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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CIRCULATE INITIATIVE PETITION
Notice is hereby given by the person whose name appears hereon of their intention to circulate a petition within the City and County of San Francisco for the purpose of placing on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot a measure to make City contracting more efficient and professional by centralizing contracting oversight with the City Administrator, and giving the City Administrator authority to set citywide standards while preserving appropriate safeguards.
A statement of the reasons of the proposed action as contemplated in the petition is as follows:
San Francisco's contracting system has become overly complex, politicized, and inefficient. The status quo rewards insiders and special interests, and, at its worst, it breeds corruption. Over $5 billion in annual contracts are governed by a maze of rules scattered across more than 100 sections of code. "Procurement" and "contracting" appear more than 9,000 times in City law, and the Board of Supervisors has adopted 21 procurement-related ordinances in the last five years alone.
The result is a system so complicated that the City has created 39 waivers just to allow essential purchases to move forward. It costs roughly $25,000 to conduct a single procurement process—even if the total value of the contract itself is only $25,000—and many contracts take six to twelve months to complete. More than 14 departments can be involved in approving a single contract. In extreme cases, overlapping approvals and layered rules have driven up costs dramatically, as illustrated by the widely cited $1.7 million Noe Valley public restroom.
This fragmentation also extends to technology purchasing, where departments operate redundant systems—five separate Microsoft contracts, 20 training systems, and 14 document management platforms—driving up costs and weakening efficiency. As we stare down a historic budget deficit, we must move urgently to be better stewards of taxpayer dollars and protect the core services that San Franciscans rely on.
To address these challenges, the proposed measure will get politics out of contracting by moving more contracting authority from the Board of Supervisors to the City Administrator while preserving appropriate checks and balances from the elected leaders entrusted to serve San Francisco. The improvements to the current system outlined in this measure will restore professionalism to contracting, ensure taxpayer dollars are spent efficiently and transparently, and strengthen the independence of the City Administrator to implement these changes.
_/s/________________
Daniel Lurie
Proponent of the Initiative
The city attorney has prepared the following title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure:
EXTENDING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S DUTIES AND CHANGING CITY CONTRACTING
The Way It is Now
Ordinances Regulating Contracts: The Board of Supervisors (Board) may adopt ordinances that set rules about how the City selects vendors and enters into contracts for the purchase of commodities and services, public works, and grantmaking (collectively, Procurement).
Board Approval of Contracts: With some exceptions, the City's Charter requires the Board to approve contracts for all City departments in three categories: (1) contracts that generate anticipated revenue of $1,000,000 or more for the City, and any amendments to those contracts; (2) contracts that will last more than ten years or cost the City $10,000,000 or more, and amendments to those contracts costing $500,000 or more; and (3) real property leases for ten years or more or that generate $1,000,000 or more, and amendments to those agreements.
City Administrator's Authority Over Contracts and Technology: Under the Charter, the City Administrator acquires commodities and services for City departments, except for the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA), Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Airport Commission (Airport), Port Commission (Port), and some arts departments (Charitable Trust Departments), and as limited by other City laws. The City Administrator also has authority to dispose of City personal property.
The City Administrator also oversees and adopts policies regarding certain aspects of City technology by serving as chair of the Committee on Information Technology and by appointing and managing the City's Chief Information Officer.
City Administrator's Term: The City Administrator is appointed by the Mayor to a five-year term, subject to confirmation by the Board.
The Proposal
Ordinances Regulating Contracts: The measure would give the City Administrator exclusive authority to propose ordinances to the Board governing most aspects of Procurement. Procurement ordinances proposed by the City Administrator would pass unless the Board or the Mayor rejects them within 60 days. The Board could not amend these ordinances.
Board Approval of Contracts: The measure would raise the threshold for Board approval of contracts and amendments to those contracts. For revenue-generating contracts and leases, the threshold would increase from $1,000,000 to $4,500,000. For expenditure contracts, the threshold would increase from $10,000,000 to $25,000,000. Beginning in 2032, the City's Controller would adjust these thresholds every five years for inflation. The Board would also approve amendments to contracts meeting these thresholds where the amendment would result in a cumulative increase of 50% or more of the original contract or lease amount over the amount last approved by the Board.
