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Board approves SFMTA modification to buy 30 Siemens light-rail vehicles amid funding questions
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Sept. 21 unanimously approved the 10th modification to SFMTA’s contract to buy 30 Siemens light‑rail vehicles, after a lengthy exchange over whether Prop B baseline funds could be used as a backstop and whether capital purchases might reduce funding available for operations.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Sept. 21 unanimously approved the 10th modification to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) contract to procure 30 new Siemens light-rail vehicles, a deal the agency says will save more than $100 million overall but that drew sustained questioning about how the purchase would be funded.
The resolution authorizes the change to contract No. 2013-19 for the procurement of 30 vehicles at a listed contract value of roughly $130,400,000 plus escalation, with cancellation provisions through June 2025 and no change to the contract term or total price. The board approved the item by unanimous voice without objection after several supervisors pressed SFMTA and the acting chief financial officer to clarify whether Prop B baseline funds might be used as a backstop and whether that could reduce funds available for operations.
Supervisor Gordon Preston raised…
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