Deleting the Intaki Syndicate faction is an extremely annoying design decision

I was going to say the same thing, also corrected it for you…

Unfortunately he’ll probably have to do some work first to access the arc…

Standing Required:
+5.0 Gallente Federation Faction standing.
or
+5.0 Impetus Corporation and -0.2 or higher Gallente Federation Faction standing.

Usually I just post a link to ‘The Plan’ and advise them to use it, however if he’s pressed for time, then a good choice would be to follow your suggestion: