. >> director sartipi. >> if the highest risk is the number of bidders what do -- when we interview the contractors that picked up the package what is their responses to why they're not bidding? is it not value? is it difficult? is it complex? or they're busy someplace else? >> they're saying they're busy someplace else but let me bring in webcore. they directly talk to the contractors. i could use a life line here. >> so mostly it is the fact they have other opportunities in the market place elsewhere that they find more attractive. for example, the metal stairs we had nine pre-qualified bidders and the first time we only had one, and that was significantly above the budget, and we looked at -- we explored options. could we add that scope to the steel package or the below concrete package. that didn't work. we reelected to rebid it and reached out and received two bids. actually the results are in my opinion not entirely unsatisfactory. it is primarily the bidders have other opportunities in the market place. we have done everything we can do to make this project as attractive to bid a

sartipi's and president fewer >> thank you. presentations to the board of education this is our superintendant report superintendant carranza >> thank you president fewer and good evening to everyone here present and those of you listening to us or watching us this week i want to officially welcome back our students? second week of school i visited several which our sites along with ms. maufas. >> commissioner mendoza-mcdonnell and we felt the excitement so welcome back. i'd like to extend a sincere and core dale invitation for communities to join us in a african-american resource fair on saturday september 6th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 at the san francisco library at 100 larkin street in san francisco that's locate near the civic center the breakfast is at 1015 we'll have the information to make it an exciting school year saturday september 6th from 010 to 1:30. i'm proud to acknowledge the san francisco unified school district and our master of social internship program has received the field agency of the year award for 2014 f

. >> director sartipi. >> so it's just time and material what is the actual bid item? >> they're bidding on labor. the bid is more of qualifications so they're based on what they have done in the past, what they can bond for, based on safety records, based on various components and when we receive a proposal and go into it they have a negotiation for the rates, the overhead, the various components of it and not to exceed value was assigned to it for that amount and facilities that webcor envisions for a building as large as this is and it's based more on qualifications. >> thank you. >> any other questions or comments? >> i move approval. >> so there's a motion. >> second. >> and a second. is there any public comment on item 7-10? seeing none roll call on this item -- items. >> director nuru. >> aye. >> director reiskin. >> aye. >> vice chair harper. >> aye. >> chair kim. >> aye. >> that is four aye's and those items are approved. we am go ahead and call item 11 which sarks proving an amendment to contract authorizing webcor/obayashi to award a contract to otis elevato