DEPARTMENT Infrastructure
AGENDA NO.
6j
MEETING DATE
January 10, 2023
APPROVAL:
COMMISSION
SECRETARY
Donna Hood
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Construction Award: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Saed Toloui
Award Contract No. WW-737, Baker St. Combined Sewer Discharge Baffle Improvements & Backflow Valve Repair
Summary of
Proposed
Commission
Action:
Award Contract No. WW-737, Baker St. Combined Sewer Discharge Baffle Improvements & Backflow Valve Repair , in the amount of $566,000, and with a duration of 240 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Trinet Construction, Inc., to construct a new baffle wall and repair the existing baffle inside the Baker Street Combined Sewer Discharge (CSD) including leak repair in the existing backflow valve.
Background: The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate the CSD structure at Baker St reet.
Based on staff surveys , and due to age and importance of this CSD for the collection system, the San Francisco Publ ic Utilities Commission (SFPUC) staff prioritized the Baker Street CSD for rehabilitation. In addition to re building the baffle wall, the contractor will remove the leaky backflow valve and reinstall it on a new weir. This backflow prevention system is devised to stop the bay water from entering the City’s collection system during extreme high tide circumstances.
Description of
Scope of Work:
The c ontract work location is on Yacht Street near Marina Boulevard in San Francisco, California.
The contract work consists of:
• Constructing a bulkhead at the end of the discharge pipe; • Cleaning the existing CSD Structure;
• Removing damaged concrete;
• Cleaning and treating exposed rebar with corrosion inhibitor; • Patching repaired areas with mortar and coating with a 100% solids epoxy system;
• Constructing a new baffle wall on the eastern side of the CSD structure and replacing the existing baffle wall on the western side of the CSD structure;
• Constructing a new concrete weir; and
Contract: WW-737, Baker St. Combined Sewer Discharge Baffle Improvements & Backflow Valve Repair Commission Meeting Date: January 10, 2023
• Removing, storing, and reinstalling Longitudinal Check Valve Backflow Preventers.
Funding, Budget
& Costs:
Funding: Project No. 10037244, Baker St reet CSD Baffle Improvements and Repair of Backflow Valve
Engineer’s Estimate: $800,000 to $1,200,000
Award: $566,000
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: March 1, 2023 Estimated Completion Date: November 1, 2023
Contract Duration: 240 consecutive calendar days ( 180 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 10.00% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract.
Submitted: The contractor committed to 10.25% LBE subcontractor participation in 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 since access to rehabilitate the CSD would occur through the existing manhole and all activities would be within the CSD structure.
Bid History: Advertised: October 14, 2022
Bids Received: On November 17, 2022, SFPUC received and publicly opened five bids, as follows:
Bid Rank Bid Amount Bid
Preference
Adjusted Bid Final Rank
1. Trinet
Construction,
Inc.
$566,000 10% $509,400 1
2. GSW
Construction,
Inc.
$1,014,500 10% $913,050 2
3. Fontenoy
Engineering
$1,034,000 10% $930,600 3
4. JDB &
Sons
Construction,
Inc.
$1,648,000 10% $1,483,200 4
Contract: WW-737, Baker St. Combined Sewer Discharge Baffle Improvements & Backflow Valve Repair Commission Meeting Date: January 10, 2023
5. Marinship
Development
Interest LLC
$1,891,000 10% $1,701,900 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.
Result of
Inaction:
A delay or denial awarding this contract will prevent the rehabilitation of the deteriorating elements within this structure.
Recommendation: SFPUC staff recommends that the Commission adopt the attached resolution.
Attachments: 1. CMD Memorandum
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) operates and maintains Combined Sewer Discharge (CSD) infrastructure throughout the City and County of San Francisco . The SFPUC has determined that the CSD structure at Baker Street requires rehabilitation. The project will involve rebuilding the baffle wall, removal of the leaky backflow valve, installation of a new concrete weir, pavement restoration, and other incidental work. This backflow prevention system is devised to stop the bay water from entering the City’s collection system during extreme high tide circumstances; and
WHEREAS, On October 14, 2022, the SFPUC advertised Contract No. WW-737, Baker St. Combined Sewer Discharge Baffle Improvements & Backflow Valve Repair; and WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $800,000 to $1,200,000; and WHEREAS, The contract duration is 240 consecutive calendar days; and WHEREAS, On November 17, 2022, SFPUC staff received and publicly opened five 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 Trinet Construction, Inc. 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 a 10.25% LBE subcontractor participation in 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 since access to rehabilitate the CSD would occur through the existing manhole and all activities would be within the CSD structure; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. WW -737, Baker St.
Combined Sewer Discharge Baffle Improvements & Backflow Valve Repair , in the amount of $566,000, with a duration of 240 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 January 10, 2023.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission
London N. Breed, Mayor
Carmen Chu, City Administrator
Romulus Asenloo, Director
Romulus Asenloo, Director
30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone (415) 581-2310; Fax (415) 581-2351
MEMORANDUM
Date: November 30, 2022
To: Saed Toloui, Project Manager, SFPUC
Frank Paul Gennaccaro, SFPUC-CAB
From: Jovi Cuntapay-Vitin, Contract Compliance Officer, CMD
Subject: WW-737 Baker St. Combined Sewer Discharge Baffle Improvements & Backflow Valve Repair – CMD Award Memo
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. The Micro/Small-LBE subcontracting participation requirement is 10% for this project. Below is a summary of CMD’s review.
Bid Discount
Bidder
LBE
Status,
Type and
Size
Base Bid LBE Bid
Discount
Adjusted Bid
with LBE
Bid Discount
Trinet Construction,
Inc.
SF LBE-
WBE
(Micro)
$ 566,000.00 10% = $ 56,600 $ 509,400
GSW Construction,
Inc
SF LBE-
OBE
(Micro)
$
1,014,500.00
10% = $
101,450
$ 913,050
Fontenoy
Engineering
SF LBE-
OBE
(Small)
$
1,034,000.00
10% = $
103,400
$ 930,600
JDB & Sons
Construction, Inc.
SF LBE-
OBE
(Micro)
$
1,648,000.00
10% = $
164,800
$ 1,483,200
Marinship
Development
Interest LLC
SF LBE-
MBE
(Micro)
$
1,891,000.00
10% = $
189,100
$ 1,701,900
LBE Subcontracting Participation Requirement
Trinet Construction, Inc. (“Trinet”) is the lowest responsive bidder. Trinet met the 10% Micro/Small-LBE subcontracting requirement by listing the following Micro/Small-LBE firm(s) on Section 00 43 36 (Subcontractor List):
Subcontractor Scope of Work
LBE
Status,
Type and
Size
Listed
Amount
Credited
Amount
Credited
Participa
tion
L C General
Engineering &
Construction, Inc.
Weir wall
construction and
partial baffle wall
construction
SF LBE-
OBE
(Small)
$ 58,000 $ 200,000 10.25%
TOTAL $ 58,000 $ 58,000 10.25%
Trinet did not list any non-LBE subcontractor on Section 00 43 36.
Good Faith Efforts Requirements
Trinet utilized Approach A (35% Approach) on CMD Form 2B to meet the Good Faith Efforts (“GFE”) Requirements. Trinet demonstrated that it met the GFE requirements under Approach A by exceeding the sum of the LBE subcontracting participation requirement established for this project by at least 35%.
Based on the foregoing, CMD has determined that Trinet 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 (650) 273 6352.