on april 18th, three minutes were received, prices range from -- tutor perini operation of the lowest responsible bidder with it price approximately 12 percent over the engineers' estimate range. staff analysis indicates three factors that contributed to the final bid rise exceeding the engineers' estimate. the first is market conditions; current high demand for contractors in california essentially reducing the bid pool, contract completion scheduled is challenging, and site conditions. contract 1300 contains significant amount of similar work to that currently being performed under contract 1252 in the union square area, essentially a congested site with tight tolerances. sfmta central subway program 1300 will be funded by a combination of federal , state and local monies with approximately 25 percent of the base contract work to be awarded to small businesses, tutor perini exceeded the small business with dissipation goal and a minimum of 50 percent of trucking and hauling work for small businesses, invest a minimum of 1.5 million in hiring -- providing on-the-job training for cons

i am against your awarding the contract to tutor perini. the only way you work for them as they take your number; you don't think there's. the majority of the people who get left out are the ones for whom you paid these laws. we ask you not to award this contract,; you will not get participation from anybody. those are the same contractors i work for 10-20 years ago and i got in trouble just working for them. i am asking you not to word this contract. it is not worth it. what happened to us, the people who have to go to the polls and vote the measures for you to get the, money for transportation and of the tunnel, and the system and get out and support the mayor? we ask you as citizens and business owners in the city and county of san francisco not to award this contract. i don't care who you give it to but you need to go out and then again and do it all over again. if nothing else put it back out to bid. >> thank you. >> -- >> good afternoon everyone. i just could not help coming up here and making a few comments. first we are very cogniza

the rail authority yesterday awarded the billion-dollar contract to southern california-based tutor perini, the low he is bid out of the five companies bidding but the company apparently has the lowest score for safety and design. critics say it is notorious for cost overruns. high-speed rail authorities say tutor perini is highly qualified. >> they did build bart to the san francisco airport. they also built the international airport terminal. and i don't believe that history will show that either of those projects was plagued by the kind of overruns that have been talked about here. >> groundbreaking for the first leg of the bullet train in the central valley is set for this summer and you can hear from the contractor. just go to our website, kpix.com. >>> time now is 4:40. coming up, why queen elizabeth's husband had to be hospitalized. >> plus, a kansas jail says they cannot spare a single square. why they are setting a limit on toilet paper use. >> the great white lie. fake shark warning signs posted at area beaches. why some surfers had their doubts in the first place. ,,,,,,,,,, hey

the company selected is 'tutor- perini'.e companies in california company submitted the lowest bid at 985-million dollars. this is only for the first leg of the plan-- a 29- mile section from fresno to madera. speed rail project could start as soon as july. in sacramento, high speed train. coming up on kron 4 news weekend.the a's continue their amazing run.doing it let's take a quick look outside this morning. first forecast. new line it is found along the coast line this morning appeared >> this evening fog will roll in along with a gradual cooling. >> it is already in the mid- 70s in antioch. >> 59 degrees right now in santa rosa appeared 56 degrees now in downtown san francisco. >> eighties inside the bay today '70s for the coastal areas and 90's for the other areas of the bay. >> this evening's temperatures will gradually cool. many were widespread '70s. >> the hottest temperatures will be 1054 brent ward appeared 100 degrees for concord. and walnut creek ore also be in the triple digits >>. high's dropping into the low

the high-speed rail authority says tudor perini is highly qualified. >> they did build bart to the san francisco airport and they also built the international airport terminal. and i don't believe that the history will show that either of those promises was plagued by the kind overruns that have been talked about here. >> groundbreaking for the first leg of the bullet train in the central valley is set for this summer. you can hear from the contractor on kpix.com. >>> surfers will go as far as it is to keep people out of the water so they can have the waves. [ laughter ] >> surf's up! and wave hogs are going to extremes. how selfish surfers are turning to a great white scare tactic. >> you know, many are really calling silicon valley the detroit of the 21st century. >> the bay area is at the center of an auto revolution. >> but our weather is so much better than detroit's especially this time of year. we have sunshine out there right now. we have 80s today inland. you're going to get hotter away from the water. find out when we will get out, how lot it will get and how long it's going

