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Board continues vote on non‑competitive lease waiver for SFO employee cafe after questioning
Summary
Supervisors continued a waiver of competitive bidding for a proposed lease at San Francisco International Airport’s Terminal 1 to allow the airport commission time to confirm a shorter, three‑year term; Supervisor Peskin moved the one‑week continuance amid concerns about circumventing competitive bidding.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to continue for one week consideration of a proposed waiver of the city—s competitive‑bidding requirement for a lease at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) for an interim employee cafeteria at Terminal 1.
The board—s action followed extended questioning of airport staff about why the item was presented as a noncompetitive waiver and how long the proposed lease would run. "This lease has been in place and is now proposed, should this waiver be granted, as a 3‑year lease with 2 1‑year extensions," Supervisor Peskin said, adding that the proposed multi‑year term "calls into question why we would be waiving the competitive bid process." He moved to continue the item one week to…
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