Economic Impact Analysis 2024

Agency:	Port of Tacoma
State:	Washington
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	A - Research and development B - Special Studies and Analyses - Not R&D R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services U - Education and Training Services
Posted:	Mar 12, 2024
Due:	Apr 1, 2024
Solicitation No:	072087
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PORT OF TACOMA, NORTHWEST SEAPORT

ALLIANCE, AND PORT OF SEATTLE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

NO. 072087

ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS

Issued by:

Port of Tacoma

One Sitcum Plaza

P.O. Box 1837

Tacoma, WA 98401-1837

RFP INFORMATION

Contact:

Jerry Clardy, Sr. Contract Administrator

Email Addresses:

procurement@portoftacoma.com

Phone:

(253) 888-4751

Submittal Date

April 1, 2024 @ 2:00 PM (PST)

Questions Due Date

March 25, 2024 @ 2:00 PM (PST)

SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS AND PROPOSALS VIA THE PROCUREMENT PORTAL.

(LINK LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PROCUREMENT WEB PAGE)

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Port of Tacoma / Northwest Seaport Alliance / Port of Seattle

Request for Proposals (RFP) 072087

ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS

A. PURPOSE

The Port of Tacoma, Northwest Seaport Alliance, and Port of Seattle (the Parties) are

soliciting proposals from firms interested in providing Economic Impact Analysis services.

The period of performance of the contract is one year from the execution of the contract,

with options for renewal at the sole discretion of the Port of Tacoma, on behalf of the

Parties, for a possible total of five years.

Following completion of the deliverables stated herein, subsequent updates via individual

task order – such as an annual update for an individual line of business – may be

requested under this contract. This contract will not exceed a total of $300,000.

B. BACKGROUND

Port of Tacoma: Created by Pierce County citizens in 1918, the Port of Tacoma is a major

center for container cargo, bulk, break-bulk, autos and heavy-lift cargo. To learn more

about the Port of Tacoma, visit www.portoftacoma.com.

The Northwest Seaport Alliance: Formed in 2015, the Northwest Seaport Alliance is a

marine cargo operating partnership of the ports of Tacoma and Seattle. To learn more

about the NWSA, visit www.nwseaportalliance.com.

Port of Seattle: Created by King County voters in 1911, the Port of Seattle is a major

center for air travel, cruise ships, container cargo, commercial moorage, and commercial

business operations. To learn more about the Port of Seattle, visit www.portseattle.org.

Standard Terms and Conditions:

The contracting Standard Terms and Conditions are included in Attachment B to this RFP.

By submitting a proposal, the Proposer represents that it has carefully read and agrees

to be bound by the Standard Terms and Conditions. Identify during the question submittal

and response period any sections you consider onerous, clarify why you consider these

sections onerous, propose alternative language, and describe why it is in the Port of

Tacoma’s best interests to adopt the alternative language.

Proposals submitted with altered or conditioned Terms and Conditions without prior

written agreement from the Port of Tacoma will be considered non-responsive and not

considered for evaluation.

Proposers submit proposals with the understanding that all contract terms and conditions

are mandatory. Response submittal is an agreement to the Contract without exception.

The Port of Tacoma reserves the right to negotiate changes to submitted proposals and

to change the Port of Tacoma 's otherwise mandatory Contract form during negotiations.

If the Proposer is awarded a contract and refuses to sign the Contract form, the Port of

Tacoma may reject the Proposer from this and future solicitations for the same work.

Under no circumstances shall Proposer submit its own boilerplate terms and conditions.

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ATTACHMENT A – INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSING

C. SCOPE OF SERVICES

The selected firm will work closely with key staff members from the Port of Tacoma,

the Northwest Seaport Alliance, and the Port of Seattle to refine the following list of

data that will inform final project deliverables.

It is anticipated that this scope of services can be accomplished without in-person

meetings. Cost of travel will not be included as part of this contract.

NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE (NWSA)

1. Jobs impacts by marine cargo segment - direct, indirect, induced.

2. Jobs per unit of cargo (TEU, breakbulk ton, grain ton, auto unit).

3. Jobs per line business, containers, breakbulk, etc.

4. Business output impacts by marine cargo segment - direct, indirect, induced.

5. Labor income impacts by marine cargo segment - direct, indirect, induced.

6. State fiscal impacts by marine cargo segment.

7. State fiscal impacts, taxes per line of business and per unit - B&O, sales &

use taxes, and other.

8. Local fiscal impacts, taxes per line of business and per unit (no more than 10

cities per county).

9. Comparison of direct and total fiscal and economic impacts between NWSA

and other industries and industry clusters (no more than 3 industry clusters).

10. Average salary/compensation and comparison to state and regional average.

NWSA - containers

1. Direct total business output by activity type1.

2. Direct total jobs by activity type.

3. Direct total labor income (and expenses if available) by activity type.

4. Costs of labor broken down by related industry groups: terminal operators,

longshoremen, container operators.

