August 31, 2017
Work starts on $139M Mukilteo terminal
A ceremony yesterday marked the start of construction on a $139 million project that will replace the ferry terminal in Mukilteo.
“This project is the culmination of years of work to replace an aging and seismically vulnerable terminal,” said WSF Assistant Secretary Amy Scarton in a news release. “It'll also make things easier for drivers and safer for people who walk on, all while freeing up Mukilteo's waterfront.”
Orion Marine Construction was picked over the summer to build the trestle and bridge seat. Orion's bid of $4.65 million was the lowest of nine bids, and considerably below the engineer's estimate of $6.37 million.
Massana Construction is fabricating and storing steel pile pipes and H-piles for the trestle and bridge seat part of the project. It was awarded a $1.21 million contract earlier this year.
Construction of the terminal building and roadway is expected to begin in June 2018, and wrap up in late 2019. Washington State Ferries will seek a contractor next January. That contract is estimated between $50 million and $75 million based on 60 percent design, but will be refined as designs progress.
A stormwater utility contract is expected to be advertised in mid-September.
The new terminal will be about one third of a mile east of the existing ferry dock, which hasn't been significantly updated since the early 1980s. The new terminal will have four toll booths, a transit center, and space for passengers, maintenance crews and supervisors. It also will have separate loading for pedestrians and vehicles.
The new facility's location near the Mukilteo Sounder Station will provide better access to transit and more space for vehicle holding than the current facility.
KPFF Consulting Engineers is the designer and LMN Architects is the architect.
Pacific Pile & Marine finished the first phase last year under an initial contract of $8.16 million. The contractor removed 138,080 square feet of over-water timber pier at the former U.S. Department of Defense fuel storage facility. That job required removing about 3,900 creosote-treated piles.
Funding for the overall project is coming from federal and state funds.
The Mukilteo/Clinton ferry route moves more than 2 million vehicles and nearly 4 million riders annually between Whidbey Island and the Seattle-Everett area.