COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Item No.

FOR INFORMATION ONLY

Date of Meeting

DATE:

November 11, 2025

TO:

Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director

FROM:

Karen R. Goon, Deputy Executive Director

8b
November 11, 2025

SUBJECT: Monthly Notification of Prior Executive Director Delegation Actions October 2025

APPROVAL SUMMARY
Notification of the following Executive Director delegated approvals that occurred in October 2025.
Category of Approval

Request#

Projects & Associated
Contracts

2286-2025

Projects & Associated
Contracts

2334-2025

Projects & Associated
Contracts

2376-2025

Emerson St. Sinkhole Repair
Construction Authorization

$1,325,000.00

Projects & Associated
Contracts

2370-2025

Sprinklr - Customer Care
Software Authorization

$1,280,000.00

Projects & Associated
Contracts

2384-2025

Terminal 91 Electrical
Assessments, Amendment-2

$850,000.00

2326-2025

VMWare Contract Authorization

$1,000,000.00

Non-Project Procurement
of Goods & Purchased
Service Contracts, Other
Contracts, & Tenant
Reimbursement

Template revised January 10, 2019.

Description of Approvals
October 2025
Shilshole Bay Marina Office
Reconfiguration - Construction
Funding
Nexus V6 Project Change
Request Requiring ED
Authorization

Category
Amount
$1,400,000.00

$90,000.00

COMMISSION AGENDA - Agenda Item No. 8b
Meeting Date: November 11, 2025
Non-Project Procurement
of Goods & Purchased
Service Contracts, Other
Contracts, & Tenant
Reimbursement
Non-Project Procurement
of Goods & Purchased
Service Contracts, Other
Contracts, & Tenant
Reimbursement
Non-Project Procurement
of Goods & Purchased
Service Contracts, Other
Contracts, & Tenant
Reimbursement
Non-Project Procurement
of Goods & Purchased
Service Contracts, Other
Contracts, & Tenant
Reimbursement
Non-Project Procurement
of Goods & Purchased
Service Contracts, Other
Contracts, & Tenant
Reimbursement
Real Property Agreements
Utilization of Port Crews
Sale of Surplus Port
Property
Total Value of Executive
Director Approvals

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2319-2025

Lumen NaaS WAN Services

$1,900,000.00

2323-2025

Computer Refresh Purchase 2025
Q4

$530,000.00

2340-2025

NREL Alternative Marine Fuel
Policy Analysis - No Cost Time
Extension

$0.00

2389-2025

King County Emergency Medical
Services Agreement Extension

$400,000.00

2349-2025

Gatekeeper Commercial Vehicle
Management System Hardware
and Software Maintenance
Agreement

$327,611.00

N/A
N/A
N/A

No Approvals in October
No Approvals in October
No Approvals in October

$0.00
$0.00
$0.00

$9,102,611.00.00

TRANSPARENCY:
In approving the delegations for the Executive Director, the Commission requested that staff ensure
transparency as it is paramount moving forward. As a result, staff will make approvals visible to the public in
two ways. First, these types of approvals will be made visible in public Commission meetings via monthly
reporting similar to this one. This approval is both timed and designed to be visible in a similar manner to the
monthly Claims and Obligations reporting. Second, staff will publish these delegations to the web by publishing
Template revised June 27, 2019 (Diversity in Contracting).

COMMISSION AGENDA - Agenda Item No. 8b
Meeting Date: November 11, 2025

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them in a PeopleSoft formatted report on the Port website in the same manner that all procurements, contracts,
and other opportunities are made available to public communities.
BACKGROUND:
On January 24, 2023, the Commission approved and adopted Resolution No. 3810 that repealed related prior
resolutions and increased the previously delegated Commission authority to the Executive Director and
provided clarity in process directives to port staff. The approval made the Delegation of Responsibility and
Authority to the Executive Director (DORA) effective on April 3, 2023, and the approvals made by the Executive
Director for the month of April are identified in the table above.
The foundation for Resolution No. 3810 included significant data analysis, employee surveys, and internal audit
recommendation. Resolution No. 3810 also aligns with the Port Century Agenda in that it helps make the Port
a more effective public agency. Many considerations and checks and balances have been built into the
associated processes of Executive Director approvals including a high bar of transparency.
Following significant analysis and multiple Commission reviews, the Commission approved the DORA on
January 24, 2023. That reporting memo is available for review on the Port website under the January 24, 2023,
Commission public meeting, and it provides detailed reasoning and explanation of Resolution No. 3810.

Template revised June 27, 2019 (Diversity in Contracting).