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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Alameda County Grand Jury
• 2012-2013
Building Purchase by Alameda County 2000 SAN Pablo Avenue, Oakland
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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings
F13-11
Page 96
Industry best practices were not followed by the County of Alameda during the lease and purchase negotiations for 2000 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.
No recommendations for this finding
F13-12
Page 96
A lack of written policies relating to real estate purchase and lease transactions helped enable negotiations to be wrestled away from the General Service Agency’s real estate experts and into more political hands.
No recommendations for this finding
F13-13
Page 96
Failure to understand and fully account for the cost structure of the original build-to-suit transaction (acquisition, entitlement, construction, profit) put Alameda County at a disadvantage when negotiating the lease and later purchase of 2000 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.
No recommendations for this finding
F13-14
Page 96
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors authorized a $50.8 million purchase of a building without appropriate public discussion, thus exhibiting a lack of transparency. 96 2012-2013 Alameda County Grand Jury Final Report ___________________________________________________________________
No recommendations for this finding