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SFpermit go‑live pushed past September; city and vendor aim for end‑of‑year launch

Building Inspection Commission · August 15, 2018
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Exela and city technology staff told the Building Inspection Commission that unresolved fee calculations and data migration issues make a September go‑live for SFpermit unattainable; Exela proposed an end‑of‑calendar‑year target after further regression testing and rework.

City technology staff and vendor Exela told the Building Inspection Commission on Aug. 15 that the SFpermit permitting and project‑tracking system will not meet the September target and that the city now expects a later, end‑of‑calendar‑year go‑live after more testing.

"September go live is unattainable at this point," Brian Webber, senior director for Exela, said, citing complex fee rules (more than 700 fee calculations),…

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