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Civil grand jury faults city for letting contractor-performance database sit unused; supervisors press Public Works for timeline
Summary
A civil grand jury found San Francisco's contractor performance database largely unused and urged steps to make contractor history part of procurement decisions. Public Works officials cited staffing shortages and an unsupported software platform; the Board's audit committee urged DPW to assign a project manager by Dec. 31, 2022.
Supervisor Rafael Mandelmann, chairing the hearing at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Sept. 15, introduced a civil grand jury report that found the city's contractor performance evaluation database has not been implemented as intended and is underused across chapter 6 departments. Michael Hoffman, the civil grand jury foreperson, said the database was developed after a 2016 Administrative Code change but has had no entries since February 2020 and no training since September 2019.
"It's time to finish implementing the database and start using it," Hoffman said, urging a single source of truth so departments can evaluate past contractor performance when awarding new work. The jury recommended adding mandatory "lessons learned"…
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