less, the largest construction contract is 120 million over budget, the large he felt contractor perini as the aggressive change over contractor who i have worked with over the years, they are good, but they are aggressive. and major construction of deep tunneling and excavation has not even started. the fta in 2009, recommended a 20 percent contingency and projected a cost of 2 billion dollars at 80 percent confidence. which is equal to about 27 percent. or 421 million dollars. and the independence and... >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. wong. >> bary followed by devon silver nail and those are the last papers that people have turned in as speaker cards. >> good afternoon, barry toronto and i missed maybe some of the announcements but i am very much concerned about you allowing ads to involve some sort of hate speech and i hope that you put the $5,000 as the apartide, i urge you to do that, if you don't, i think that i consider some of the decision making anti-semetic, i am sorry to say that, if you know the importance of israel to allow the jewish people then i think that you would con

the company selected - tutor- perini. out of the five companies in the running. the southern california company submitted the lowest bid. at 985-million dollars. this is only for the first leg of the plan-- a 29- mile section from fresno to madera. construction on this first phase of california's high speed rail project. could start as soon as july. >> ahead tonight a major cellphone caria handing over your records to the government appeared >>plus: a regional task force in southern california. set up to catch car thieves.ends up with way more than they bargained for. the big bust that involves active-duty marines. >> will be back after the break. you kids should count yourselves lucky. we didn't have u-verse back in my day. you couldn't just... guys... there you are. you know you couldn't just pause a show in one room, then... where was i... you couldn't pause a show in one room then start playing it in another. and...i'm talking to myself... [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. dev

the company is selecting tutor perini .f the five companies in the running, the southern california companies submitted the lowest bid at $985 million. this is only for the first leg of the plan eight, 29 mi. stretch from fresno to mud rep. construction on this first phase of the california's high-speed rail project could start as soon as july. >> tivo says it has reached a deal to settle patent disputes with cisco, motorola and time warner cable. tivo will get an upfront lump-sum payment for an $90 million from google and cisco. it was also enter into a patent licensing deals with cisco, google and arris group week. lowball motorola mobility in 2012 and sold its said top making unit to arris this year. with friday's deal, its awards and settlements from patent lawsuits now total about $1.6 billion. >> we will be right back. goodnight. thanks, olivia. thank you. so you can make a payment from your cell to almost anyone's phone or email. (speaking french) so you can express your gratitude... in the moment. >> we're southern

in recent weeks, tudor perini has come under heavy criticism. some of it is based in fact. here are the criticisms we know to be true. tudor's credit rating was downgraded to junk stat news september. the company also had a $377 million it tax write-off in the 2012 and its changed its bank covenants. >> any one of those elements is supposed to trigger a red flag for the rail authority. based on interviews and documents presented at board hearings, it's not clear it did that. >> people may not always like the answers but they're going to get answers. >> in the heart of the state capitol, talking about the the hearst of california's future transportation needs, a candid conversation with high speed rail authority ceo jeff morales about the qualifications of its lead contractor, tudor perrini. >> do you think there's some justifiable angst and or concern about the state of tudor's financial health? >> no, we had five world class teams submit proposals to us. every one of them went through a very rigorous review process, including their qualifications, their standing as compani

the company selected is to turn perini. of the five companies in the running, the southern california company submitted the lowest bid at $985 million. this is only the first leg of the plan, a 29 mi. section from fresno to madera. construction on the first phase of california's high speed rail product start as soon as july. >> the california wildfire that has been burning in northern lost angeles county and has now destroyed 52 structures, including 24 homes. those destroyed residences include houses and mobile homes. and heyman has increased to 83% on a 47 square-mile blaze. the power house fire erupted a week ago and rural lands near a you tell if the factory north of l.a.. the estimated cost of the fighting the fire has risen to $11.4 million. >> tebowing says its reached a deal to settle patent disputes with cisco, motorola and time warner,motorolati tivo says is raised eight deal to settle patent disputes with cisco, motorola and time warner cable. tivo will get an up front lump sum payment of $490 million from google

the company chosen: tutor- perini. out of the five companies in the running.lifornia company submitted the lowest bid. at 985- million dollars. this is only for the first leg of the plan -- a 29- mile section from fresno to madera. construction on this first phase of california's high speed rail project.could start as soon as july. the number of people ill. in the hepatitis- a outbreak here in the bay area -- as well as nationwide -- continues to grow. the latest number is 62 ill, 4 of them here in the bay area. the newest case has been confirmed in santa cruz county. all reports of illness -- which are now in 7 states -- are due to an organic frozen berry blend. sold at costco. the company that makes the product -- townsend farms -- issued a recall. costco -- which sold 333 thousand pacakges of the product -- says it will reimburse the cost of hepatitis a shots paid by members. costco will also provide a free vaccine at its stores that have pharmacies. a 51051 victim in the las angeles area is now suing costco and towns and farms no word on how much that is.