Tacoma Daily Index, October 20, 2014

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014

Vol. CXXIII, No. 203

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices

Published Published Since Since 1890 1890

Port of Tacoma seeks bids on Terminal 7 warehouse project Posted online Thurs., Oct. 16 Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Photos Courtesy Port of Tacoma The Port of Tacoma is accepting bids on a project to repair an aging warehouse on the Tacoma tide flats in order to continue to meet the needs of Port operations. The warehouse at Terminal 7, located at 710 Port of Tacoma Road, was built approximately 70 years ago and currently serves as a temporary storage site for Ports America and Westwood Shipping Lines, the Japanese Self-Defense Force, and other military operations movThe Port of ing cargo through the area, ac- Tacoma will spend cording to Port of Tacoma staff, $355,000 to repair who appeared before the Port an aging wareof Tacoma Commission in Sep- house at Terminal tember to request funding for 7. The structure the project. The facility gener- was built approxiates approximately $700,000 in mately 70 years revenue annually for the Port, ago and currently according to Port staff, and age serves as a tempoand use have deteriorated the rary storage site warehouse's canopies and some for military break interior framing. When it rains, bulk and containwater leaks into the warehouse, erized cargo that endangering the cargo and im- moves through the pacting the structure of the area. The rehawarehouse. bilitation project The improvement project is expected to be will patch the roof, repair and completed by the replace timber structural memend of this year. bers and plywood siding, remove and replace existing light fixtures, cap fire sprinkler lines, remove canopies, install new gutters and downspouts, and install bioretention planter boxes. The bid deadline expires on Thurs., Oct. 30, at 2 p.m.. A pre-bid meeting and site visit will be held on Weds., Oct. 22, at 12 p.m. More information is available online at portoftacoma.com and tacomadailyindex.com. The overall project is expected to be completed by the end of this year. To read the Tacoma Daily Index's complete and comprehensive coverage of the Port of Tacoma Terminal 7 warehouse rehabilitation project, visit our Web site for the following articles: — Port of Tacoma Commission OKs $325K for warehouse rehabilitation project (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 11, 2014) — Port could spend $330K to repair Terminal 7 warehouse (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 2, 2014)

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