Central Subway Project

Third Street Light Rail Program Phase 2
Central Subway Stations, Track and Systems
Contract No. 1300
Pre-Bid Conference
1:00 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction Bernie Ancheta, Contract Administrator
Project Overview John Funghi, Central Subway Program Director
Contract 1300 Highlights/Scope of Work Ross Edwards, Central Subway Project Manager
Small Business Enterprise Goals,
Employment Non-Discrimination Provisions
and Employment Requirements Preston Tom, Contract Compliance Officer
Open for General Questions Bernie Ancheta, Contract Administrator
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For Information on Contract No. 1300:
Bernie Ancheta
Contract Management Office
SFMTA Capital Programs and Construction
1 South Van Ness Avenue, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, California 94103-1267
(415) 701-4278
Project Overview
John Funghi
Program Director
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Third Street Light Rail Project
Support city’s Transit First Policy
Protect and preserve the environment
Improves transportation service in underserved neighborhoods
26% increase in population
61% increase in employment
68% in Central Subway corridor are without a vehicle
Connects to regional transit and areas in need of a rapid
transportation option, including 10,000 new housing units at
Hunters Point, Mission Bay development, future high-speed rail
and Caltrain
Start of service in 2019
Funding
Sources
Project Funding
(millions)
T-Third
(Phase 1 )
Central Subway
(Phase 2)
Federal $123.38 $983.22
State $160.70 $471.10
Local/Regional $364.38 $123.98
Total $648.46 $1,578.30
Why Central Subway?
Reduces travel times
Improves San Francisco’s
transportation network
Connects bustling neighborhoods,
premier commercial districts and tourist
destinations
An essential investment in San
Francisco’s transportation infrastructure
that will ease travel and enhance the
Bay Area’s public transit network
Improving Transportation
Bypasses congested city streets
Provides a direct connection to BART and Muni
Metro at Powell Street Station
Improves access to Caltrain at 4 th and King streets
Facilitates rapid travel from the southern
neighborhoods to SoMa, downtown, Union Square
and Chinatown
Relieves congestion on Stockton, 4th and Market
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Connecting Communities and Investing in San Francisco
Project will create thousands of jobs, providing a boost
to the local economy
Jobs and population are projected to increase
significantly in the neighborhoods along the T Third Line
Extends reliable, efficient rail service to improve travel
Benefits San Francisco for generations to come
Job Creation
Thousands of employment and job training
opportunities in professional services and
construction-related jobs
Robust trucking program aimed at ensuring 50 percent
of material hauling goes to local truckers
Entry-level trainee positions and hands-on job training
will continue throughout the duration of the project
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Program Update
October 2012: An agreement dedicating $942.2 million in
federal funds to the Central Subway Project is approved. The
funds are from the Federal Transit Administration's New
Starts program.
September 2012: The San Francisco Recreation and Park
Commission approves the design of Union Square entrance
to the future Union Square/Market Street Station
July 2012: The state Legislature approves and Gov. Jerry
Brown signs into law legislation that includes $61.3 million in
high-speed rail connectivity funds for the project
The Project
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Historic Streetcar on 4 th and Stockton Streets
The Stockton Tunnel was built in 1914 as part of
Muni’s original F-line, which ran until 1951.
