COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Item No.

ACTION ITEM

Date of Meeting

DATE:

March 19, 2019

TO:

Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director

FROM:

Michael Ehl, Director, Aviation Operations
Jeff Wolf, Manager, Aviation Commercial Management

6h
March 26, 2019

SUBJECT: Airport On-Demand Taxi/Flat-Rate For-Hire Curb Management (Short Form)
Amount of contract authorization:

$12,500,000

ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute contract documents
for curb management associated with On-Demand Taxi/Flat-Rate For-Hire (On-Demand)
services at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for a total cost of $12,500,000 for a term of
two years with three, one-year extension options.
SUMMARY
A new Airport On-Demand Taxi system is set to begin on October 1, 2019. The Commission is
considering a motion related to the new system on March 26, 2019.
Included in the new system is a support function referred to as curb management. This function
is primarily comprised of labor-related activities associated with proper running of the OnDemand system at the Airport and includes:
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Management of passenger loading into vehicles
Staging and dispatching of vehicles based on supply and demand to the active pick-up
area
Management of a vehicle holding lot and vehicle queuing in operating areas
Monitoring of vehicles and drivers to ensure compliance with rules and requirements

Staff will begin a procurement for curb management services directed by the Port's Central
Procurement Office (CPO). Staff anticipates selecting a curb management provider and
completing contract negotiations for an October 1, 2019, start date.
The Port assumed the current curb management agreement set to expire on September 30,
2019, as part of a settlement agreement with the current concessionaire in July 2018 at an
annual cost of approximately $1,900,000. As part of the new On-Demand system, set to begin

Template revised April 12, 2018.

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October 1, 2019, there may be additional costs associated with an increased scope of work.
The costs, which include on-going expense reimbursables as well as a management fee, will be
finalized through the procurement process and associated negotiations with the selected
provider. Due to the uncertainty of total costs, staff is requesting authorization of $2,500,000
per contract year. The estimated cost for a two-year pilot program with three additional oneyear extension options totals $12,500,000. These costs will be included as part of the budget for
Aiport Landside Operations.
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