DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure
AGENDA NO.
11d
MEETING DATE
June 28, 2022
APPROVAL:
COMMISSION
SECRETARY
Donna Hood
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Construction Award:Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: John Wong
Award Contract No. WW-707R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 11
Summary of
Proposed
Commission
Action:
Approve the plans and specifications , and award Contract No. WW-707R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 11, in the amount of $3,422,168, and with a duration of 440 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and three months), to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid, Basset Engineering , to replace/rehabilitate
existing sewers on specified
streets in the City and County of San Francisco. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. The Planning Department has determined that this action is exempt from the CEQA. If the item is approved, the Commission will rely on that determination to make its decision.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) inspected the existing sewers on the subject streets listed below in the City and County of San Francisco and determined they should be replaced.
Description of
Scope of Work:
The contract work consists of replacing the existing sewers with approximately 3,028 linear feet of 12 -inch diameter and 371 linear feet of 24- inch diameter vitreous clay pipe; cured- in-place lining of approximately 307 linear feet of existing 12-inch diameter, 14 linear feet of existing 21-inch diameter, and 222 linear feet of existing 24-inch diameter sewers at the following locations:
• 11th Avenue, from Lake Street to California Street;
• Geary Boulevard, from 41st Avenue to 42nd Avenue;
• Cabrillo Street, from 7th Avenue to 8th Avenue;
• Monterey Boulevard, from Foerster Street to Edna Street; • Pfeiffer Street, from Stockton Street to Grant Avenue; • Grove Street, from Steiner Street to Fillmore Street; • Townsend Street, from Colin P Kelly Jr Street to The Embarcadero; and
• Dolores Street, from 21st Street to 22nd Street.
Contract: WW-707R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 11 Commission Meeting Date: June 28, 2022
Funding, Budget
and Costs:
Funding: Renewal and Replacement Program, Project No. 10035397.
Engineer’s Estimate: $4,100,000
Award: $3,422,168
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: September 2022 Estimated Completion Date: November 2023
Contract Duration: 440 consecutive calendar days ( approximately one year and three months) (380 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an additional 60 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion)
Compliance with
Chapter 14B: Local
Business Enterprise
Utilization and
Non-Discrimination
in Contracting
Ordinance:
Set: The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) established a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement of 20.00% for this contract.
Submitted: The contractor committed to a LBE subcontractor participation of
20.56 % with its bid submittal.
Environmental
Review:
On July 27, 2021, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environme ntal review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction) (Case No. 2020-007698ENV). This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of the CEQA pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. The exemption can be found here:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/d-s8b443a13010b410d9eb58cb16a953141
Bid History: Advertised: February 28, 2022
Bids Received: On April 7, 2022, SFPUC received and publicly opened five bids. The SFPUC determined that it was in the best interest of the City and County of San Francisco to reject all bids and re-advertise.
Re-advertised: April 13, 2022
Bids Received: On April 28, 2022, SFPUC received and publicly opened three bids, as follows:
Bid Rank Bid
Amount
Bid
Preference
Adjusted Bid Final
Rank
1. SubTerra
Construction,
Inc.
$3,298,193 10% $2,968,373.70 N/A
2. Basset
Engineering
$3,422,168 10% $3,079,951.20 1
3. Precision
Engineering,
Inc.
$3,479,915 0% $3,479,915 2
Contract: WW-707R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 11 Commission Meeting Date: June 28, 2022
Application of bid preferences in accordance with Chapter 14B of the San Francisco Administrative Code did not change the final ranking of the low bidder.
On May 11, 2022, the SFPUC issued a Notice of Non- Responsiveness to SubTerra Construction, Inc. for failing to meet the 20% LBE subcontracting requirement, based on CMD’s review.
As a result, the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid is Basset Engineering.
Result of Inaction: A delay or denial awarding this contract will increase the risk of sewer failure.
Recommendation: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission staff recommends that the Commission adopt the attached resolution.
Attachments: 1. CMD Memorandum
Contract: WW-707R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 11 Commission Meeting Date: June 28, 2022
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) inspected the existing sewers on the subject streets in the City and County of San Francisco and determined that the existing sewers needed to be replaced; and
WHEREAS, On April 13, 2022, SFPUC advertised Contract No. WW-707R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 11 , seeking to procure construction services for this sewer replacement work; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $4,100,000 for this contract replace/rehabilitate existing sewers on specified streets in the City and County of San Francisco; and WHEREAS, The contract duration is 440 consecutive calendar days; and WHEREAS, On April 28, 2022, SFPUC received and publicly opened t hree bids for this contract; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC and Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) review of the bids for qualifications, responsibility, responsiveness and application of bid preferences resulted in the establishment of Basset Engineering as the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and WHEREAS, CMD established a Local Business Enterprise ( LBE) subcontracting participation of 20.00% for this contract , and the contractor committed to a LBE subcontractor participation of 20.56% with its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, On July 27, 2021, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction) (Case No. 2020-007698ENV); and
WHEREAS, This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of the CEQA pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code ; now, therefore be it,
RESOLVED, That this Commissio n hereby approves the plans and specifications and awards Wastewater Enterprise Contract No. WW-707R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 11, in the amount of $3,422,168, for a duration of 440 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid, Basset Engineering.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of June 28, 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
Date: May 17, 2022
To: John Wong, Project Manager, SFPUC
Aileen Caylao, Project Manager, SFPUC
From: Vivian Liu, Contract Compliance Officer, CMD
Subject: WW-707R Various Locations Sewer Replacement No.11-CMD Review
The Contract Monitoring Division (“CMD”) has reviewed the Bids submitted for the above referenced project, applied the appropriate bid discounts, and determined responsiveness to the Chapter 14B pre- award requirements. An LBE subcontracting participation requirement of 20% was established for this project. Below is a summary of CMD’s review.
Bidder Status Base Bid LBE Bid
Discount
Adjusted Bid with
LBE Bid Discount
SubTerra Construction, Inc. SF LBE-OBE
(micro) $3,298,193.00 10% $2,968,373.70
Basset Engineering SF LBE-OBE
(micro) $3,422,168.00 10% $3,079,951.20
Precision Engineering, Inc. SBA-LBE $3,479,915.00 N/A $3,479,915.00
SubTerra Construction, Inc. (“SubTerra”) was the lowest responsive bidder. SubTerra was deemed non- responsive for failing to meet the LBE subcontracting participation requirement. Basset Engineering (“Basset”) was the second lowest responsive bidder. Basset met the 20.00% LBE subcontracting participation requirement by listing the following LBE firm on its Section 00 43 36 (Subcontractor List):
LBE Subcontractor Scope of Work Status Listed
Amount
Amount
Credited
Participation
(based on
credited
amount)
Ronan Construction,
Inc.
AC Grind & Pave,
Sawcutting, Partial
Concrete
Restoration &
Traffic Control
SF LBE-OBE
(micro) $758,465.00 $703,465.001 20.56%
TOTAL $758,465.00 $703,465.00 20.56%
1 Ronan’s Form 6 indicated it will further subcontract out $55,000 to non-LBE firms ($15,000 to Delta Grinding and $40,000 to Trucking (TBD)). LBE credit has been reduced accordingly.
Basset also listed the following non-LBE subcontractor on its Section 00 43 36:
Non-LBE Subcontractor Scope of Work Status Listed Amount Christian Brothers Lining, Co. CIPP Lining Non-LBE $132,331.00 TOTAL $132,331.00
Based on the foregoing, CMD has determined that Basset 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 me at (415) 551-4814.