DEPARTMENT
Power Enterprise
AGENDA NO.
9b
MEETING DATE
April 12, 2022
APPROVAL:
COMMISSION
SECRETARY
Donna Hood
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Professional Services Amend: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Randi H Cheuk, Lead Utility Specialist, SFPUC, Power Enterprise
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract Nos. PRO.0018.A and PRO.0018.B, As -Needed Power Operations Support
Summary of
Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract Nos. PRO.0018.A, with Siemens Industry Inc., and PRO.0018.B, with Utilicast, LLC , increasing each contract duration by one year for a tota l duration of six years, with no change to the contract amount s; and authorize the General Manager to execute this amendment.
Background: The amended as-needed contracts will continue to be used to perform short-term, highly speciali zed work for the Power Enterprise (Enterprise) when the Enterpri se requires speci fic technical expertise or additional resources to support its operations.
On March 14, 2017, by Resolution No. 17- 0052, this Commission awarded Contract Nos. PRO.0018.A to Siemens Industry Inc., and PRO.0018.B to Utilicast, LLC, for as-needed Power Operations Support, each contract with an amount not-to-exceed $4,000,000, and with a duration of five years.
Description of Scope
of Services:
The work under these contracts is as needed and consists of:
• Power supply management;
• Energy trading risk management support;
• Energy settlements and scheduling support;
• Electric rate, meter, and billing analysis support
• Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) support; and
• Other operations and management services, such as knowledge management improvement and business process documentation.
Changes to the Contracts under Amendment(s):
Staff is seeking approval of Amendment No. 1 to extend each contract duration by one year, with no change to the contract amounts , to Agreement: PRO.0018A&B, As-Needed Power Operations Support Commission Meeting Date: April 12, 2022
bridge the gap of these important professi onal services while working on a new solicitation, which would result in a total contract term of six years of each contract, with no changes to t he total not -to-exceed contract amounts.
Result of Inaction: A delay in amending th ese contracts will limit the Power Enterprise’s ability to complete sp ecialized work in a broad range of activities across its operation causing a gap in important professional s ervices affecting Hetch Hetchy Power and CleanPo werSF portfolio management and integrated resource planni ng projects t hat are underway and will extend beyond the current June 30, 2022 end date of these two contracts.
Funding, Budget, and
Costs:
Funding: Funds for these contracts have been allocated from Power Enterprise operating and/or capital budget . There is no requ est t o change the contract amounts.
Original Not-to-Exceed Amount: $4,000,000 (each contract) Amendment No. 1 Amount: $0
Total Not-To-Exceed Amount: $4,000,000 (each contract)
Schedule: Original Duration: Five years (each contract) Amendment No. 1 Duration: One year (each contract)
Total Duration: Six years (each contract)
Compliance with
Chapter 14B: Local
Business Enterprise
Utilization and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting
Ordinance:
The Contract Monito ring Division (CMD) established a
subcontracting requirement of 10% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) participation for these contracts.
Siemens Industry, In c. (PRO.0018.A) and Utilicast, LLC (PRO.0018.B) committed to LBE subcontractor participation of
13.5%, and 10.0% respectively with their propos als, and these amounts remain unchanged.
Recommendation: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission staff recommends that the Commission adopted the attached res olution approving Amendment No. 1 to t he Contracts increasing each contract duration by one year for a tota l duration of six years, with no change to the contract amounts.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, On March 14, 2017, by Resolution No. 17- 0052, this Commission awarded Contract Nos. PRO.0018A&B, As -Needed Power O perations Support , and authorized the General Manager of the San Francisco Publ ic Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to negotiate and execute two professional services contracts, each with an amount not -to-exceed $4,000,000 and each with a duration of five years, with Siemens Industry, Inc. (PRO.0018A), and Utilicast, LLC (PRO.0018B); and
WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) established a Local Bu siness Enterprise (LBE) participation requirement of 10 % of the total v alue of serv ices to be provided for these contracts, and Siemens Industry , Inc. (PRO.0018A) and Utilicast, LLC (PRO.0018B) are committed to meeting t heir proposed LBE participation req uirements of 13.5% , and 10.0% respectively; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That thi s Commission hereby approves Amendment No. 1 to Power Enterprise operating and/or capital budget funded Contract Nos. PRO.0018.A&B, As-Needed Power Ope rations Support , with Siemens Industry, I nc. (PRO.0018.A), and Utilicast, L LC (PRO.0018.B), to bridge the gap of important professional services while work ing on a new solicitation; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Commission authorizes the Gener al Manager to execute these amendments, extending each contract duration by one year, with no change to the contract amount, for a total not-to-exceed amount per contract of $4,000,000 and a total duration per contract of six years.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of April 12, 2022.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission