Thursday, October 1, 2026
The Port of Olympia Commission approved the purchase of a temporary warehouse from ClearSpan, as part of its consent agenda on Monday, Dec. 9.
The cost of the contract is $1.6 million with funding to be sourced from the port’s capital investment budget.
The port plans to have a second temporary warehouse to accommodate extra cargo from Suzano, a pulp manufacturer and paper producer in Brazil.
Capital Assets Program Manager James Sommer told the commission in a briefing on Nov. 25 that as part of the deal, ClearSpan will design the warehouse to the Port’s requested specifications.
The company will also coordinate with the Port’s contracted engineering firm to ensure that the foundation of the site can support the warehouse
The contract was bid on through SourceWell, a Minnesota-based service cooperative which the Port is a member of. SourceWell competitively solicits contracts, which its members can utilize.
ClearSpan provides discounts as part of its contract with Sourcewell, according to Sommer.
The planned warehouse would be 150 feet wide and 460 feet long. It would be supported by a steel frame and covered with a fabric cover.
The components will be engineered off-site and will be shipped to the marine terminal, where they will be put together.
The contract includes the installation of doors, both for workers and cargo, and lighting fixtures.
The Port would have to bid another contract for the site work involved in erecting the warehouse.
Sommer said that they aim to install the warehouse around the first or second quarter of 2025.
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BobJacobs
This is an extremely risky investment, inappropriate for a public agency.
Another in a string of risky investments over the years, most of which have flopped, costing taxpayers bundles. Crane. Fuel dock.
Rather than expanding the Marine Terminal facilities, we should be preparing for its closure The Marine Terminal has been economically obsolete for decades, losing money every year.
Bob Jacobs
Rather than e
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Report this
Olympiansince64
Strange that our community would endorse a company like this, which by some accounts is running roughshod over the people and lands of Brazil. We get upset over one oak tree while they are clearing hundreds of thousands of hectares in pursuit of money.
https://environmentalpaper.org/2019/01/the-hidden-land-conflicts-of-suzano-the-worlds-largest-pulp-producer/
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Report this
JW
A more accurate title would be: "Port of Olympia authorizes additional money laundering from citizens to private corporations"
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Report this
S2345S23456
THIS SMELLS FISHY. The wrong kind of fishy. We don't want that kind of fishy at our Marina. I agree with all the posts that precede mine. And thanks to the one that did their research, and posted a link about how Suzano is all about plundering the earth. The chemicals used o treat pulp is nasty stuff - not the stank we want. And check out their website where you can find out how they plan to take over the planet https://www.suzano.com.br/en
Thursday, December 19, 2024 Report this
S2345S23456
How about instead spend that money on building a park at the Marina? A running track, climbing wall, gym, pool, a covered outdoor performance center, a museum (especially an Indigenous People's museum), a fire-arts school, you name it - get creative. And lower commercial rents downtown so more small businesses can survive. All that would be job creation, stimulate the economy, raise the standard of living for the community, and cater to tourism.
Thursday, December 19, 2024 Report this
Somney
So if someone puts tariffs on stuff coming from Brazil then then?
Sunday, December 22, 2024 Report this