DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO.
9b
MEETING DATE
July 12, 2022
APPROVAL:
COMMISSION
SECRETARY
Donna Hood
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Construction Award: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Janet Ng
Award Contract No. WD-2887, Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant – Filter Nos. 1 to 6 Underdrain Replacement
Summary of
Proposed
Commission
Action:
Approve the plans and specifications , and award Contract No. WD-2887, Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant – Filter Nos. 1 to 6 Underdrain Replacement, in the amount of $9,264,300, and with a duration of 425 consecutive calendar days (approximately one y ear and two months), to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid, Anvil Builders Inc.
Background: In April 2019 and February 2020, the plastic block underdrains of Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant (HTWTP) Filter No. 2 and HTWTP Filter No. 5 failed.
To mitigate the risk of failures to additional underdrains, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) staff removed Filter Nos. 1 to 6, which all have plastic block underdrains, from service. T his project will replace the plastic block underdrains of Filter Nos. 1 to 6 with stainless steel underdrains in order to restore the treatment capacity and reliability of the HTWTP.
Description of
Scope of Work:
The contract work location is the HTWTP in San Bruno . The contract work consists of the following work inside Filters No. 1 to 6:
• Removing and disposing the existing filter media and replacing with new filter media;
• Demolishing the plastic block underdrains and replacing with stainless steel underdrains;
• Installing new air scour piping;
• Repairing miscellaneous concrete;
• Re-coating the air supply header piping;
• Furnishing and installing new filter media; and
• Testing and commissioning the new underdrains.
Funding, Budget
and Costs:
Funding: Project No. 10037349, HTWTP Filter Underdrain Replacement Engineer’s Estimate: $10,500,000 to $11,500,000
Award: $9,264,300
Contract: WD-2887, Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant – Filter Nos. 1 to 6 Underdrain Replacement Commission Meeting Date: July 12, 2022
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: October 2022 Estimated Completion Date: December 2023
Contract Duration: 425 consecutive calendar days ( approximately one year and two months) (365 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 13.00% for this contract.
Submitted: The contractor committed to a LBE subcontractor participation of
15.34% with its bid submittal.
Environmental
Review:
This action does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378(a) because there would be no physical change in the environment.
Bid History: Advertised: April 21, 2022
Bids Received: SFPUC received sealed bids from four (4) firms on June 2, 2022.
Bid Rank Bid Amount Bid
Preference
Final
Rank
1. Anvil Builders Inc. $9,264,300 0% 1
2. Mountain Cascade Inc. $9,694,368 0% 2
3. Thompson Builders
Corporation
$9,695,225 0% 3
4. Ranger Pipelines Inc. $9,977,875 0% 4
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.
Result of Inaction: A delay or denial awarding this contract will delay the replacement of the failed filter plastic block underdrains and reduce the treatment capacity and reliability of the HTWTP.
Recommendation: SFPUC staff recommends that the Commission adopt the attached resolution.
Attachments: 1. CMD Memorandum
Contract: WD-2887, Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant – Filter Nos. 1 to 6 Underdrain Replacement Commission Meeting Date: July 12, 2022
PROJECT SITE MAP
WD-2887, HARRY TRACY WATER TREATMENT PLANT – FILTERS NO. 1 TO 6 UNDERDRAIN REPLACEMENT
PROJECT SITE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ’s (SFPUC) Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant (HTWTP) in San Bruno experienced failures in the plastic block underdrains of Filter Nos. 2 and 5, in April 2019 and in February 2020, respectively. Subsequently, SFPUC staff removed Filter Nos. 1 to 6 from service to red uce the risk of failure to additiona l underdrains. Staff initiated this project to replace the plastic block underdrains with stainless steel underdrains in Filters No. 1 to 6 , in order to restore the treatment capacity and reliability of the HTWTP; and
WHEREAS, On April 21, 2022, the SFPUC advertised Contract No. WD-2887, Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant – Filter Nos. 1 to 6 Underdrain Replacement; and WHEREAS, The contract duration is 425 consecutive calendar days; and WHEREAS, On June 2, 2022, the SFPUC received and publicly opened four bids; and WHEREAS, SFPUC staff and Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) review of the bids for qualifications, responsibility, responsiveness , and application of bid preferences resulted in the establishment of Anvil Builders Inc. as the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, CMD established a Local Business Enterprise ( LBE) subcontracting participation of 13.00% for this contract , and the contractor committed to a LBE subcontractor participation of 15.34% with its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, This action does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378(a) because there would be no physical change in the environment; now, therefore, be it,
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby approves the plans and specifications and awards Contract No. WD-2887, Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant – Filter Nos. 1 to 6 Underdrain Replacement, in the amount of $9,264,300, for a duration of 425 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Anvil Builders Inc.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of July 12, 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: June 17, 2022
To: Janet Ng, SFPUC
Derek Wong, SFPUC
From: Jason Chow, CMD
Subject: CMD’s Review for WD-2887 Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant- Filters No. 1 to 6 Underdrain Replacement
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. A subcontracting requirement of 13% was established for this project. Below is a summary of CMD’s review.
Bidder Status Base Bid Bid Discount Total Bid
Anvil Builders Non- LBE $9,264,300 N/A $9,264,300
Mountain Cascade Non- LBE $9,694,368 N/A $9,694,368
Thompson Builders Non- LBE $9,695,225 N/A $9,695,225
Ranger Pipelines Non- LBE $9,977,875 N/A $9,977,875
Anvil Builders is the lowest responsive bidder and listed the following LBE firms on Section 00 43 36 (Subcontractor List) to meet the 13% LBE subcontracting requirement.
Subcontractor Scope of Work Status Listed
Amount
Amount
Credited
Participation
(based on
credited
amount)
Exaro
Technologies Concrete Scanning PUC LBE- MBE
(Micro) $6,344 $6,344 0.07%
Larratt Bros
Plumbing
8” Air Scour Pipe
Underdrain Lateral
Connection + FCA’s
Install only for AC
SF LBE-OBE
(Small) $385,248 $385,248 4.16%
Mike O’Dell
Surveys Survey SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $12,480 $12,480 0.13%
Watertight
Restoration, Inc. Concrete Repair SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $125,000 $125,000 1.35%
Marinship
Development
Interest LLC.
Underdrain
Demolition and Fitter
Media Removal
SF LBE-MBE
(Micro) $892,589 $892,589 9.63%
TOTAL $1,421,661 $1,421,661 15.34%
Anvil Builders has also listed the following non-LBE subcontractors on Section 00 43 36:
Subcontractor Scope of Work Listed Amount
Murphy Industrial Coatings Coatings $185,820
TOTAL $185,820
Based on the foregoing, CMD has determined that Anvil Builders has complied with the Chapter 14B pre-award requirements. Should you have any questions, please contact Jason Chow at (415) 554-3103.