Table of Contents

Management Audit
of the Department of Public Works

Prepared for the
Board of Supervisors
Of the City & County of San Francisco

By the
San Francisco Budget Analyst
January 9, 2007

Table of Contents

Transmittal Letter
Recommendation Priority Ranking
Introduction
Streets and Right of Ways
1.	Street Resurfacing and Pothole Repair Projects
2.	Cleaning and Maintaining the City's Streets and Public Right of Way
3.	Urban Forestry
4.	Permit and Inspection Revenues and Performance.
5.	The Impact of Claims in the Public Right of Way
Capital Projects
6.	Capital Project Design Costs
7.	Construction Contract Bids and Awards
8.	Construction Management Costs and Construction Project Timelines
9.	Capital Project Accounting and Closeout
10.	Engineering and Architecture Staff Resources
Building Repair, Materials Management, and Fleet Management
11.	The Bureau of Building Repair's Performance and Customer Service
12.	Bureau of Building Repair Annual and Continuing Project Management
13.	Materials Management Controls and Procedures
14.	Automotive and Mobile Equipment Management
Health and Safety
15.	Health, Safety, and Environmental Issues
Budget and Overhead
16.	Interdepartmental Work Order Funds
17.	Allocation of Overhead Costs

Department of Public Works' Response

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