DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO.
6h
MEETING DATE
February 14, 2023
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-2890R, Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 Slip Lining at Lafayette Street
Summary of
Proposed
Commission
Action:
Award Contract No. WD-2890R, Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 Slip Lining at Lafayette Street , in the amount of $5,662,200, and with a duration of 349 consecutive calendar days (approximately 11 months) to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Ranger Pipelines Inc ., to insert structural pipe liners (slip line) inside Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 (BDPL3&4) at Lafayette Street in the City of Santa Clara and provide temporary monitoring for safe pipe entry at the Alviso Valve Lot in Sunnyvale. 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 Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) plans to construct additional railroad tracks over the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Bay Division Pipeline (BDPL) Nos. 3 and 4 at Lafayette Street in Santa Clara. This contract is needed to protect the BDPL Nos. 3 and 4 from new rail loads by slip lining (i.e., placing a smaller diameter stronger steel carrier pipe inside the existing host pipeline) and grouting the annular space at each pipeline.
Description of
Scope of Work:
The contract work locations are at Lafayette Street near Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara and at the Alviso Valve Lot in Sunnyvale. The contract work consists of:
• Slip lining 75 feet of 72-inch diameter BDPL3 at Lafayette Street; • Slip lining 75 feet of 90-inch diameter BDPL4 at Lafayette Street; • Relocating and upgrading appurtenances at Lafayette Street; and • Providing temporary monitoring for safe pipe entry at the Alviso Valve Lot.
Budget & Costs: Funding: Project No. 10015072, Pipeline Inspection & Repair Engineer’s Estimate: $7,000,000 for base bid and $1,800,000 for alternate bid items
Contract: WD-2890R, Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 Slip Lining at Lafayette Street Commission Meeting Date: February 14, 2023
Award: $5,662,200 for base bid only. Alternate bid items were not included in the base contract since the sum of the bidders’ base bid and alternate bid items exceeds the announced construction budget.
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: May 2023
Estimated Completion Date: April 2024
Contract Duration: 349 consecutive calendar days (approximately 11 months) (304 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an additional 45 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion)
Compliance with
Chapter 14B:
Local Business
Enterprise
Utilization and
Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting
Ordinance:
Set: The Cont ract Monitoring Division (CMD) established a n 11% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract.
Submitted: The contractor committed to 16.78% LBE participation in its bid submittal.
Environmental
Review:
On July 1, 2022, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and CEQA Guidelines section 15 302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction) under Case Number 2022-004847ENV. The exemption can be found here:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/d-s9d13254b0d1148dabfb02b11595a494e
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: September 22, 2022
Bids Received: On November 10, 2022, SFPUC received s ealed bids from two firms. The SFPUC determined that it was in the best interest of the City and County of San Francisco to reject all bids and re-advertise.
Re-advertised: December 8, 2022
Bids Received: On January 12, 2023, SFPUC received s ealed bids from two firms, as follows:
Bid Rank Bid
Amount
Bid
Preference
Compensable
Delay
Adjusted
Bid
Final
Rank
Contract: WD-2890R, Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 Slip Lining at Lafayette Street Commission Meeting Date: February 14, 2023
1. Ranger
Pipelines
Incorporated
$5,662,200 0% $30,000 $5,692,200 1
2. Mitchell
Engineering $6,845,970 10% $3,750 $6,164,748 2
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: WD-2890R, Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 Slip Lining at Lafayette Street Commission Meeting Date: February 14, 2023
PROJECT SITE LOCATIONS
WD-2890R, BAY DIVISION PIPELINE NO. 3 AND 4 SLIP LINING AT LAFAYETTE STREET
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) must protect the critical Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 from additional loads imparted by planned new railroad tracks that will cross them; and
WHEREAS, On December 8, 2022, SFPUC advertis ed Contract No. WD-2890R, Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 Slip Lining at Lafayette Street; and WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $7,000,000 for base bid and $1,800,000 for alternate bid items for this construction contract work to insert structural pipe liners (slip line) inside Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 (BDPL3&4) at Lafayette Street in the City of Santa Clara and provide temporary monitoring for safe pipe entry at the Alviso Valve Lot in Sunnyvale; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is 349 consecutive calendar days; and WHEREAS, On January 12, 2023, SFPUC received and publicly opened two 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 Ranger Pipelines Inc. as the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, CMD established an 11% Local Business Enterprise ( LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract, and the contractor committed to 16.78% LBE participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Project No. 10015072, Pipeline Inspection & Repair; and
WHEREAS, On July 1, 2022, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and CEQA Guidelines section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction) under Case Number 2022- 004847ENV; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. WD-2890R, Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 Slip Lining at Lafayette Street, in the amount of $5,662,200, for a duration of 349 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Ranger Pipelines Inc.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of February 14, 2023.
