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.