Template revised April 12, 2018.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No. 8h
ACTION ITEM Date of Meeting July 8, 2025
DATE: June 16, 2025
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: Linda Springmann, Director Cruise Business & Elliot Bay Operations
Kelly Purnell, Capital Project Manager
SUBJECT: Terminal 91/ Pier 66 Cruise Shore Power Extension – Additional Funding
Authorization (CIP #801983) (Short Form)
Amount of this request: $1,100,000
Total estimated project cost:
$33,000,000
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to approve additional funding to
award and execute the Validation Period of the major public works Progressive Design Build
contract for T91/P66 Cruise Shore Power Extension (C801983) project. Total requested for this
action is $1,100,000 for a total project authorization of $10,450,000.
SUMMARY
This request is for additional funding authorization to proceed with awarding and executing the
Validation Period of the Progressive Design Build (PDB) contract for the Terminal 91/Pier 66
Cruise Shore Power Extension project. A single proposal was received from Skanska USA Building
Inc. in response to the project Request for Proposals. The sole proposal was deemed responsible.
The proposal received for the initial contract amount for validation was $1,277,000, which is 30%
over an anticipated $900,000 for the Validation Period. This amount exceeds the remaining
authorized budget for procurement, validation and preliminary design, necessitating the need
for additional funding. The additional funds requested in this action will be used to cover the
difference in the proposal amount against the remaining authorized budget and to ensure funds
are available for the required soft costs for early PDB development, project contingency, and
taxes.
The recommendation is to accept the proposal received. The proposal received is comprehensive
and the design-builder team is fully qualified with the requisite experience to successfully deliver
this project within the time constraints of the project to have the shore power in service by cruise
season of 2027 per Commission Order No. 2024-08. Rejecting this proposal would significantly
delay the project and it would not be possible to implement shore power for all homeported
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Meeting Date: June 24, 2025
Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.
cruise ships by 2027. Acceptance of this proposal would meet the project goal of 6% WMBE
participation.
There were thirteen (13) prime plan holders for the project with only one firm submitting a
Statement of Qualifications and Proposal. The project team determined the following concerns
may have discouraged proposers: very aggressive timeline to achieve in service date, site
congestion during cruise operations and commercial fishing operations seasons, constraints due
to other construction projects, and permitting complexities.
As a PDB project, a robust validation period and preliminary design work are required to
determine the full scope of the project in partnership with the Port of Seattle project team. At
the end of Validation, the Port and the design-builder will negotiate to establish target scope,
schedule, and budget for the project. Following Validation and with Commission authorization of
additional funding, the project will proceed to the next period of the contract to further advance
the design and develop a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP).
In July 2024, the Port passed Commission Order No. 2024-08 mandating all homeport cruise ships
to connect to shore power by 2027, three years earlier than the 2030 goal set in the Port’s
adopted Maritime Climate and Air Action Plan. The existing shore power systems at Pier 91 and
Pier 66 need to be extended at both locations to maximize flexibility to enable shore power
connections for all homeport cruise ships by the end of 2027. The target in-service date for
completion is Q1/2027 and closeout scheduled for Q3/2027.
Cost Estimate/Authorization Summary
Capital
Expense
Total
COST ESTIMATE
Original estimate $4,000,000
$0
$4,000,000
Previous changes – net $29,000,000
0
$29,000,000
Revised estimate $33,000,000
0
$33,000,000
AUTHORIZATION
Previous authorizations
Pier 91
Pier 66
Watts Marine Sole Source Contract
9,350,000
$850,000*
$500,000*
$8,000,000
0
9,350,000
$850,000*
$500,000*
$8,000,000
Current request for authorization
Pier 91
Pier 66
Watts Marine Sole Source Contract
$1,100,000
$770,000
$330,000
$0
0
0
0
$1,100,000
$770,000
$330,000
$0
Total authorizations, including this request
Pier 91
Pier 66
Watts Marine Sole Source Contract
$10,450,000
$1,620,000
$830,000
$8,000,000
0
$10,450,000
$1,620,000
$830,000
$8,000,000
Remaining amount to be authorized $22,550,000 $0
$22,550,000
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Meeting Date: June 24, 2025
Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.
* Current authorization in the amount of $1,350,000 includes $350,000 transferred from CIP # C801293 (funds
previously authorized by Commission August 8, 2023 when T91 Shore Power Extension was coupled with the
purchase of the mobile cable positioning devices (CPDs)) to CIP# C801983 when the T91 shore power extension
scope was consolidated under CIP #C801983 with P66 Shore Power extension. An additional $1,000,000 was
authorized via DORA Request 1418-2024 in September 2024 to provide funding for the procurement, Validation
phase, and preliminary design of the shore power extension projects. The proposal received for Validation phase
and preliminary design exceeds the remaining authorized budget, exclusive of the Watts Marine contract funding.
ATTACHMENTS
(1) Presentation
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS
April 22, 2025 – Funding authorization in the amount of $8M for Watts Marine contract to
purchase shore power equipment.
August 8, 2023 - The Commission authorized funding for Pier 91 Cruise Shore Power Extension
and CPDs in the amount of $2,500,000 for the purchase of the CPDs and early design funding of
the extension.
