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Public works seeks emergency contracting authority to replace aging generators at San Francisco General
Summary
Public Works asked the committee for emergency authority to design and build new emergency diesel generators at San Francisco General Hospital, citing increasing failures of the 1972 steam system and a one‑hour loss of emergency power the morning of the hearing; committee forwarded the emergency authorization with recommendation after questioning on timing, fuel source and procurement process.
San Francisco Department of Public Works Director Ed Riskin requested emergency design‑build contracting authority to replace the hospital's aging emergency power system, which he said was designed in the 1960s and installed in 1972. He told the committee the existing steam‑driven system has exceeded its expected useful life, has shown increasing frequency and severity of failures and this morning experienced a one‑hour loss of emergency power that would have left life‑support systems without backup in the…
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