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
OFFICE OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 23, 2023
To: Janet Ng, SFPUC
Brandon Chow, SFPUC
Gary Hom, SFPUC
From: Kate Svyatets, CMD
Subject: CMD Review: WD-2890R - BDPL 3&4 Sliplining at Lafayette Street
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 11% for this project:
The LBE subcontractor participation requirement for this Contract is below 20%, as the work is highly specialized because the main scope of work is to procure/fabricate large diameter steel pipe and slip line two large diameter pipelines.
Below is a summary of CMD’s review:
Bid Discount
Bidder
(PeopleSoft:
Supplier/Supplier ID)
LBE Status,
Type and Size
(PS: LBE and LBE
Size)
Base Bid
(PS: Maximum
Amount)
Compensable
Delay
LBE Bid
Discount
Adjusted Bid
with LBE Bid
Discount and with
Compensable
Delay
Ranger Pipelines
Incorporated Non-LBE $5,662,200.00 $30,000.00 Not
Applicable $5,692,200.00
Mitchell
Engineering
SF LBE-OBE
(Small) $6,845,970.00 $3,750.00 10% =
$684,972.00 $6,164,748.00
LBE Subcontracting Participation Requirement
Ranger Pipelines Incorporated (“Ranger Pipelines”) is the lowest responsive bidder. Ranger Pipelines met the 11% Micro/Small-LBE subcontracting requirement by listing the following Micro/Small-LBE firms on Section 00 43 36 (Subcontractor List):
Subcontractor Scope of Work LBE Status,
Type and Size
Listed Amount
(PS: Amount
($)/Responsible for)
Credited
Amount
Credited
Participation
(PS: Percent LBE
(%))
Lefevre Welding
Inc
Pipe Fitting &
Welding
PUC LBE-OBE
(Micro) $ 250,000.00 $250,000.00 4.42%
Crana Trucking Trucking and
Hauling
SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $ 150,000.00 $150,000.00 2.65%
Michael
O'Shaughnessy
Construction Inc
Shoring,
excavation, backfill
& pipeline demo
SF LBE-WBE
(Micro) $ 550,000.00 $550,000.00 9.71%
TOTAL $950,000.00 $950,000.00 16.78%
Ranger Pipelines also listed the following non-LBE subcontractors on Section 00 43 36:
Non-LBE Subcontractor Scope of Work Status
Listed Amount
(PS: Amount ($)/Responsible
for)
Cell-Crete Corporation Annular Grout Non-LBE $45,000.00 Mason Painting Inc. Pipeline coating & lining Non-LBE $100,000.00 TOTAL $145,000.00
Good Faith Efforts Requirements
Ranger Pipelines utilized Approach A (35% Approach) on CMD Form 2B to meet the Good Faith Efforts (“GFE”) Requirements.
Ranger Pipelines demonstrated that it met the GFE requirements under Approach A by exceeding the LBE subcontracting participation requirement established for this project by at least 35%.
Based on the foregoing, CMD has determined that Ranger Pipelines 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 415-551-4335.