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OCII workshop: SBE participation steady; local hiring rises modestly amid COVID‑19
Summary
OCII staff presented the July 2019–June 2020 SBE and local‑hire report showing SBE participation near prior goals for professional services, construction gains but lower cumulative SBE credit, and a local‑hire rate of 15.7% (1,189 San Francisco residents). Staff and OEWD described training efforts and COVID impacts.
OCII staff on Aug. 18 presented the annual small‑business enterprise (SBE) and workforce report for July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020, detailing contractor awards, SBE participation and local‑hire performance amid COVID‑19 disruptions.
Yvonne Karimas, contract compliance specialist, summarized SBE activity in the reporting period: 12 contracts worth slightly more than $107,800,000 were awarded for design and construction services, including work on Hunters Point Shipyard Block 48 utilities, Alice Griffith abatement and demolition, Mission Bay Park P3 and the Golden State Warriors mixed‑use hotel. For the 12‑month reporting period staff calculated SBE participation of about 44.745% (professional services were reported at about two‑thirds participation, while construction participation for the period approached 42%); on an accumulated running‑total basis through 06/30/2020 OCII’s cumulative SBE credit across projects was reported at 30.1% (up 0.4 percentage points from the prior reporting period).
Raymond Lee presented workforce metrics. Contractors logged nearly 2,500,000 total contract hours during the year; OCII reported about 391,000 hours performed by San Francisco residents, representing a local‑hire rate of 15.7% (1,189 San Francisco residents) and a modest two‑percentage‑point improvement over the prior fiscal year. Lee attributed declines in total hours primarily to the completion of several mega‑projects and to COVID‑19 shutdowns that paused nonessential construction in March–April 2020; hours began to recover in May and June 2020.
CityBuild and OEWD representatives described training partnerships and retention work. Staff highlighted CityBuild academies, two of which completed during the fiscal year with 100 graduates and over 80% placement rates, and an Alice Griffith abatement certification that trained 19 residents with 17 graduates and reported employment outcomes. OEWD and CityBuild speakers said they continue to provide referral and retention services and that they have been matching graduates to local OCII‑related projects where possible.
Commissioners thanked staff and asked follow‑up questions. Commissioner Scott asked about monitoring hostile or hateful postings on worksites; staff said the general contractor in a prior incident committed to sensitivity training (including outreach to NAACP leadership) and that OCII relies on developers and contractors to address site‑level conduct. Vice Chair Rosales asked whether there had been payment complaints; staff reported no recent payment complaints in professional services and said construction‑related contractor/subcontractor issues had been addressed. Staff agreed to provide additional subcontractor breakdowns and said a forthcoming capacity/disparity study will include equity metrics and deeper analysis.
Because the item was a workshop, no commission action was required.
