DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure
AGENDA NO.
9c
MEETING DATE
February 8, 2022
APPROVAL:
COMMISSION
SECRETARY
Donna Hood
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Construction Award: Consent Calendar
Project Manager: Brian Carlomagno
Award Agreement No. WW-648, Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant Building 042 Primary Clarifier Improvements
Summary of
Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve the plans a nd specifications, and award Agreement No. WW-648, Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant Building 042 Primary Clarifier Improvements, in the amount of $6,490,014, and with a duration of 820 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and three months ), to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Cal State Constructors, Inc., to selectively replace primary cla rifier pro cess equipment such as helical scum skimmers, scum skimmer spray water system, and primary effluent pneumatic operated butterfly valves and mechanical, plumbing, electrical, instrumentation & controls and associated process appurtenances at the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant.
Background: The objective of the project is to support the efficient and reliable operation of the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plan by repairing and replacing existing wastewater pr ocess equipment at the end of its useful life by per forming selective hazardous material mitigation and abatement work, selective concrete and e quipment demolition work, replacement o f the existing prima ry helical scum skimmers, scum skimmer W3 spray wat er system including structural support upgrades, prima ry scum pit bubble r level enclosures, compressed air system, ultrasonic level sensors, prima ry effluent pneumatic operated butterf ly valves, and related mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation and c ontrols equipment.
Description of Scope
of Work:
Agreement work is located at the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant in San Francisco. The agreement work consists of:
• Selective hazardous materials work.
• Selective d emolition, furnish and install of new primary clarifie r helical scum skimmer systems and appurtenances.
• Selective d emolition, furnish and install of new primary ef fluent 30-inch butterfly valves with pneumatic operators and appurtenances. • Selective demolition, furnish and install of new air , high pressure and air , instrument piping, tubing, fitting, and appurtenances.
Agreement: WW-648 Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant Building 042 Primary Clarifier Improvements Commission Meeting Date: February 8, 2022
• Selective demolition and salvage of five (5) existing primary clarifier bubbler level systems. Furnish and install new ultrasonic level system and appurtenances.
• Selective d emolition, salvage existing and furnish, install of two (2) primary scum pit bubbler level systems.
• Selective d emolition, salvage existing and furnish, install of five (5) flowmeter signal converters and appurtenances.
• Selective d emolition, furnish and install of new W3 spr ay water system piping and appurtenances.
• Connect electrical power supply to all electrically driven equipment and/or components and pe rforming other miscellaneous electric al work as required.
• Perform concrete spall/crack repair and possibly performing corrosion rehabilitation.
Result of Inaction: A delay or denial awarding this agreement will prevent the initiation o f critical repairs to wastewat er process equipment which may result in catastrophic failure of equipment and process that may jeopardize plant permit compliance at a Wastewater Enterprise essential facility in a timely manner.
Funding, Budget
and Costs:
Funding: Project ID . 1003 6398, OSP Condition Assessment Improvements – Part 2
Engineer’s Estimate: $6,500,000
Award: $6,490,014
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: March 14, 2022 Completion Date: June 11, 2024
Duration: Eight-hundred twenty (820) consecutive calendar days (760 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an addi tional 60 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion)
Compliance with
Chapter 14B: Local
Business Enterprise
Utilization and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting
Ordinance:
Set: The Contract Mon itoring Division (CMD) established a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement of 15% for this agreement.
Submitted: The Contractor committed to an LBE su bcontracting participation of 33.65% with its bid submittal.
Environmental
Review:
This action does not constitute a “project ” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(a) because there would be no physical change in the environment.
Bid History: Advertised: September 22, 2021
Bids Received: Sealed bids were received from three (3) firms on October 21, 2021, as follows:
Agreement: WW-648 Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant Building 042 Primary Clarifier Improvements Commission Meeting Date: February 8, 2022
Bid Rank
Base Bid
Amount
CMD
Bid
Discount
**Adjusted
Bid
Adjusted
Rank
1. *Anvil
Builders,
Inc.
$5,670,520.00 N/A $5,682,120.00 Bid
Withdrawn*
2. Cal State
Constructors,
Inc.
$6,490,014.00 10% $5,846,232.60 1
3. Trinet
Construction,
Inc.
$7,888,300.00 10% $7,100,514.00 2
*Bid Withdrawn: The SFPUC received a letter from Anvil Builders, Inc. (ABI) dated October 22, 2021 requesting relief of ABI ’s bid for SFPUC Agreement No. WW -648 due to clerical error in b id. On Octo ber 28, 2021 SFPUC accepted ABI request to be relieved of bid for WW-648.
**Adjusted Bid Price (inc ludes applicable LBE bid preferences and compensable delay extension prices in accord ance with Section 00 41 10 – Schedule of Bid Prices).
Application of bi d preferenc es in accordance with C hapter 14B of the San Francisco Administrative Code did not chang e the final ranking of the low bidder.
Recommendation: SFPUC staff recommends that the Commission adopt the attached resolution.
