challenges. While the port benefits from municipal resources, it must navigate the constraints of shared government staffing, which sometimes results in operational delays. To mitigate these constraints, the port maintains partnerships with external engineering firms and program management contractors to supplement in-house expertise. “We have three engineering services contracts for companies that have the expertise that we don’t have on staff… The modernization program is managed by another contractor all in and of itself,” Ribuffo explains. Due to the port’s vital commercial activity, all contracts must comply with the rule that they must not interfere with the port’s commercial activities, disrupting Alaska’s economic landscape. To ensure proper accounting, the port team utilizes 153 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 03 DON YOUNG PORT OF ALASKA
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