Tunnel Plan and Profile
Chinatown
Station
Overhead View North up Stockton Street From South Side
of Market and 4th, Showing Traffic Flow | September 18,
1957| Marshall Moxom, Municipal Railway Photographer
Copyright:© 2012 SFMTA
Union Square
/Market Street Station
Moscone
Station
Portal
Fourth/
Brannan Station
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Connection to Initial Operating Segment
Chinatown
Station
Union Square
/Market Street Station
Moscone
Station
Surface Operation –Semi-Exclusive Right of Way
Semi-Exclusive
Mixed Flow
Chinatown
Station
Union Square
/Market Street Station
Moscone
Station
Portal
Portal
Fourth/
Brannan Station
Fourth/
Brannan Station
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Fourth/Brannan Surface Station
Chinatown
Station
Portal Beneath I-80 Freeway
Chinatown
Station
Union Square
/Market Street Station
Union Square
/Market Street Station
Moscone
Station
Moscone
Station
Portal
Portal
Fourth/
Brannan Station
Fourth/
Brannan Station
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Tunnel Construction Work Site
Chinatown
Station
Yerba Buena/Moscone Station
Chinatown
Station
Commercial + Residential
Folsom St
Union Square
/Market Street Station
Future
non-station
use
Fourth St
Union Square
/Market Street Station
Moscone
Station
Moscone
Station
Portal
Portal
Fourth/
Brannan Station
Fourth/
Brannan Station
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Yerba Buena/Moscone Station
Deep Tunnel Alignment – Beneath Market St. Subway
Chinatown
Station
Union Square
/Market Street Station
Moscone
Station
Portal
Fourth/
Brannan Station
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BART Crossing
UMS Station
Powell St. Station
Powell
East Mezzanine
Union Square/Market Street Station
Chinatown
Station
Union Square
/Market Street Station
Moscone
Station
Portal
Fourth/
Brannan Station
UMS
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Union Square/Market Street Station-
Concourse level-north toward Station
Agent Booth and Platform level
Chinatown Station
Chinatown
Station
Union Square
/Market Street Station
Moscone
Station
Portal
Fourth/
Brannan Station
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Section through Stockton St.
ANCILLARY
SPACES
FUTURE
NON-STATION
USE
ARTWORK @
PLATFORM
ANCILLARY
SPACES
PLATFORM
STATION
ENTRANCE
TICKETING HALL
ANCILLARY
SPACES
CROSSCUT CAVERN
ARTWORK @
PLATFORM
North Beach Construction Variant-TBM Retrieval Shaft
Chinatown
Station
Union Square
/Market Street Station
Moscone
Station
ANCILLARY
SPACES
Portal
Fourth/
Brannan Station
EXIT
HATCH
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Project Progress
Right-of-way, Relocations and License Status
Right-of-Way:
Acquired two properties for the future station sites:
Easements:
Acquired three easements for tunnel
Relocation:
Residential (933-949 Stockton Street)
– Five households have purchased homes
– Other households relocated in other districts within the city
Commercial (933-949 Stockton Street)
– Six businesses relocated within the Chinatown neighborhood
– Two businesses chose to close their businesses
Commercial (4 th and Folsom streets):
– Two businesses relocated within the City
Licenses:
– Installation of settlement monitoring equipment
– If needed, compensation pipes will be Installed for grouting along the tunnel alignment
– Addressing canopies and awnings
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Contract 1250 and 1251: Utility Relocation
Work completed are as followed:
– Electrical
– Gas Line
– Low and High water pressure lines
– Telecommunication
– Cable
Contract 1252: Tunnel
Launch Box (4 th Street between Bryant and Harrison streets):
– Utility relocation
– Installation of guide and slurry walls
Yerba Buena/Moscone (4 th Street between Folsom and Howard streets):
– Utility relocation
– Construct headwalls: guide and slurry walls
Union Square/Market Street (Stockton Street between Geary and Ellis streets):
– Construct of headwalls: drilled piles and jet grouting
Retrieval Shaft (Columbus between Union and Powell streets):
– Utility relocation
Tunnel work to be completed in 2015
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Program Schedule
Project Information:
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www.flickr.com/municentralsubway
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Contract 1300: Stations, Track and Systems
Highlights/Scope of Work
Ross Edwards
Central Subway Project Manager
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Chinatown Station Aerial View
Chinatown Station
• Offsite Head house
• SEM Cross-cut Cavern
• SEM Platform and Cros-sover Cavern
• Adjacent Building Protection
• Traffic routing, utility support and relocation, station finishes, AC and DC
traction power substations, elevators, escalators, lighting, emergency
ventilation fans, HVAC and fire alarm/ suppression/ protection
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Chinatown Station
