"The decision to release the weekly progress reports comes one month after media reports revealed that the mayor's office went outside normal procedure to award the $5.9 million contract to build the new permitting system to OpenGov - a company whose bid cost far higher than competitors and one that scored poorly with a panel of city staffers. The deal prompted Supervisor Jackie Fielder to call for a hearing to investigate the process."
"The documents, the mayor's office said, will be shared whether they report good progress, bad progress or no progress. The first three weekly status reports, written by OpenGov's project manager, Angelica Au, were sent on Oct. 31, Nov. 7 and Nov. 14. The latest memo indicates that the goal of rolling out fire permits, building permits and events permits by February is realistic."
San Francisco will publish weekly public reports on the PermitSF overhaul being developed by OpenGov. PermitSF aims to centralize and streamline citywide permitting through a single web portal. The $5.9 million contract was awarded outside normal procedures, had a higher bid than competitors and scored poorly with a panel of city staffers. Mayor's policy chief Ned Segal overruled a staff recommendation in awarding the contract. Supervisors called for a hearing to investigate the procurement. The mayor's office will publish status documents regardless of progress. Early weekly reports indicate a realistic February rollout for fire, building, and events permits, and project health improved from red in late October to mid-November.
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