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EASER bond work nears completion on many projects; PG&E coordination remains a bottleneck
Summary
Officials said the 2010 and 2014 earthquake-and-emergency-response bonds are about 95% expended in places and that major projects — including a new fireboat station and public-safety building — will complete in 2021; staff flagged repeated coordination and utility (PG&E) issues as recurring delivery risks.
City project managers told the committee that work under earlier earthquake-safety and emergency-response bonds is largely near completion but that several high-profile projects remain active and utility coordination with PG&E continues to create schedule risk.
Charles Egeris, acting director of project management for Public Works, said both the 2010 and 2014 EASER bond programs are nearing completion and that major projects funded under those bonds have moved the city toward delivering generational first-responder facilities. He cited the new Public Safety Building, replacement Fire Station 4 and Fireboat Station 35 at Pier 22—2 as examples.
Project managers reported Fire Station 5 and Fire Station 16 achieved substantial and final completion and are in financial closeout. The Fireboat Station 35 project achieved substantial completion in September and staff said final completion and financial closeout are expected by early 2021 with move-in planned for February 2021. Projects such as the Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division facility are mid-construction with complex delivery requirements and continuing work to obtain permanent power from PG&E and other utilities.
David Myerson from the Public Utilities Commission described auxiliary firefighting-water-system work, including a pipeline replacement on Nineteenth Avenue intended to improve water flow; some PUC-connected work will extend into 2021 and later, with revised in-water windows for Mission Bay ferry/park work anticipated in 2023-24 due to funding schedules.
Multiple presenters said PG&E coordination is a recurring delivery constraint that often becomes visible late in a project and can necessitate schedule changes. Committee members and staff described increased COVID-19 costs on construction sites (sterilizers, additional supervisory staff and social-distancing-related inefficiencies) and noted that some projects temporarily paused work at client departments'request because facilities were heavily used during the pandemic. Staff said they have pursued consistent approaches to contractor COVID-related claims and continue to press PG&E and other utilities where needed.
No formal committee actions were taken on the presentation. Staff said they will continue to track project completion and return with updates on bond issuances and accounting for EASER-authorized funds.
