Template revised April 12, 2018.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No. 8h
ACTION ITEM Date of Meeting August 12, 2025
DATE: August 5, 2025
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: William Shelton – Project Manager, Waterfront Project Management
SUBJECT: T91 Program Design Support Service Agreement
Amount of this request: $0
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a Program Design
Support Services Agreement for Terminal 91 capital projects included in the 5-year capital plan.
The Agreement will be for $6,000,000 and a contract duration of five years.
SUMMARY
Terminal 91 is one of the busiest and most complex Maritime Division facility, supporting
several lines of business that include Cruise, Elliott Bay Fishing and Commercial Operations, as
well as a portfolio of buildings used for fishing-related activities. The 5-year Capital
Improvement Plan includes several upcoming capital projects at the facility. They are to: 1)
rehabilitate structural elements of piers 90 and 91, 2) replace the roof and install solar panels
on the Cruise terminal building, 3) upgrade aged electrical and telecommunication
infrastructure, 4) install LED lighting at the Cruise terminal building, 5) redesign the West gate,
and 6) replace the East guard booth. To accomplish the work more efficiently and allow for
better design coordination across projects, staff are requesting the procurement of a T91
Program CAT III Design Support Service Agreement. The list of projects utilizing this program-
level Service Agreement may change depending on the 5-year capital plan.
No funding is associated with this request. Budget for work performed under this contract will
be authorized for each individual project.
SCOPE OF WORK
The Terminal 91 Program CAT III Design Support Service Agreement may include any or all, but
not limited to, the following elements:
Waterfront, Utility, Structural, and Infrastructure Inspections, Surveys, and Testing:
Perform inspections, surveys, and material testing for waterfront structures, utilities,
building, structures, and other facilities and infrastructure and provide reports detailing
the findings of the inspections and recommended actions based on the findings.
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Design Services: Perform design services for projects to include preliminary design
through ready for construction design packages to include support during the
construction bid period. This also includes the development of construction phasing
plans to limit impacts to Terminal 91 operations. Specific types of design services may
include, but are not limited to the following:
o Utilities, including stormwater
o Site/Civil
o Sustainability
o Permit support
o Geotechnical
o Architectural
o Mechanical
o Electrical
o Structural
o Marine infrastructure
o Overwater structures
Design and Engineering Support During Construction and Close Out: This may include
but is not limited to review of submittals; change order preparations; answer bidder and
contractor questions; inspections; manage construction-related documentation for
third-party environmental certifications and provide as-builts that incorporate the
contractor’s red-line drawings in an approved POS format.
Scheduling: Development, updating, coordination and reporting, including integrated
programmatic scheduling, and resource management.
Estimating: Development of all classes of estimate from initial planning through
Engineer’s estimate. Validate estimates created by designers or other estimators.
Provide professional advice on trends in the local construction market that could impact
estimates.
Cost Engineering: Including cost control, estimate-at-completion development, project
risk analysis, cash flow development, asset booking, life-cycle cost analysis, and project
closeout.
Permitting Assistance: Assist the Port of Seattle with preparing permit packages for
submission to the permitting agencies. This may also include the consultant submitting
permits on behalf of the Port as well as coordinating with permitting and governing
agencies to determine which permits and codes are applicable to a project.
Sustainability analysis as required by the Port Sustainable Evaluation Framework.
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Reporting – Maintain existing report cadence and provide ad hoc reports as needed.
Projects might use a range of delivery methods as allowed by statutes and determined through
the Port Acquisition Planning process.
DIVERSITY IN CONTRACTING
The proposed Terminal 91 Program CAT III Design Support Service Agreement will be
competitively bid with a WMBE aspirational goal of 15%.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Budget for work under this contract will come from individual projects, authorized separately
through established procedures so there is no funding request associated with this
authorization. No work is guaranteed to the consultant, and the Port is not obligated to pay the
consultant until a service directed is executed and work performed.
There are no attachments to this memo.
