How the Port “got it done” on a one-bid contract

By Bob Young The Port of Seattle received just one bid last year for a contract to build a new cruise-ship terminal near the Magnolia Bridge. It came in 30 percent above the Port’s $30 million estimate. Under Port policy, elected commissioners are supposed to be alerted when the best bid exceeds the Port engineer’s

Two Port of Seattle managers have resigned under pressure, and seven other high-ranking employees were disciplined for their role in fraudulent contracting practices, Port CEO Tay Yoshitani announced Tuesday.

Port forces out 2 managers over fraudulent contract activity – 7 more suspended or disciplined But commission president says “zero tolerance” should mean firing people who break law By Bob Young December 10, 2008 Publication: Seattle Times, The (WA) Page: A1 Word Count: 1222 Two Port of Seattle managers have resigned under pressure, and seven

Port memo still a mystery – Rewritten to hide high cost of project Penalties await, but “so many people looked at it and made changes” that finding culprits will be tough, investigator says

Port memo still a mystery – Rewritten to hide high cost of project Penalties await, but “so many people looked at it and made changes” that finding culprits will be tough, investigator says By Bob Young December 7, 2008 Publication: Seattle Times, The (WA) Page: B1 Word Count: 719 Who hid the truth about the