• Perform all hazardous abatement work for 933-949 Stockton Street
• Construct above grade station entrance (head house)
• Supply and install mechanical, electrical, communication systems and others
• Installation of compensation grout pipes and protect of adjacent building
• Construct interior walls and rooms, and install architectural finishes, signage, stairs, escalators,
elevators, handrails and guardrails, artwork, and station elements including the station agent
booth
General Arrangement
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Construction from Head house
Excavation Sequence – Cross-Cut Cavern
~60 ft
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Instrumentation
Instrumentation (con’t)
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Compensation Grouting
Concourse Ticketing Hall
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Concourse Level Ticketing Hall
POTENTIAL ART
LOCATION
(PLACEHOLDER IMAGE)
TERRAZZO FLOOR
Platform Cavern
STRUCTURAL
CONCRETE
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Union Square/Market Street
Station
Union Square/Market Street Station Surface Plan
South to
Yerba Buena /
Moscone Station
Ellis Street
ENTRY
O’Farrell Street
Stockton Street
Geary Street
ENTRY
North to
Chinatown Station
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Union Square/Market Street Station: North Entrance at Union Square
Union Square/Market Street Station Entrance Vestibules
South
Vestibule
North
Vestibule
N
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Union Square/Market Street Station
Excavation and support of Powell Street Station Ellis Street entrance and connecting to mezzanine
Excavation and support of Stockton Street for the station box and concourses
Construction of above-grade station entrance on Geary
Installation of compensation grout pipes and subsequent compensation grouting for protection of
adjacent buildings
Ancillary surface work and site restoration
Providing mechanical, electrical,
communications, and fire protection systems
Traffic routing, utility support and relocation,
station finishes, AC and DC traction power,
elevators, escalators, lighting, emergency
ventilation fans, HVAC and fire alarm/
suppression/ protection
Union Square/Market Street Station
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Union Square/Market Street Station-
Concourse level-north toward Station Agent Booth
Union Square/Market Street Station: North Concourse to Platform
Concourse (free area)
slopes up 2% to North end
Stone Walls
±71’
+18’
Fare Gates
(beginning of Concourse
Paid area @ North end)
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Union Square/Market Street Station Platform Level
Yerba Buena/Moscone Station
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Yerba Buena/Moscone Station
Chinatown
Station
Yerba Buena/Moscone Station
Commercial + Residential
Folsom St
Future
non-station
use
Fourth St
Union Square
/Market Street Station
Demolition of 266 Fourth Street structures (canopy,
building, fueling islands, sheds, poles and fencing) and
removal of underground tanks and associated piping
Perform all hazardous abatement work for 266 Fourth
Street building
Excavation and support of the Headhouse at the offstreet
parcel at the northwest corner of Fourth and
Folsom Streets by braced slurry wall methods
Construction of above-grade station entrance
Headhouse, station plaza and public artwork on Fourth
and Clementina Streets
Moscone
Station
Portal
Fourth/
Brannan Station
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Yerba Buena/Moscone Station
Yerba Buena/Moscone Station-Excavation Sequence
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Yerba Buena/Moscone Station
Yerba Buena/Moscone Station
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Yerba Buena/Moscone Station
Surface, Trackwork and Systems
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Surface, Trackwork and Systems
Surface Design
Utility Impacts
o AWSS
o SFWD Water
o SFPUC Sewer
o Muni Railway Traction Power (MRY)
o Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Gas
o PG&E Electric
o Time Warner Vaults
o Level 3 Communications
o Muni Railway Overhead Contact System (OCS)
o Street Lights
Track Drainage
Pavement Renovation
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Systems Work
Systemwide – Surface and Tunnel
o Overhead Contact System
o Facilities and Traction Power SCADA
o Traction Power Parallel Feeders
o Platform Display System (PDS)
o Central Control – TMC, Lenox and PCC
Surface
o Fourth and Brannan Station Systems
CCTV
Courtesy Telephone and METS
o Surface Train Signaling
o Sectionalizing Breakers at Bryant
o Traffic Signals
Tunnel
o Automatic Train Control System (ATCS)
o Lighting and Power
o CCTV
o Fire Protection – Wet Standpipe
o Radio System
o Portal Jet Fans (Part of Emergency
Ventilation System)
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Connecting to IOS
Rail Transit Service from Visitacion Valley to Chinatown
