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Public Works updates committee on $350M public health and safety bond; cites COVID impacts and higher bid pricing
Summary
Public Works program manager Joe Chin told the oversight committee the 2016 Public Health and Safety bond is fully funded at $350 million, with $272 million allocated to Department of Public Health projects; he warned of COVID-related delays, supply-chain issues, and premium bid pricing (16%--40% on some packages). Members pressed on permitting timelines, seismic retrofit costs and coordination with Prop C funding.
Public Works program manager Joe Chin briefed the Citizens General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee on progress across the 2016 Public Health and Safety (PHS) bond program and the 2008 San Francisco General Hospital bond.
Chin said the total authorized amount for the PHS program is $350,000,000, allocated across six components and three client departments: the Department of Public Health (DPH), the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH). He said $272,000,000 has been allocated to DPH components (including ZSFG Building 5, Southeast Health Center and community health…
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