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OCII approves legal and advisory contracts for Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point projects
Summary
The Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure approved several consent items Sept. 19, including a three‑year, up‑to‑$1.5 million sole‑source legal contract for land exchanges and related services at Hunters Point and Candlestick Point, and smaller contracts for bond counsel, financial advisory and special‑tax consulting.
The Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure approved a bundle of consent items at its Sept. 19 meeting, including a three‑year, not‑to‑exceed $1.5 million legal services contract with Schutte Mahali & Weinberger LLP to support land‑exchange agreements and related work in the Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point project areas. The commission voted 4–0, with one member absent, to carry the consent agenda after pulling item 5b for discussion and staff presentation.
Deputy General Counsel Aaron Foxworthy told commissioners the contract was recommended as a sole‑source engagement because the firm has decades of subject‑matter experience negotiating exchanges of state and city‑controlled lands and a long history working with the city and OCII. Foxworthy said the proposed term and dollar cap were derived from recent historical spending and included a roughly 20 percent contingency to address complex work expected during the contract period.
Foxworthy said the contract’s scope centers on land‑exchange agreements tied to public‑trust issues across the shipyard and Candlestick Point areas and that the agency expects multiple phases of exchanges over the next 10–15 years. He described steps the agency will take to encourage small‑business enterprise (SBE) participation by asking the prime to use SBE subcontractors where feasible and by structuring ancillary work so SBEs can participate in related activities.
Commissioners asked staff to clarify how the sole‑source selection aligns with OCII’s SBE policies. Staff said the sole‑source choice reflects the firm’s particular expertise, while the agency will still encourage subcontracting and SBE use in downstream work. No members of the public spoke on the item.
Other consent items approved that day included a bond‑counsel contract with Jones Hall for up to $219,000, municipal financial advisory services with Public Financial Management Inc. for up to $163,500, and special‑tax consulting with Goodwin Consulting Group Inc. for up to $353,500. The commission approved the consent items by roll call (four ayes, one absent). The chair declared the motions carried.