Initial Operating Segment (IOS) to Fourth & King
Central Subway to Chinatown
Surface Track Sections
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Fourth and King Street
Small Business Enterprise Goals,
Employment Non-Discrimination Provisions and
Employment Requirements
Preston Tom
Contract Compliance Officer
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Small Business Enterprise Program (SBE)
SFMTA, as a recipient of federal financial assistance from the Federal Transit
Agency (FTA), is required to implement race-neutral means of facilitating
disadvantaged business (DBE) participation
SFMTA’s SBE program is in accordance with DOT’s guidance that, absent a
disparity study, the SFMTA must meet its overall annual DBE goal using race-neutral
means (49CFR, Section 26.13)
SFMTA’s Contract Compliance Office (CCO) has set a 20% SBE goal for this
contract. SBE firms must be certified as of the bid due date
Who Qualifies for the SFMTA SBE Program
An SBE is a for-profit, small business concern with a three (3) year average gross
revenue not exceeding the amounts described in SBE Insert III.B., and is certified
(at bid day) under any of the following programs:
SBE – State (CA Dept. of General Services)
– http://www.pd.dgs.ca.gov/smbus/default.htm
DBE – Federal (California Unified Certification Program)
– http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/bep/find_certified.htm
LBE – Local (City and County of San Francisco)
http://mission.sfgov.org/hrc_certification/
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SBE Program Participation Requirements
To be determined responsive, a bidder must demonstrate in its bid that it:
(1) will meet the established SBE participation goal for the contract, or
(2) performed good faith efforts to meet the goal
A bidder that is not responsive shall be ineligible for the award of the contract
Meeting the SBE Goal
SBEs may participate as a prime contractor, subcontractor, lower-tier
subcontractor, joint venture partner, or supplier
SBEs must be certified as of the bid due date
SBEs must perform a commercially useful function, i.e., must be responsible for the
execution of a distinct element of work and must carry out its responsibility by
actually performing, managing and supervising the work
SBE suppliers will receive a credit of 60% of the listed amount towards meeting the
SBE goal
SBE brokers will receive the entire amount of fees or commissions earned
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SBE Trucking Set-Aside Requirement
The prime contractor is required to set-aside 50% of the off-haul trucking work to
SBE truckers
Bidders shall identify on SBE Form 1A, SBE Set-Aside Report the SBE truckers it
will utilize for this set-aside work
The SBE set-aside work will not be credited towards bidders’ attainment of the
established SBE participation goal
Required Forms to be Submitted on Bid Date
MTA SBE Form No. 1- Contractor/Joint Venture Partner and Subcontractor
Participation Report
MTA SBE Form No. 1A – SBE Set-Aside Report
MTA SBE Form No. 2 – SBE Contractor/Subcontractor Participation- Good Faith
Efforts
Follow all steps outlined in SBE Insert IV.A.3.
MTA SBE Form No. 2A – Bidders List
MTA SBE Form No. 2B – SBE Contractor/Joint Venture Partner/Subcontractor
Gross Revenue Declaration
SCHEDULE B –Joint Venture Participation Form (If applicable)
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SBE Form 2: SBE Contractor/Subcontractor Participation –
Good Faith Efforts (GFE)
GUIDE: Information to establish a bona fide GFE should include:
1. Names and dates of publications used by bidder (advertising)
2. Copies of written notices sent to SBEs
3. Items of work made available to SBEs
4. Names, addresses and phone numbers of rejected SBE firms and reasons and firms
selected
5. Efforts made to assist SBEs
6. Names of agencies contacted to provide assistance
7. Any additional documentation to show GFE
Enhanced Outreach Requirements
Prime Contractor-SBE Meet-and-Greets
All prospective prime contractors are required to host an outreach meeting with SBEs at the
SFMTA’s headquarters. Prospective prime contractors should contact Maria Cordero at
(415) 701-5239 or maria.cordero@sfmta.com as soon as possible to discuss scheduling
SBE Performance Plan
Prime contractors are required to prepare and submit with their bid a detailed SBE
Performance Plan containing the following elements:
1. A description of how the prime contractor intends to meet the established SBE goal
and SBE set-aside for off-haul trucking
2. A detailed description of the prime contractor’s good faith efforts to engage SBEs as
set forth in the SFMTA’s SBE Program, in consultation with the outreach/capacity
building consultants
3. Measures taken by the prime contractor to enhance the capacity of SBEs to
participate on the contract (e.g., assistance with bonding, insurance, financing, etc.)
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Enhanced Outreach Requirements (cont.)
