Committee splits on PermitSF/OpenGov: BLA flags procurement gaps; contract amendment advances amid oversight commitments

Supervisor Fielder opened a hearing focused on the procurement of PermitSF's permitting software and the mayor's office request to increase the OpenGov agreement by about $33.1 million and extend it five years. The Budget and Legislative Analyst's review found the selection complied with the city's administrative code waiver authority (section 21.30) but did not conform to procurement best practices: staff evaluators lacked standardized scoring rubrics, cost proposals were not comparable across finalists, and the process relied on an RFI that the BLA said should have been followed by an RFP to assure transparency and price competition.