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Board approves emergency $2.5 million contract to fix elevators at San Francisco General Hospital
Summary
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee approved an emergency public works contract, not to exceed $2.5 million, to replace and modernize elevators in San Francisco General Hospital buildings 80 and 90 after the originally awarded contractor refused to comply. The committee amended the resolution title to match the scope and approved it without objection.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Finance Subcommittee on March 19 approved an emergency public works contract, not to exceed $2,500,000, to replace and modernize elevators serving San Francisco General Hospital’s buildings 80 and 90.
Carla Johnson, director of the Mayor’s Office on Disability, told the committee the elevators serve five critical clinics and that delays in repairs over the past three to four years have worsened service and risk “denial of service,” a central concern under the Americans with Disabilities Act. “One of the basic tenets of the ADA is about preventing denial of service,” Johnson said.
Edgar Lopez of the Department of Public Works said DPW declared an emergency after the contractor originally awarded the work refused to comply with contract requirements. “We moved on to award the contract on an emergency basis to the second low bidder,” Lopez said, adding the second low bidder was able to honor its original bid and thereby minimize schedule delays.
Budget analyst Rose told supervisors the title of the proposed resolution misstated the scope: only Elevator 22 is being replaced while Elevators 26 and 28 are being modernized and repaired. Rose said the emergency contract with Roden is for $2,500,000 and described that figure as an increase of $213,003.81 (9.3%) compared with the prior TRICO contract figure read into the record; the transcript’s rendering of the prior contract amount was unclear. Rose recommended amending the resolution’s title to reflect replacement of Elevator 22 and the modernization/repair of Elevators 26 and 28 and recommended approval as amended.
The chair called for public comment; none was offered. A motion to approve the budget analyst’s recommendation and the underlying item was taken, the chair noted the committee approved the amendments recommended by Rose, and the item was approved without objection.
The committee did not take additional public comment on the item. The contract was approved as amended and will appear on the Board of Supervisors’ 03/25/2014 agenda as noted by the Clerk.