Technical Assistance
The SFMTA, through its CCO and its outreach/capacity-building consultants, will
provide technical assistance to prime contractors and SBEs, including assistance
with the development of the prime contractor’s SBE Performance Plan
Pre-Submission Meetings
Prospective prime contractors are required to meet with the SFMTA’s CCO to
review their SBE Performance Plan prior to bid submission
Prime Contractor Small Business Program Liaison Officer
After award, the successful prime contractor will be required to identify a Small
Business Program Liaison Officer who reports directly to the prime contractor’s
Project Director or Project Manager and who is responsible for the day-to-day
implementation of the prime contractor’s obligations under the SFMTA’s SBE
Program
Documents To Be Submitted By Bidders Within 5 Business Days
Following Bid Opening
MTA SBE Form No. 3 – Construction Employment Information
MTA SBE Form No. 4 – Subcontractor Participation Declaration
MTA SBE Form No. 5 – Small Business Enterprise Acknowledgment Declaration
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Forms Submitted During Contract Performance
MTA SBE Form No. 6 – Progress Payment Report
MTA SBE Form No. 7 – Subcontractor Payment Declaration
MTA SBE Form No. 8 – Declaration – Modification of Construction Contracts
MTA SBE Form No. 9 – Contractor Exit Report and Declaration
Prompt Payment Policy
Contractor pays subcontractor for work satisfactorily performed no later than three (3) working
days from receipt of payment from SFMTA
Within five (5) days of such payment, Contractor submits MTA SBE Form No. 7 to Contract
Compliance Office
Contractor may withhold retention from subcontractors if SFMTA withholds retention from
Contractor
Should retention be withheld from Contractor, within thirty (30) days of SFMTA’s payment of
retention to Contractor for satisfactory completion of all work required of a subcontractor,
Contractor shall release any retention withheld to the subcontractors
Satisfactory completion shall mean when all the tasks called for in the subcontract with
subcontractor have been accomplished and documented as required by SFMTA
If the Contractor does not pay its subcontractor as required, it shall pay interest to the
subcontractor at the legal rate set forth in the California Code of Civil Procedure
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Administrative Remedies and Enforcement Mechanisms
CCO monitors and tracks actual SBE participation through reports of payments, site visits
and other appropriate monitoring
Contractor required to maintain records and documents of payments to SBEs for three (3)
years
Failure to comply with requirements of SBE Program constitutes a material breach of
contract. Liquidated damages may be assessed for failure to meet the SBE participation
goal
Funds may be withheld under contract pending investigation of a complaint of violation of the
SBE Program requirements
Employment Requirements
SFMTA monitors, enforces and facilitates compliance with local, state and federal labor laws
in the execution of work by prime and subcontractors
Non-discrimination in hiring
Prime contractor must comply with SF Equal Benefits Ordinance (Admin. Code Ch.
12B) prior to award
Prevailing wages (submission of electronic certified payrolls through Elations)
Apprentices (CA Labor Code Sec. 1777.5)
Federal Employment Goals:
1. Minority participation, by trade: 25.6%
2. Female participation, by trade: 6.9%
Prior to beginning work, prime contractor will submit to SFMTA for approval a Workforce
Development Plan describing how it will meet the contract’s employment requirements
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Workforce Initiatives
Construction Management Trainee Program
1. Contractor shall hire economically disadvantaged individuals as on-the-job
trainees in non-trade positions
2. These trainees shall be obtained through designated community-based
organizations serving the project’s impacted communities
3. Minimum of 40,000 hours
Socially/Economically Disadvantaged Employment Opportunities Allowance
1. There is an allowance bid item for contractor’s support of job-readiness programs
and employment of economically disadvantaged individuals into entry-level
positions (ie: pedestrian monitoring, clean-up)
2. These individuals shall be obtained through designated community-based
organizations serving the project’s impacted communities
3. Minimum of 30 individuals
Employment Liaison Officer
After contract award, the successful prime contractor will be required to
identify an Employment Liaison Officer who reports directly to the prime
contractor’s Project Director or Project Manager and who is responsible for
the prime contractor’s day-to-day compliance with its employment,
workforce development, and labor obligations
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Employment Requirements - Resources
SF Equal Benefits Ordinance
Office of the City Administrator, Contract Monitoring Division
Prevailing Wage Requirements
Office of Labor Standards Enforcement
Workforce Initiatives
Office of Economic & Workforce Development, Workforce Development Division
For Information on Contract No. 1300:
Bernie Ancheta
Contract Management Office
SFMTA Capital Programs and Construction
1 South Van Ness Avenue, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, California 94103-1267
(415) 701-4278
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