Item No.: 8e_supp
Meeting Date: June 23, 2026

T91 Telecom Meet Me Room
WP# N10835/CIP #C802027
June 23, 2026
Jennifer Maietta, Director, Real Estate Asset Management
Sam Hansen, Project Manager, Waterfront Project Management
Evan Conroy, Project Manager, Waterfront Project Management
Matt Breed, Chief Information Officer, ICT Technology Delivery

Action Requested
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to
approve funding to complete design and permitting of a new
telecommunication Meet-Me-Room at Terminal 91. This request
is for $900,000 and would increase total authorization to date to
$1,000,000 out of a total estimated project cost of $12,200,000.

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Overview
• Project Justification
• Project Scope
• Risks and Opportunities
• Financial Implications
• Preliminary Schedule

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Project Justification
• The existing telecommunication room is situated in an obsolete building in the
vicinity of the aging and seismically vulnerable Magnolia Bridge.
• The building is in a deteriorated state which presents risk to operational stability and
safety of personnel.
• To ensure the continued resiliency of the terminal's telecommunications
infrastructure and to minimize potential disruptions to tenant connectivity at T91, a
new Meet-Me-Room needs to be constructed in a secure location in coordination
with Internet Service Providers.

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Existing Building

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Project Location - T91
Project Area

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Project Scope
• Construct a new building, Meet Me
Room (MMR), to house Port of Seattle
ICT and Internet Service Provider
equipment
• Connect ISP fiber lines to Meet Me
Room fiber via underground pathways

Meet Me Room Concept

• Trench and install new fiber line and
vault from MMR to future connection
point

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Financial Implications
ITEM

Design
Construction
TOTAL

THIS REQUEST

$900,000
$0
$900,000

TOTAL PROJECT

$1,000,000*
$11,200,000
$12,200,000

*Includes prior authorization of $100,000 seed money for planning

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Risks and Opportunities
Risks
• Unforeseen site-specific conditions beyond what has been included with site investigation
(soft/saturated soils)
• Undiscovered utilities or infrastructure in project area
• Until a service agreement is in place, the responsibility of payment for installation of fiber to new
MMR is assumed to be Internet Service Provider (ISP)
• Coordination required with ISP to ensure timely connection to MMR

Opportunities
• Maximize cost saving efforts by adding project scope to T91 Uplands Development progressive
design build
• Remove risks associated with contractor coordination
• Potential to bring new service providers into T91

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Coordination with T91 Uplands Development
• Coordination of project schedules to provide new upland facilities
with fiber service upon substantial completion
• Including MMR scope in the T91 Uplands Development contract
provides an expedited schedule and potentially reduced overall costs

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Schedule
Commission design authorization

2026 Q2

Early Design / Permitting
Final GMP negotiation starts (60%)

2026 Q3
2026 Q4

Commission construction authorization 2027 Q1
Construction start
In-use date

2027 Q1
2028 Q1

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Questions?

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