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School board approves streamlined procurement rules to speed maintenance projects
Summary
The board voted to elect SFUSD to the state's uniform public construction cost accounting procedures, allowing negotiated contracts up to $45,000 and solicited proposals up to $175,000 from prequalified contractors to reduce administrative burden on small maintenance work; vote passed 6-1 after suspension of rules.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board on Tuesday approved a resolution to adopt the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Procedures (UPCCAA) and revise district bidding policy to speed small maintenance and repair projects.
Chief Facilities Officer David Golden told the board the existing Education Code threshold for public bidding on projects involving labor and materials remains $15,000, a level he said is cumbersome for routine repairs. Under the UPCCAA…
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