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Committee advances sole‑source design contract for Geneva Car Barn and Powerhouse
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee advanced an ordinance allowing Recreation & Park to enter a sole‑source agreement with Adeline Darling Design to finish design work for the Geneva Car Barn and Powerhouse, with Friends of the Car Barn committing to raise additional funds for final construction documents.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee on April 2 advanced an ordinance authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to enter a sole‑source professional services agreement with Adeline Darling Design to complete design development and preliminary construction documents for the historic Geneva Car Barn and Powerhouse.
Supervisor Don Avalos, sponsor of the item, told the committee that Adeline Darling Design has already produced schematic designs and helped secure historic‑preservation approvals, and that switching architects now could jeopardize pending tax‑credit and grant opportunities. Avalos said the firm's prior work and the tight schedule for 2015 funding made a competitive solicitation impractical.
Rec & Park staff and budget analysts described the proposed contract as approximately $837,863 for…
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