DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure
AGENDA NO.
9f
MEETING DATE
September 13, 2022
APPROVAL:
COMMISSION
SECRETARY
Donna Hood
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Construction Award: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Brian Carlomagno
Award Contract No. WW-669, Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant Building 011 Grit Classifier and Primary Influent Slide Gate System Improvements
Summary of
Proposed
Commission
Action:
Approve the plans and specifications and award Contract No. WW-669, Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant Building 011 Grit Classifier and Primary Influent Slide Gate System Improvements, in the amount of $9,160,000, and with a duration of 990 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and nine months), to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Trinet Construction, Inc.
Background: The project will repair and replace existing wastewater process equipment near the end of its useful life at the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant (OSP).
Description of
Scope of Work:
The contract work is located at the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant in San Francisco, CA.
The contract work consists of:
• Selective hazardous materials abatement;
• Selective demolition of mechanical and electrical equipment and appurtenances;
• Replacement of the existing grit classifier/hydrogritter process equipment;
• Furnishing and installing pressure gauges, valves, piping, hose, fittings, and flushing ports;
• Replacement of existing electrically actuated slide gates; and • Replacement of existing primary influent pneumatic operated butterfly flow control valves.
Budget & Costs: Funding: Project No. 10036398, OSP Condition Assessment Improvements – Part 2
Engineer’s Estimate: $9,000,000
Award: $9,160,000
Contract: WW-669, Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant Building 011 Grit Classifier and Primary Influent Slide Gate System Improvements
Commission Meeting Date: September 13, 2022
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: December 12, 2022 Estimated Completion Date: October 27, 2025
Contract Duration: 990 consecutive calendar days
(930 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 14% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract.
Submitted: The contractor committed to 16.05% LBE participation in 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: June 22, 2022
Bids Received: On July 28, 2022, SFPUC received and publicly opened bids from three firms as follows:
Bid Rank Bid
Amount
Bid
Preference
Compensable
Delay
Adjusted Bid Final
Rank
1. Anvil
Builders, Inc. $8,653,900 N/A $25,000 $8,678,900 2
2. Trinet
Construction,
Inc.
$9,160,000 10% $500 $8,244,450 1
3. Cal State
Constructors,
Inc.
$10,497,047 10% $5,000 $9,451,842.30 3
Application of bid preferences in accordance with Chapter 14B of the San Francisco Administrative Code changed the final ranking of the low bidder.
Trinet Construction, Inc. moved from 2nd to 1st place, and Anvil Builders, Inc. moved from 1st place to 2nd place.
Recommendation: SFPUC staff recommends that the Commission adopt the attached resolution.
Attachments: 1. CMD Memorandum
Contract: WW-669, Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant Building 011 Grit Classifier and Primary Influent Slide Gate System Improvements
Commission Meeting Date: September 13, 2022
Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant
3500 Great Highway, San Francisco, CA 94132
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) operates and maintains the wastewater sewer system for the City and County of San Francisco , including the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant (OSP), and needs to repair and replace existin g wastewater process equipment near the end of its useful life at OSP; and WHEREAS, On June 22, 2022, the SFPUC advertised Contract No. WW-669, Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant Building 011 Grit Classifier and Primary Influent Slide Gate System Improvements; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate was $9,000,000 for this construction contract work to replace the existing grit process equipment, mechanical valves and actuators, pressure gauges, piping, hose, fittings, flushing ports, and appurtenant mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation and controls components at the OSP; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is 990 consecutive calendar days; and WHEREAS, On July 28, 2022, the SFPUC received and opened publicly three bids; and WHEREAS, SFPUC staff and Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) reviewed the bids for qualifications, responsibility, responsiveness and application of bid preferences and determined that Trinet Construction, Inc., was the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, CMD established a 14 % Local Business Enterprise (LBE ) subcontracting requirement for this contract, and the contractor committed to 16.05% LBE participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Project No. 10036398, OSP Condition Assessment Improvements – Part 2; 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 this Commission hereby approves the plans and specifications and awards Contract No. WW-669, Oceanside Water Pollution C ontrol Plant Building 011 Grit Classifier and Primary Influent Slide Gate System Improvements , in the amount of $9,160,000, for a duration of 990 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Trinet Construction, Inc.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of September 13, 2022.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission
London N. Breed, Mayor
Carmen Chu, City Administrator
Romulus Asenloo, Director
30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone (415) 581-2310; Fax (415) 581-2351
CONTRACT MONITORING DIVISION
CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Date: August 8, 2022
To: Daniel Alvarado, SFPUC
Brian Carlomagno, SFPUC
Frank Gennaccaro, SFPUC
From: Linda Rainaldi, CMD
Subject: CMD Award Review for WW-669 OSP Grit Classifiers and Primary Effluent Gates
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 14% was established for this project due to the substantial amount of work pertaining to the installation of highly specialized wastewater equipment which is only available from a limited pool of suppliers and manufacturers. And, in addition, the project’s scope of work requires a specialized contractor knowledgeable and experienced in working in a wastewater treatment plant. Below is a summary of CMD’s review.
Bidder LBE Status Base Bid
Base Bid +
Compensable
Delay Extension
Bid Discount Total Bid
Trinet
Construction,
Inc.
SF LBE-WBE
(Micro) $9,160,000.00 $9,160,500.00 10% =
$916,050.00 $8,244,450.00
Anvil Builders,
Inc. Non-LBE $8,653,900.00 $8,678,900.00 NA $8,678,900.00 Cal State
Constructors,
Inc.
SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $10,497,047.00 $10,502,047.00 10% =
$1,050,204.70 $9,451,842.30
The apparent low bidder, Trinet Engineering, Inc. (“Trinet”) is the lowest responsive bidder. Trinet met the 14% LBE subcontracting requirement by listing the following LBE firm on Section 00 43 36 (Subcontractor List):
Subcontractor Scope of Work LBE Status Listed Amount Credited Amount
Participation
(based on credited
amount)
Larratt Bros.
Plumbing, Inc.
Mechanical (Bid
Items #8 & 9)
SF LBE-OBE
(Small) $1,470,188.00 $1,470,188.00 16.05%
Total $1,470,188.00 $1,470,188.00 16.05%
Trinet listed the following non-LBE subcontractors on Section 00 43 36 (Subcontractor List):
Subcontractor Scope of Work LBE Status Listed Amount
Blocka Construction Electrical & Instrumentation
(Bid Items #12, 13 & 14) Non-LBE $432,000.00
Socal Pacific Construction
Corporation DBA National
Coating & Lining Company
Coatings (Bid Item #11) Non-LBE $110,000.00
Total $542,000.00
Based on the foregoing, CMD has determined that Trinet complied with the pre-award Chapter 14B requirements. If there are any questions, please contact me at [email protected].