Item No. 8j_supp
Date of Meeting: August 11, 2026

Two-Year Contract Extension for Airport Employment
Center and Workforce Development Services
Requesting Commission authorization to extend
Port Jobs' contract to operate the Airport
Employment Center (AEC) for 2 optional years, per
contractual allowance
• Base Contract: 1/1/2022 - 12/31/2026
• 2-year extension: to 12/31/2028
• Total contract value: $11,298,739 (combination
of Airport Revenue and Tax Levy funds)
• Today's request: $563,739

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Two-Year Contract Extension for Airport Employment
Center and Workforce Development Services
Executive Summary
• Advances key goals of the Workforce Development Policy
Directive 3776
• Essential to the Port's mission as an economic
development agency and is necessary to operate a world
class airport such as SEA
• Port Jobs acts as a one-stop-shop for job seekers and
tenants; triple customer base:
- Community seeking jobs at SEA
- Incumbent workers seeking to change or advance careers at SEA
- Employer tenants seeking qualified candidates to fill roles
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Two-Year Contract Extension for Airport Employment
Center and Workforce Development Services
Executive Summary, Cont.
• Operates SEA's childcare navigation services,
providing essential services to help families with
children to remain in the workforce
• Collaboration with Community Based Organizations
broadens the reach to underrepresented communities
and ensures diverse populations have access to
airport employment
• Port Jobs leveraged over $1.1 million in 2025, allowing
them to expand services beyond what the Port may
fund
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Two-Year Contract Extension for Airport Employment Center and
Workforce Development Services
2025 Demographics and Job Placements
BIPOC

90%

Female

41%

Econ Distressed ZIPs

86%

Job Placements

1,654

Current Scope:
• Employer Services & Engagement
• Job Seeker Services
• Training Services: Pre-Employment & Job Search
• Aviation Career Pathway Training Services
• Engagement with Community Based Organizations & Support Services Entities
• Childcare Navigation Services - Program Implementation
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