DEPARTMENT Infrastructure AGENDA NO. 10i
MEETING DATE Decembe r 13, 2022
APPROVAL:
COMMISSION
SECRETARY Donna Hood
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Construction Modification: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Aileen Caylao
Approve Increase to Construction Duration Contingency for WW-713, As-Needed Main Sewer Replacement No. 9
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve an increase of 329 calendar days to the contract duration contingency for Contract No. WW-713, As -Needed Main Sewer Replacement No. 9 , with D’Arcy & Harty Construction, Inc.; and authorize the General Manager to approve future modifications to the contract for a total contract duration of up to 730 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years), with no change to contract amount to allow additional time to complete all current contra ct work due to schedule coordination and restrictions, and continue issuing contract service orders.
Background: This contract and associated work are necessary to perform as -needed manhole-to-manhole segment main sewer replacements on short notice at locations to be determined by Wastewater Enterprise staff throughout the City of San Francisco. The locations of work to be performed and the replacement work itself will be determined on an as -needed basis during the contract duration to address any urgently needed main sewer replacement work.
S
an Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) staff has issued Contract Service Orders for work at the following locations:
• P
age Street from Central Avenue to Masonic Avenue;
• Shrader Street from Fulton Street to Grove Street;
• Sanchez Street from Duncan Street to 28th Street;
• Wheeler Street from Blanken Avenue to Hester Avenue; and • Fillmore Street from Pixley Street to Greenwich Street.
Due to ongoing project coordination impacts, t he Contractor r equires additional time to complete work for two Contract Service Orders:
Contract: WW-713, As-Needed Main Sewer Replacement No. 9 Commission Meeting Date: December 13, 2022
1. The schedule for work on Wheeler Street will commence in late November 2022.
2. Work on Fillmore Street will begin earliest in January 2023 due to the City’s holiday moratorium work restrictions.
Additional time would also allow staff to issue potential future contract service orders and for the Contractor to perform work.
On August 10, 2021, by Resolution No. 21-0127, the Commission awarded Contract No. WW-713, As-Needed Main Sewer Replacement No. 9 to D’Arcy & Harty Construction, Inc. The original contract amount was $ 7,127,740, and the original contract duration was 365 consecutive calendar days.
Description of Scope of
Work:
The contract work location s are within the City and County of San Francisco. The scope of work under this contract consists of as-needed replacement of approximately 5,280 linear feet of sewer pipelines, ranging in size from 12-inch to 48-inch diameter.
Changes and
Modifications to the
Contract:
Recommended Increase to Contract Duration Contingency
Staff recommends approval of a 329 calendar day extension to the existing contract duration contingency to allow additional time to complete all current contract work due to schedul e coordination and restrictions, and continue issuing contract service orders , for a total contract duration of up to 730 consecutive calendar days, with no change to the contract amount.
Budget & Costs: Funding: Project No. 10036509, As-Needed Main Sewer Replacement No. 9
Original Contract Amount: $7,127,740
Original 10% Cost Contingency: $712,774
Requested Additional Cost Contingency: $0
Total Revised Contract Cost Limit: $7,127,740
Schedule: Notice-to-Proceed Date: December 13, 2021
Original Contract Duration: 365 consecutive calendar days Original 10% Duration Contingency: 36 calendar days
Recommended Additional Duration Contingency: 329 calendar days Total Revised Contract Duration Limit : 730 consecutive calendar days
Environmental Review: The proposed increase of contract duration contingency is necessary to complete the work of two Contract Service Orders on Wheeler and Fillmore Streets.
On October 31, 2022 the San Francisco Planning Department determined the work on Wheeler Street to be statutorily exempt from Contract: WW-713, As-Needed Main Sewer Replacement No. 9 Commission Meeting Date: December 13, 2022
environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21080.21 and CEQA Guidelines sec tion 15282(k), because the proposed pipeline replacement will be in the public right of way and does not exceed one mile in length (Case No. 2022- 010497ENV).
On September 19, 2022 the San Francisco Planning Department determined the work on Fillmore Street to be statutorily exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21080.21 and CEQA Guidelines section 15282(k), because the proposed pipeline replacement will be in the public right of way and does not exceed one mile in length (Case No. 2022- 008998ENV).
The exemptions can be found here:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/d-s35c726dc29ed4db6bb7da92b6fabce04
Compliance with
Chapter 14B: Local
Business Enterprise
Utilization and Non-
Discrimination In
Contracting Ordinance:
The Contract Monitoring Division established a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement of 14% for this contract.
The contractor committed to a LBE participation of 15.15% with its bid submittal.
Recommendation: SFPUC staff recommends that the Commission adopt the attached resolution.
Contract: WW-713, As-Needed Main Sewer Replacement No. 9 Commission Meeting Date: December 13, 2022
Project Location Map
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) must address manhole-to-manhole segment main sewer replacements on an as -needed basis on short notice in locations to be determined throughout San Francisco, California; and WHEREAS, On August 10, 2021, by Resolution No. 21-0127, the Commission awarded Contract No. WW-713, As -Needed Main Sewer Replacement No. 9 , to D’Arcy & Harty Construction, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, The construction cont ract Notice-to-Proceed date was December 13, 2021; and
WHEREAS, The original contract amount was for $7,127,740 and the original contract duration was 365 consecutive calendar days; and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends approval of a 329 calendar day extension to the contract duration contingency to allow additional time to complete all current contract work due to schedule coordination and restrictions, and continue issuing contract service orders; and WHEREAS, Contract Monitoring Division established a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting participation of 14% for this contract, and the contractor committed to a LBE participation of 15.15% with its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Project No. 10036509, As-Needed Main Sewer Replacement No. 9; and
WHEREAS, The increase of contract duration contingency is necessary to complete the work of two Contract Service Orders, on Wheeler and Fillmore Streets; and
WHEREAS, On October 31, 2022 the San Francisco Planning Department determined the work on Wheeler Street to be statutorily exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21080.21 and CEQA Guidelines section 15282(k), because the proposed pipeline replacement will be in the public right of way and does not exceed one mile in length (Case No. 2022-010497ENV); and
WHEREAS, On September 19, 2022 the San Francisco Planning Department determined the work on Fillmore Street to be statutorily exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21080.21 and CEQA Guidelines section 15282(k), because the proposed pipeline replacement will be in the public right of way and does not exceed one mile in length (Case No. 2022-008998ENV); now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby approves an increase of 329 calendar days to the existing contract duration contingency for Contract No. WW -713, As -Needed Main Sewer Replacement No. 9, for a total contract duration contingency amount of up to 730 calendar days; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby authorizes the General Manager, or his or her designee, to consider, and, if appropriate, to approve any future modifications to the contract duration for a total contract duration of up to 730 consecutive calendar days, with no change to the contract amount.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of December 13, 2022.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission