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SFUSD board approves new security contract after union concerns; board warns of oversight
Summary
After public testimony from SEIU-affiliated security officers and union organizers, the San Francisco Unified School District board awarded a security services contract to ABC Security, citing staff's finding that ABC was the lowest responsible bidder; commissioners pressed staff on monitoring wages, benefits and remedies if the contractor fails to honor union agreements.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education voted to award a security services contract to ABC Security after staff presented procurement results and the board debated labor and oversight concerns.
Chief Facilities Officer David Golden told commissioners the district received five bids and after vetting found ABC Security to be the lowest responsible bidder. "Their paperwork is in order. Their bond is in order. Their bid is in order," Golden said, adding ABC represented itself as a union contractor and staff saw no basis to deem the bid nonresponsive.
Union organizers and security officers urged caution during public comment. Carl Walter, organizer with Service Employees International Union United Service Workers West, said the district should ensure that officers' wage rates and benefits would be honored if a new contractor takes the contract. "We're concerned that based on the bid submitted by ABC Security,…
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