2019

Cruise: Development Principles
and Path Forward
March 12, 2019

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Overview
• Port of Seattle's Cruise Program
• Proposed Project

• Community Engagement
• Principles for Cruise Development

• Process Seeking a Partner
• Anticipated Timeline

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Seattle's continued growth as a homeport

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Cruise Seattle: 2019 Economic Impact

Almost $900 million

5,500 total jobs

in annual statewide business output

New study to be released later this spring
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Environmentally Progressive
• First cruise homeport with voluntary clean water agreement
• First and only cruise homeport in North America with two shore
power berths

Leading edge environmental stewardship and sustainability practices and facilities
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Innovation and Customer Service
Distinguish Seattle

Critical for Airport and Cruise Terminal Operations
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Investing in a
New Cruise Terminal
• Strong demand in Alaska cruise
market offers revenue and economic
benefits.

• Supports a robust maritime industry.
• Projected cost is estimate at $200
million; assumes 50 percent costshare with private partner.
• Promotes state-wide tourism.

Project Background
• Seeking partner to support
development of terminal and
future operations
• Space to be shared with NWSA
operations, with approximately 29
acres at the North end of T46 for
cruise operations
• Target completion: 2022 cruise
season
Timely and needed
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Project Community Engagement
• Individual stakeholder outreach underway.
• Will host Port sponsored community
meetings, open houses and tours.

• Celebrating "20 Years of Cruise," a milestone
to share with stakeholders.
• Will be featured in Port outreach and
presentations throughout King County and state.
• Work to strengthen partnerships with near-port communities.
Robust stakeholder engagement
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Principles for Cruise Business Development
The principles reflect the Century Agenda goal to double the economic
value of cruise and the Port's triple bottom line.
• Maritime and Industrial Uses: Maximize deep-water facilities and
industrial lands to serve maritime industrial uses
• Connection: Expand the connection to the waterfront for all
• Finances: Support financial sustainability of the Port
• Environment: Incorporate leading edge environmental stewardship
practices and facilities that can exceed existing regulations
Principles are our values
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Principles for Cruise Business Development
continued

• Transportation: Facilitate improved transportation mobility of people
and goods in the region.
• Customer Service: Provide consistent excellence in customer service to
strengthen Seattle's role as the West Coast's premier cruise port.

Principles are our values
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Process Seeking a T46 Partner
• Process Goals
- Be transparent and fair
- Achieve the best outcome
based on the Port's principles

• Request for Qualifications
- To be issued on March 13
incorporating Principles of Cruise
Business Development

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Anticipated Timeline
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March 13: publicly release Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to officially kickoff process to secure a partner

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March 26: request early site planning and design funds

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Week of April 15: RFQ responses due from proposers

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Late Spring: Begin selection of partner from short list

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Summer: Best and final offers, select preferred partner

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Early Fall: Launch environmental review and permitting process

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Fall/Winter 2019: Commission approval of final agreement

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Spring 2022: Target project delivery
Aggressive Schedule: Significant Risk
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