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Committee amends hospital rebuild ordinance to add reporting requirements and advance alternative delivery method
Summary
The Budget and Finance Committee amended an ordinance authorizing the Public Works director to issue an RFP for a construction manager/general contractor for the San Francisco General Hospital rebuild, adding budget-analyst reporting requirements and forwarding the measure to the full Board with recommendation.
The San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee on an amended recommendation advanced an ordinance intended to speed the San Francisco General Hospital rebuild by authorizing the Department of Public Works to issue a request for proposals for a construction manager/general contractor under an early-engagement CM/GC delivery model.
Ron Alameda, project manager with the Department of Public Works, told the committee the intent of the alternative delivery method is "to better meet the legislative deadlines" and to engage core subcontractors early to avoid deferred approvals from OSHPD and compress the schedule. Alameda said the approach seeks to integrate design and construction teams and allow for "design assist" contributions from subcontractors to save time and reduce the need for later reviews.
Chair and President Supervisor Aaron Peskin described the delivery method as a growing best practice and Vice Chair Supervisor Tom Ammiano pressed staff on resource risks. Alameda said the primary near-term concern is a shortage of skilled labor across designers and trades rather than materials. A committee analyst warned of "substantial risk for this project of cost overruns like we saw Laguna Honda and missing deadlines," and recommended improved oversight through periodic reporting on cost estimates and milestones.
The committee voted, without objection, to amend the ordinance to incorporate the reporting requirements shown on page 10 of the budget analyst's report and forwarded the amended ordinance to the full Board with a recommendation. The amendment directs staff to report back to the Board on departmental cost estimates and milestone progress; the ordinance as framed seeks a target extension of the OSHPD deadline to January 2015. No formal vote tally was recorded in committee minutes.
Public comment on the item included Sylvia Johnson, who said she wanted changes within the hospital to provide safer, more accessible circulation and reduce opportunities for criminal activity during and after construction.
The full Board will next consider the amended ordinance; committee staff indicated support for the reporting language that was added.