Attachments: 1. CMD Memorandum 12-07-21: Review for WW-648
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The Wastewater Enterprise (WWE), Sewer System Improve ment Program (SSIP) provides for the replacement of process equipment that are at the end of their useful service life to ensure reliable treatment of wastewater within the City; and WHEREAS, On September 22, 2021, t he SFPUC advertised Agreement No. WW-648, Oceanside Water P ollution Control Plant B uilding 042 Primary Clarifier Improvements , to provide replacement of primary clarifier process equipment such as helical s cum skimmers, the scum skimmer spray water system, and primary effluent pneumatic operated butterfly valves and mechanical, plumbing, electrical, instrumenta tion & controls and assoc iated pr ocess appurtenances; and
WHEREAS, The Engineers Estim ate is $ 6,500,000 for this construction wo rk and t he agreement duration is 820 consecutive calendar days; and WHEREAS, On October 21, 2022, the SFPUC received and publicly opened three (3) bids; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC staf f and Contract Monitoring Divisi on (CMD) review of the bids for qualificat ions, responsibi lity, responsiveness, and application of bid preferenc es and compensable delay extension prices in acc ordance with the agreement documents, and this review resulted in the establishment of Cal S tate Constructors, Inc. as a responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, The CMD estab lished a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subc ontracting requirement of 15% for this agreement, and the Contractor committed to an LBE subcontract ing participation of 33.65% with its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, The firm awarded an agreement by the SFPUC mus t be in compliance with the Equal Benefits Provisions of Chapter 12B of the C ity’s Administrative Code either at the time of the award, or within two weeks of the date of the Commissi on award, and i f the bidder fails to meet the compliance requirement, Sta ff will return to the Commission for rescissi on of this award; and
WHEREAS, This action does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(a) because there would be no physical change in the environment; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That th is Commiss ion hereby app roves t he plans and specifications an d awards Agreement No. WW- 648, Oceanside Water Pollutio n Control Plant Building 042 Primary Clarifier Imp rovements, in t he amount of $6,490,014, with a duration of 820 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and three months), to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Cal State Constructors, Inc.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of February 8, 2022.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission
London N. Breed, Mayor
Carmen Chu, City Administrator
Romulus Asenloo, Director
1155 Market Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103 Telephone (415) 581-2310 Fax (415) 581-2351
CONTRACT MONITORING DIVISION
CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Date: December 7, 2021
To: Daniel Alvarado, Project Manager, SFPUC
Frank Gennacarro, Contract Analyst, SFPUC
From: Linda Rainaldi, Contract Compliance Officer, CMD
Subject: WW-648 Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant Building 042 Primary Clarifier Improvements CMD Review Memo
The Contract Monitoring Division (“CMD”) reviewed the bids submitted for the above referenced project, reviewed the appropriate bid discounts, and determined responsiveness to the Chapter 14B pre-award requirements. An LBE subcontracting requirement of 15% was established for this project. Below is a summary of CMD’s review.
Bidder LBE
Status Base Bid Compensable
Delay Rate Total Bid LBE Bid
Discount
Adjusted Bid
with LBE Bid
Discount
Anvil Builders,
Inc. Non-LBE $5,670,520.00 $200.00 $5,682,120.00 NA $5,682,120.00 Cal State
Constructors,
Inc.
SF LBE-
OBE
(Small)
$6,490,014.00 $100.00 $6,495,814.00 10% =
$649,581.40 $5,846,232.60
Trinet
Construction,
Inc.
SF LBE-
WBE
(Micro)
$7,888,300.00 $20.00 $7,889,460.00 10% =
$788,946.00 $7,100,514.00
Cal State Constructors, Inc. (“CSC”) is the lowest responsive bidder. CSC met the 15% LBE subcontracting requirement by listing the following LBE firms on Section 00 43 36 (Subcontractor List):
Subcontractor Scope of Work LBE Status Listed Amount Credited Amount
Participation
(based on credited
amount)
E Mitchell Plumbing Work SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $ 880,975.00 $ 880,975.00 15.54%
US Electric
Electrical Work,
System
Integration &
Instrumentation
SF LBE-MBE
(Small) $ 394,000.00 $ 204,000.001 3.60%
MC Metal Structural Steel
& Misc. Metals
SF LBE-MBE
(Micro) $ 348,700.00 $ 348,700.00 6.15%
Watertight
Restoration Inc.
Concrete Spall &
Crack Repair
SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $ 474,500.00 $ 474,500.00 8.37%
Total $ 2,098,175.00 $1,908,175.00 33.65%
1 LBE Subcontractors are eligible to receive LBE participation for Specially Manufactured Items (“SMI”) at 5% for the purchase of the SMI and 100% credit for the installation of the SMI. Per US Electric’s CMD Form 6, the LBE subcontractor will purchase $200,000.00 of specially manufactured items from T esco Controls. US Electric is eligible for SMI credit at 5% of $200,000, which is $10,000; plus 100% of the installation cost which is $194,000; making the total LBE participation credit for US Electric $204,000 as reflected above.
CSC also listed the following non-LBE subcontractor on Section 00 43 36.
Subcontractor Scope of Work LBE-Status Listed Amount
Jeffco Painting and Coating Coating Work Non-LBE $143,600.00 Total $143,000.00
The SFPUC confirms the 00 43 36 contains a known defect which resulted in suppliers; Evoqua Water Technologies and Pratt, being listed on the document and as a result these firms are not considered being listed on the 00 43 36 by the Prime.
Based on the foregoing, CMD has determined that CSC has complied with the pre-award Chapter 14B requirements. Should you have any questions, or if I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Linda Rainaldi at (415) 754-3227.