City Administrator's Authority Over Contracts and Technology: The measure would authorize the City Administrator to adopt Procurement rules and regulations that supersede conflicting department rules, and to establish and implement citywide policy for use of technology.
The MTA, PUC, Airport, Port, and Charitable Trust Departments would be subject to the City Administrator's authority regarding Procurement ordinances and rules, direct acquisition of commodities and services, technology, and disposal of personal property, with some exceptions.
City Administrator's Term: The measure would extend the City Administrator's term from five years to ten years. Show more »
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT (BART)
NOTICE TO PROPOSERS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR BREATH AND URINE COLLECTION SERVICES
RFP NO. 6M4916
BART is now accepting proposals from breath and urine collection contractors. Interested firms must register on BART's Procurement Portal at https://suppliers.bart.gov
All solicitation documents, including the RFP, must be downloaded directly from the Portal. A Pre-Proposal Meeting will be held on April 17, 2026 at 2:30PM, local time via Zoom – registration is required and instructions are included within the RFP. The District's Equity Program(s) will be explained, and participants can share contact details to network with other firms. The due date for submission of proposals for this RFP is 2:00 PM local time on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Proposals shall be submitted to the following address:
Attn: District Secretary's Office
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
2150 Webster Street, 10th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
4/4/26
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT REVISED NOTICE TO PROPOSERS – GENERAL INFORMATION March 19, 2026 GRANTS MANAGEMENT SOLUTION PLATFORM SERVICES RFP NO. 6M4905 The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District ("BART") intends to engage the services of up to ONE
* Contractor (CONTRACTOR) to provide Grants Management Solution as indicated within the Request for Proposals ("RFP").
* Accordingly and on behalf of both agencies, BART will be accepting proposals ("Proposals") from proposers ("Proposers") for consideration for the selection of CONSULTANTS to perform the scope of services specified in this RFP. Proposals must be received by BART by 2:00 PM local time on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 . Proposals shall be submitted to the following address: District Secretary's Office San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 2150 Webster Street, 10th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 REQUIRED REGISTRATION ON THE BART PROCUREMENT PORTAL In order for prospective Proposers to be eligible for award of an Agreement being solicited on the BART Procurement Portal, such Proposers are required to be currently registered to do business with BART on the BART Procurement Portal online at https://suppliers.bart.gov and have obtained Solicitation Documents, updates, and any Addenda issued online so as to be added to the Online Planholders List for this solicitation. If a prospective Proposer is a joint venture or partnership, such entity may register on the BART Procurement Portal with the entity's tax identification number (TIN) and download the Solicitation Documents so as to be listed as an online planholder under the entity's name prior to submitting its Proposal. If such entity has not registered on BART Procurement Portal in the name of the joint venture or partnership prior to submitting its Proposal, provided that at least one of the joint venturers or partners registered online on the BART Procurement Portal and downloaded the Solicitation Documents so as to be added to the Online Planholders List for this solicitation, such entity will be required to register with the entity's TIN as an online planholder following the submittal of Proposals, in order for the entity to be eligible for award of this Agreement. PROPOSERS WHO HAVE NOT REGISTERED ON THE BART PROCUREMENT PORTAL PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL, (OR FOR A JOINT VENTURE OR PARTNERSHIP AS DESCRIBED ABOVE PRIOR TO AWARD) AND DID NOT DOWNLOAD THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS FOR THIS SOLICITATION ONLINE SO AS TO BE LISTED AS AN ONLINE PLANHOLDER FOR THIS SOLICITATION, MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD OF THIS AGREEMENT. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING A Pre-Proposal Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. local time via Zoom presentation . All interested parties must RSVP via registering with the Zoom link included within the RFP document in order to participate in this Pre-Proposal Meeting. Should there be difficulties in registering, please contact rae.liu@bart.gov. Instructions on attending the Zoom Presentation are included within the RFP. At the Pre-Proposal Meeting, the District's Equity Program(s) will be explained. Prospective Proposers are requested to make every effort to participate in this only scheduled Pre-Proposal Meeting. At the conclusion of the Pre-Proposal Meeting, participants will be given the opportunity to share their contact information to facilitate networking offline.
3/26/26
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