5. Jobs, compensation, business output - direct, indirect, induced.

6. Metric tons of cargo handled.

7. Containerized cargo volumes - full and empty, imports, exports.

8. Containerized cargo value, import and export.

9. Containerized cargo commodities, import and export by TEU.

10. Containerized cargo import and export, by country.

NWSA - autos

1. Automobile units.

2. Direct impacts of auto imports by activity type.

3. Direct, Indirect, and Induced – jobs, compensation, and business output.

NWSA – breakbulk, logs, and other non-containerized

1. Metric tons - molasses, breakbulk, logs/lumber, and fuel.

2. Direct impacts of breakbulk by activity type.

1 Activity types: Truck transportation/logistics/warehousing, Terminal ops, Rail transportation, Government, Barge

and tug, Maritime support, Navigational services

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ATTACHMENT A – INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSING

3. Direct, Indirect, and Induced – jobs, compensation, and business output.

NWSA – real estate

1. Jobs, business output, labor income - tenants, manufacturing, services/non-

industrial, construction, government, bulk ops - direct, indirect, and induced.

2. Compensation - direct, indirect, induced.

3. Average salary/compensation and comparison to state and regional average

4. State fiscal impacts, taxes per line of business and per unit – B&O, sales &

use taxes, and other.

5. Local fiscal impacts, taxes per line of business and per unit (no more than 10

cities).

6. Square footage of warehouses, offices, industrial and other buildings.

NWSA (appendices)

1. Direct fiscal impacts for select counties and cities2 (jobs, output, labor

income).

2. Total fiscal impacts for select counties and cities (jobs, output, labor income).

3. State and local tax impacts for select counties and cities – state taxes, local

taxes.

4. Mode distribution for imports, exports entering or leaving NWSA (truck,

multiple, rail, water, pipeline).

5. US 2-way trade in kiloton for imports and exports at 25 largest origin and

destinations.

6. US 2-way trade in value for imports and exports at 25 largest origin and

destinations.

7. Leading US regions by NWSA market-share value, imports and exports, by

percent.

8. Leading US regions by NWSA market-share weight, imports and exports, by

percent.

9. Shipping costs to/from US cities.

10. Total number of domestic and international TEUs (past 5 years).

11. Value (in billions) of imports and exports, two-way trade (past 15 years).

12. NWSA share (%) and value (millions) of imports and exports by US state

(also mapped by state).

13. NWSA share (%) of two-way container trade with NE Asia (past 15 years)

14. Jobs dependent on imports and exports by State (WA, OR, MN, ID, AR, IL,

MT, SD, AK).

15. Containerized cargo (total and discretionary) forecast in millions of TEUs, to

2050.

16. Annual economic and fiscal impact of forecast – direct jobs, direct business

output, direct state fiscal impact, and total state fiscal impact.

17. Direct value of marine cargo (container, auto, breakbulk) for North and South

Harbor, jobs, business output, and labor income.

2 Seattle, Tacoma, Sumner, fife, Kent, Puyallup, Unincorporated Pierce Co., Auburn, Renton, Tukwila, Lakewood,

Unincorporated King Co., Bellevue, Issaquah, Burien, Kirkland, Des Moines, Kenmore, Edgewood

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ATTACHMENT A – INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSING

PORT OF TACOMA

Port of Tacoma

1. Jobs, business output, labor income - tenants, manufacturing, services/non-

industrial, construction, government, bulk ops - direct, indirect, induced

2. Compensation - direct, indirect, induced

3. Average salary/compensation and comparison to state and regional average

4. State fiscal impacts, taxes per line of business and per unit – B&O, sales &

use taxes, other

5. Local fiscal impacts, taxes per line of business and per unit (no more than 10

cities)

6. Square footage of warehouses, offices, industrial and other buildings

Port of Tacoma - autos

1. Automobile units.

2. Direct impacts of auto imports by activity type.

3. Direct, Indirect, and Induced – jobs, compensation, business output

Port of Tacoma – appendices

1. Jobs, business output, labor income - by line of business for NWSA South

harbor cargo, port tenants and other business

2. Total (direct/indirect/induced) NWSA south harbor + PoT jobs, business

output, labor income

3. Statewide direct and total fiscal impact by line of business

PORT OF SEATTLE

1. Jobs, business output, labor income - direct, indirect, induced by line of

business3.

2. State fiscal impacts by line of business4, taxes by line of business and per

unit.

3. Local fiscal impacts, taxes by line of business and per unit (no more than 10

cities).

4. Average salary/compensation with a comparison to state and regional

average.

5. Impacts of capital investment plan, jobs per project or division (aviation,

maritime, economic development, plus a roll up of all).

Port of Seattle – Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

1. Jobs, total compensation, business output - direct, indirect, and induced.

2. Top six cities where airport employees live and compensation to those

employees

3. Airport economic activity by city (top six).

4. Airport economic activity as share of city GDP (top six cities).

3 NWSA North Harbor marine cargo, SEA Airport, cruise, commercial fishing, recreational marinas and

other

4 NWSA North Harbor marine cargo, SEA Airport, cruise, commercial fishing, recreational marinas and

other

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