tv [untitled] July 16, 2014 3:00am-3:31am PDT
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supervisor cohen without objection. >> the amendments are adapted can i have a motion to have this to the full board that will be the order. thank you >> madam clerk can you please call items 4 to 5 together. >> item 4 is a resolution adapting economical community recommended to the airport terminal one program and item 5 is an ordinance waving our contracts and procures for the airport terminal one project. >> kathy wagner from the airport is here to talk about items 4 to 5. >> thank you kathy with the san francisco airport the airport is seeking our approval to adjust the section selection process for 2 terminal 2 design team to
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adapt as well as to adapt the california sequa findings that no e-cigarette environmental reports are required for the terminal projects. our terminal one and boarding area are procured as a request for the proposal requests for two contracts resulting in two separate design teams. although the projects will be flu sdprathd the size and complexity is to break in into two projects that addresses the concerns the risk through bonds and insurance as well as providing for o more incredible opportunities the admin jafts will allow the airport to have core subcontractors before the construction and the addition of
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core subcontractors allows for a better plan and design project in our experience it's my understanding this approach was taken with the new general hospital and the core sum contractors are plumbing and building and information technology as well as in our case the building the facade of the building additionally the ordinance requests the admin code no more than that 7.5 percent of intashthd construction work to be negotiated and the airport is seeking your approve to raise the threshold on both projects it will insure we'll be able to contract with the terminal light systems such as our passenger
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boarding systems and security program. i want to reiterate or explain we'll not deviate from the final evaluation we'll have 65 percent of the final evaluation to no fiscal impact and lastly the current environmental review has been elevated not called out specifically as terminal b program or t one program. and that's how we refer to it in our documents so the airport is seeking the accepts and i'll be happy to answer questions i'm joined by the terminal project manager that will address
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concerns you have >> supervisor cohen. >> thank you for your joining us my questions are not focused on the item before us dealing with the adaptation of the sequa act but more or less around the contracting for terminal one. i was wondering in you have numbers you can report to the body how many women or minority businesses that have gotten contract >> on those two projects before you. >> yes. >> i don't know if we have that but i'll ask the project manager to come up. >> i'm interested to know in terms of how many of those firms also interested in how much money those contracts - how much money is on the table. >> i can get back to you but i
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can tell you right now those projects are pretty big about a billion dollars each so we're talking about fairly large contracts it make sense to split it into two so we can get more local businesses eligible and i'm glad you brought that that you but i'm concerned i want to make sure we're breaking up this large project we're breaking it up so that some small businesses can bid and deliver on those projects it's a - >> that's the intent i'm going to let ruben address that but i'll be happy to report back as
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we have a better idea of the numbers of local businesses who submit and receive the work and happy to get the details. >> i'd be happy to have one in this conversation i'm reminded maybe we should have a hearing on this item because i'm thinking about contract compliance i, you know, if i'm not mistaken you had one person on your staff maybe two persons i can't recall but left with the impression you might need to scale up to manage the process so people who are pro tem to differ contracts that the subcontractors are on their commitment and make sure the contractors are paid in 0
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timeline we've heard the larger contractors have the ability to float a lot more money so i'm going to go ahead and ask your colleague. >> thanks for being here. >> good evening i'm running even i'm the terminal one director for the san francisco airport. so i want to make sure i understand the question did you ask what number of companies that have contracts from terminal one >> i'm looking for some kind of data what is exactly going on but one thing we know there's a huge undertaking with the project it's unclear specifically zeroing in on subcontractors veteran owned businesses and minor owned
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businesses and women owned businesses. >> we're working closely with the city's contract monitoring division on coming up with some very, very progressive programs of encouraging local business entries certificate local service enterprises if the professional services meaning like the design and architect as he disappearance and working with them on establishing a table goals for subcontractors so we actually don't have the exact data as far as our data we're going to establish a percentage goal we're going to be progressive we're getting indications there's companies not getting some opportunity but were working with maria's group
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c m.d. to establish reasonable objectionable goals i'll get those numbers. >> thank you what i can do i'll make a hearing request and make that official so what i'm saying don't trouble yourselves getting the numbers save it for the fall. thank you for your time. mr. chair >> maybe i can work with our office a lot of those are being done on a project by project basis to make sure we're far enough into the promotions to have good data maybe i can work with our staff. >> i can understand that but the other thing i want to ask the questions early enough through the process if we're going down the wrong path we're
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able to call that needed change quickly so we can correct some discrepancy sisters. >> thank you. we'll not open up items 4 to 5 up to public comment is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues could i have a motion to forward items 4 and 5 to the full board. actually okay madam clerk actually before item 6 john gibner has some clarity >> sure john gibner, deputy city attorney item one supervisor farrell's the ground
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floor commenting you asked about the difference of the private and public storing garage that ordinance is basically saying only audibles maybe stored in public storage garages and private garages expect you can store others stuff the housing code differences it as a building with 3 or more dwelling unit be or so basically any place where a dwelling unit is covered by this expectation the definition the private garage is a garage grarg for the use of the tenant to the building it's attached to and public storage garage t is not defined but utilizations in the planning code to use a garage available to the public where cars and
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others vehicles are parked to the general rule is for garages where vehicles are parked only vehicles can be parked there and also the garage is associated with a residential building. >> i see no, thank you for clarifying i'm seen pretty large parking garages for condos but that will fit under the amendment that supervisor farrell is making a that's right navigate the housing code says residential condos are apartment housing. >> but when the parking garage is not linked that's considered a public or private thank you. >> okay madam clerk call item number 6. >> item 6 is a hearing considering the blow market rate
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from the mayor's office of housing. >> supervisor kim is the author. >> i ask to continue this to the to the call of the chair we're in the process of preparing a lot of other questions came forward we want to get answers to we want to brainstorm before the hearing so we anticipate we'll ask the chair to reschedule in september. >> we'll open item 67 up for public comment is there any public comment on item 6 seeing none, public comment is closed supervisor kim is made a motion to continue item have to the to the call of the chair we'll take that without objection. madam clerk, any other business before this commission? >> there's no further business. >> then we're adjournedyou.
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sfoifk is pretty champ but now with the opened contracting center visitors can get opportunity at the new state of the arc facility and attend workshops and receive one-on-one technical assistance and learner what you need to become a primary contractor or what information to be a subcontractor and a created bed public commission it will help people to assist people to compete for and performance open city contract a lot of small businesses do have the resources to loblth the opportunity so one of the things we wanted to do was provide ways
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to access contract >> access to the plans spiefkz and a data place basis ease contracting opportunity and funding or capital training. this is and other documents that needs to be submitted. to compete is a technical skill that it takes to win a scheduling for a popular to you can win a professional services job or how to put together a quote it's all those technical pieces. looking at the contracting assistance center is our touch point with we get the people to come and see the planning specks and later than about projects earlier is he get training so you're ready to go arrest hello engineering it has all the tools
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that a contractor small or large can come here. i can't say enough about the center it's a blessing. we do business all over the country and world and a place like the contractor center to identify the business in san francisco >> the reality is you need training and that's what the center is here to train and make you better qualified to go work with the city and county and to be successful at the end. >> that will give people the competitive edge e edge at receiving contracts with the city. >> we have krafshth services here that help you find out
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where you need to get the skills forbidding. >> i mean local businesses participation in city projects is a winning factor it helms help the business their local businesses they're paying savings and a property tax and payroll tax and normally adhere san franciscans so their bowing goods and services in san francisco it really helps the economy of san francisco grow so its not only a benefit to the project but to the city. the contractors center is 5 thomas melon circle in the bayview area open 8:30 to 5 welcom -
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