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8.C. - Page 2 �commercial tenants of the Port use this infrastructure to conduct their businesses. The size and complexity of these CIP projects is limited. For example, total rail trackage on Port property is 6,000 feet. The 10-year CIP has no major additions or expansions of this type of infrastructure with the exception of road access and utilities that may be required for preparation of the preferred site for the ferry terminal. The Port owns and operates the 190-boat capacity Redwood City Marine, the public boat launch ramp, the "guest" dock for visiting recreational and commercial tour boats, a public fishing pier and waterfront access areas. The Port 10-year CIP includes approximately $4 million in projects to upgrade and maintain these recreational facilities. For example, several of the large floating docks in the Marina are planned for replacement with new docks, utility hookups, and other improvements. The final category of projects in the Port CIP is Administration which encompasses vehicles, equipment (pumps, forklifts, etc.), IT and office equipment which is necessary to operate the Port. Wharves 1&2 Project Update The Wharves 1&2 Reconstruction Project is included in the Port CIP with expenditures in FY13 and FY14. Construction started in August 2012 with the demolition of the old wooden wharf, removal/disposal of over 700 creosoted piles, and demolition of the wharf side Warehouse No. 1. Following demolition, approximately 112 new 24-inch concrete piles were driven "in the mud" to support the new wharf and ramps connecting to shore. Bubble curtains were used during the pile driving to attenuate the noise/vibration impacting fish and the pile driving was completed over 2 weeks before the closing of the "in the Bay" environmental work window. The pilings will support the new concrete deck of the Wharf. Forms or "false work" is being installed to be followed by the pouring in place of the new deck. Single steel pile dolphins have been installed for breasting and tying the ships to the Wharf. Walkways have also been installed to provide access to the ship and lines. The upland construction is in the final engineering and planning stages. The Port and its contractors have meet with PG&E and the City on new electric utilities and water lines. The new shore side seawall will be approximately 1,000 feet in length and will be high and strong enough to meet 50-year sea level rise and maximum storm surges. It will be constructed with sheet piles which reduces the amount of stone "rip rap" that would be needed for alternative types of construction and would be placed in the Bay. During construction Wharves 1&2 has stayed in operation with regular vessel calls to unload construction aggregates. Alterations in vessel docking and unloading operations have been coordinated by the Port, contractors, and the wharf users and they have been minor. The Wharves 1&2 Project is a design/build project which has given the contractors the ability to revise construction methods and materials and still meet project goals and design criteria. As of March 2013 the project is approximately at 50 percent complete. It is on budget and scheduled for completion by December 2013.