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Committee advances Chapter 6 contracting changes aimed at easing contractor cash flow and enabling alternative delivery
Summary
The Board of Supervisors' Government Audit and Oversight Committee referred an ordinance amending Chapter 6 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to the full Board with recommendation after presentations from PUC and DPW staff and broad public support from contractors and unions.
An ordinance to amend Chapter 6 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, intended to clarify contracting rules and ease cash-flow pressures on contractors, was sent to the full Board of Supervisors with the committee's recommendation on Monday.
Supervisor Ed/Chiu (introduced the item) told the committee the proposed changes implement recommendations of the city'wide Construction Contracting Task Force, formed in February 2006, to reduce barriers that have discouraged bidding on city projects and to improve procurement efficiency.
Harlan Kelly, assistant general manager for infrastructure at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, outlined the principal changes. Under the ordinance the city could reduce contractor retention more quickly and hold a standard 5% retention on progressing payments; the legislation…
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