with the contractor to oversee it. there s other things that make up the increases. you have time and money. a lot of it is the right of way. we identify other areas in which we have to lay down or working with the contractor, we have to have those services there as well. i wanted to briefly go over the six packages because we sort of group them in themes. the first group is item 10. basically, those are just time only. one example is for construction management, we assume that we are going to do the water supply projects, and that has been pushed out. what we re doing is asking that contract duration to be extended to match the current schedule for that project. so we are not really adding any scope. we re just extending the schedule on that one. that is seven contracts. the second is we had four contracts, and that is really to provide engineering support, real estate services to various projects, including geotech and seismic reliability projects associated with the peni
hopefully, we will be able to have back by the end of the night. commissioner vietor: great, thank you. we can take more comments on the resolution, but maybe we could introduce it first. is there a motion? so moved. second. commissioner vietor: any further questions or comments on the resolution? commissioner moran: we are basically dealing with changes in the budget and changes in schedule, and they have very different impact. changes in budget really control how much money can be spent. changes in schedules do not. changes in schedule most affect reporting as to what appears to be behind schedule or not. the work will continue anyway. whether the finance constraints are there or not. i think the financial actions are the most binding and significance of what we re doing. i think the schedule ones are somewhat softer, but they reflect a level of intent and determination that is important on the list, but that is just a, for whatever that is worth. one thing that has bee
area, and, certainly, having gone to union square during the weekends and different times of the day, it is a pretty heavily used area in terms of traffic, pedestrians, and everything else. one of the things i know the department has included in this contract is the ability to potentially take out the location, should there be any problems. what the speaker talked about is should there be a very significant issue that we recognize even in advance of the nine months time, what is our ability to deal with it? first, i would like to talk about some of the things we re doing at union square to make for safe bicycling experiences. we have worked closely with the concessionaire to develop routes to and from the site. as construction on the central subway progresses, we will work with the concessionaire to ensure that their continued the state bicycle routes, and we re fortunate that at union square, there are a number of bicycle lanes surrounding the park. one of the concessionai
the operation at union square, rather than just having it be something we could cancel at any point. supervisor chu: what is the city s recourse if we find that two months down the line, maybe eight months down the line, there really is a problem? what can we do at that point in time? we would should we decide at any point before the nine months that there is a problem, we would work diligently with the lease see the lessee and any other relevant agencies to see if there are mitigation techniques we could put in place to ensure that bicycling is safe there. we would not have the ability to terminate the lease until that nine months, but we would work diligently with them, and i think our financial interests and there is, should it prove to be an on warrantable risk, i imagine that we would find it to be [inaudible] supervisor chu: i would like to ask a question to the bicycle coalition in a little bit, but before you go, one more question with regards to the addition
hello, good morning. i am the program director for san francisco s sunday streets program. i m here today to speak in favor of parkwide llc s concession to rent bicycles in various locations in san francisco. my experience working with these three companies has really demonstrated they have rarely demonstrated their professionalism and dedication not only to the sport and recreation of cycling, but also to the city of san francisco. for the past three years, these three vendors have provided free bicycle rentals to sunday streets participants. to date, we have had 17 events over three years. they sent a team out to provide a fleet of bicycles, which are well-maintained. and provide a valuable service that really has created contributed to the overall success of sunday streets. their professionalism and dedication to the community is an equal in my opinion. particularly in places where there is a lot of tourists. people who come to the city who want to experience san fra