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SF extends paratransit contract two more years (+ $18.5M dry dock fix)

The committee added $30.8M and two years to SF's paratransit contract, pulled $18.5M to stabilize the Port's failing dry docks, and cleared free Lunar New Year parking and transit.
San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee Meeting
February 11, 2026

TL;DR

  • Paratransit contract with Transdev extended two years and increased by $30.8M; new RFP planned for 2027 with Medi-Cal billing under review.
  • $18.5M pulled from the Port Harbor Fund to stabilize and dispose of two failing dry docks; total project will run $61.2M.
  • Portsmouth Square Garage offers free one-hour parking through March 8, plus free Muni on March 7 for the Lunar New Year Parade, paid for with $311,269 from the General Reserve.
  • Vitalant blood products contract for SF General extended five years and increased by $18.3M; sole-source because no other supplier can deliver within an hour.
  • City's $250M short-term borrowing program reauthorized for three more years with TD Securities and BMO Bank.

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