DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure
AGENDA NO.
9d
MEETING DATE
November 8, 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-705, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 10
Summary of
Proposed
Commission
Action:
Approve the plans and specifications and award Contract No. WW-705, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 10, in the amount of $4,739,540, and with a duration of 350 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Mitchell Engineering , to replace/line/mortar the existing sewers at various locations within 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) Wastewater Enterprise (WWE) inspected existing sewers on several streets within the City and County of San Francisco (specific locations listed below) and determined they should be replaced. The existing main sewers to be replaced/lined/mortared were constructed primarily between 1870 to 1920 in dimensions of 3’x4’-6” and 3’x5’ and with pipes ranging from 8 inches to 16 inches in diameter.
Description of
Scope of Work:
The contract work locations are:
• 23rd Avenue from Anza Street to Balboa Street;
• Turk Street from Webster Street to Laguna Street;
• Hyde Street from Post Street to Sutter Street;
• Sutter Street from Taylor Street to Jones Street;
• O’Farrell Street from Jones Street to Leavenworth Street; • Golden Gate Avenue from Larkin Street to Polk Street; • South Van Ness Avenue from 18th Street to 19th Street; and • Bosworth Street from Lippard Avenue to Hamerton Avenue.
Contract: WW-705, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 10 Commission Meeting Date: November 8, 2022
The contract work consists of:
• Replacing existing main sewers with approximately 434 linear feet of 12-inch diameter, 826 linear feet of 15-inch diameter, 464 linear feet of 21-inch diameter, and 13 linear feet of 2 1-inch diameter vitreous clay pipe (VCP);
• Cured-in-place lining of approximately 958 linear feet of existing 3’x4’- 6” and 3'X5' brick sewer, and 1,170 linear feet of existing 3'x- 4'-6" reinforced concrete sewer;
• Sliplining approximately 65 linear feet of 18 -inch diameter nominal HDPE SDR 17 pipe within existing 3'X5' brick sewer; and • Mortaring approximately 36 linear feet of existing 3'x-4'-6" brick sewer.
Budget & Costs: Funding: Wastewater Enterprise, Project No. 10035308, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 10
Engineer’s Estimate: $5,450,000
Award: $4,739,540
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: January 2023 Estimated Completion Date: December 2023
Contract Duration: 350 consecutive calendar days (290 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 10% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract.
Submitted: The contractor committed to 10.39% LBE participation in its bid submittal.
Environmental
Review:
On July 21, 2021 the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be statutorily exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section Number 21080.21 (Case No. 2021-007307ENV), because the proposed pipeline replacement will be in the public right of way and does not exceed one mile in length. The exemption can be found here:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/d-sa609b8cd143148c28709d850d12bd491
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.
Bid History: Advertised: August 8, 2022
Bids Received: On September 22, 2022, SFPUC received and publicly opened six bids as follows.
Contract: WW-705, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 10 Commission Meeting Date: November 8, 2022
Bid Rank Bid Amount Bid
Preference
Adjusted Bid Final
Rank
1. Mitchell
Engineering
$4,739,540.00 10% $4,265,586.00 1
2. Basset
Engineering
$5,263,020.00 10% $4,736,718.00 2
3. JDB & Sons
Construction,
Inc.
$5,318,000.00 10% $4,786,200.00 3
4. Precision
Engineering
$5,712,348.00 0% $5,712,348.00 6
5. D'Arcy &
Harty
Construction,
Inc.
$6,221,179.00 10% $5,599,061.10 4
6. Cratus, Inc. $6,316,521.00 10% $5,684,868.90 5
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.
Recommendation: SFPUC staff recommends that the Commission adopt the attached resolution.
Attachments: 1. CMD Memorandum
Contract: WW-705, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 10 Commission Meeting Date: November 8, 2022
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise (WWE) inspected existing sewers beneath several streets within the City and County of San Francisco and determined the sewers should be replaced; and WHEREAS, On August 8, 2011, SFPUC advertised C ontract No. WW-705, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 10; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $5,450,000 for this construction contract work to replace/line/mortar the existing sewers at various locations within the City and County of San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is 350 consecutive calendar days; and WHEREAS, On September 22, 2022, SFPUC received and public opened six bids; and WHEREAS, SFPUC staff and Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) review of the bids for responsibility, responsiveness and application of bid preferences resulted in the establishment of Mitchell Engineering as the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and WHEREAS, CMD established a 10% Local Business Enterprise ( LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract, and the contractor committed to 10.39% LBE participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Project No. 10035308, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 10; and
WHEREAS, On July 21, 2021 the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be statutorily exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section Number 21080.21 (Case No. 2021- 007307ENV), because the proposed pipeline replacement will be in the public right of way and does not exceed one mile in length; 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 Commission hereby approves the plans and specifications and awards Wastewater Enterprise, Renewal and Replacement Program -funded Contract No. WW- 705, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 10, in the amount of $4,739,540, with a duration of 350 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Mitchell Engineering.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of November 8, 2022.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission
London Breed, Mayor
Carmen Chu, City Administrator
Romulus Asenloo, Director
1145 Market Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone (415) 581-2310; Fax (415) 581-2351
GENERAL SERVICES AGENCY
CONTRACT MONITORING DIVISION
MEMORANDUM
Date: October 4, 2022
To: John Wong, SFPUC
Frank Gennaccaro, SFPUC
From: Jason Chow, CMD
Subject: CMD Review for WW-705 Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 10
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 10% was established for this project. Below is a summary of CMD’s review.
Bidder Status Base Bid Bid Discount Total Bid
Mitchell Engineering SF LBE- OBE
(Small)
$4,739,540.00 10% $4,265,586.00
Basset Engineering SF LBE- OBE
(Micro)
$5,263,020.00 10% $4,736,718.00
JDB & Sons Construction SF LBE- OBE
(Micro)
$5,318,000.00 10% $4,786,200.00
Precision Engineering SBA- LBE $5,712,348.00 N/A1 $5,712,348.00 D’Arcy & Harty
Construction
SF LBE- OBE
(Small)
$6,221,179.00 10% $5,599,061.10
Cratus, Inc. SF LBE- OBE
(Small)
$6,316,521.00 10% $5,684,868.90
Mitchell Engineering (“Mitchell”) is the lowest responsive bidder. Mitchell met the 10% LBE subcontracting requirement by listing the following LBE firms on Section 00 43 36 (Subcontractor List):
Firm Scope of Work Status Listed
Amount
Amount
Credited
Participation
(based on
credited amount)
Roadway
Construction Paving (Partial) SF LBE- MBE
(Micro) $259,650.00 $259,650.00 5.48%
1 Precision’s 5% SBA- LBE discount is not applicable for this contract.
R & S
Construction
Management
Concrete (Partial) SF LBE- MBE
(Micro) $300,901.00 $232,576.002 4.91%
TOTAL $560,551 $492,226.00 10.39%
Mitchell has also listed the following non-LBE firms on Section 00 43 36:
Firm Scope of Work Listed Amount
SAK Construction Lining (Partial) $1,367,842.00
Nor Cal Pipeline Services Lining, CCTV (Partial) $205,900.00 TOTAL $1,573,742.00
Based on the foregoing, CMD has determined that Mitchell has complied with the Chapter 14B pre- award requirements. Should you have any questions, please contact Jason Chow at [email protected].
2 For purposes of determining compliance at the time of bid, a Bidder shall not use conditional bid items to meet the LBE sub participation requirement. R&S’s bid quote indicates that it will perform two (2) conditional bid items for a total of $68,325.
This amount was reduced accordingly/reflected above.