DEPARTMENT Infrastructure Division AGENDA NO. 5c
MEETING DATE April 11, 2023
APPROVAL:
COMMISSION
SECRETARY Donna Hood
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Professional Services Amend: Consent
Contract Manager: Calvin Huey
Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services Summary of
Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & R ecycled Water Facility Engineering Services , w ith Carollo Engineers, Inc., to provide continued engineering and owner advisor’s expertise in reviewing the key design submittals during the critical design phase and also provide engineering support in the review of construction procurement packages in the early construction phase support of the design-build contract (DB-132, New Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant ); and authorize the General M anager to execute this amendment, increasing the C ontract duration by two years, with no change to the contract amount, for a total duration of seven years.
Background: On February 13, 2018 , by Resolution No. 18-0018, this Commission awarded Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastew ater Treatment Plant & R ecycled Water Facility Engineering Services , to Carollo Engineers, Inc (Carollo), to support the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ( SFPUC) in its development of a new Treasure Island Wastewater T reatment Plant and Recycled Water Facility ( TI WWTP & RWF or Project), by providing p rofessional engineering support in the planning and de sign of the Project, with an amount not- to-exceed $4,800,000, and with a duration of five years. This Project requires special expertis e in wastewat er treatment plant design and alternative project deliv ery method, which is not available from City employees.
Description of Scope
of Services:
The work under this contract may consist of, but is not limited to, the following:
• Project Management an d Coordination of Contractor ’s Service at the Project;
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control;
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• Review Background Information;
• Surveying Information;
• Utility Information;
• Geotechnical and Hazardous Material Investigation;
• Conceptual Engineering Report;
• Design Criteria;
• Design Submittals and Reviews;
• Procurement Packages for Alternate Delivery Methods
• Engineering Support During Bid and Award Phase
• Engineering Support During C onstruction and Closeout Phases; and
• Training and Technology Transfer.
The primary role of Carollo Engineers, Inc. is to provide planning and engineering services for the TI WWTP & RWF, under the direction of the SFPUC Engineering Management Bureau. Separately, t he design- build contract (DB-132) for the design/construction of the TI WWTP & RWF received its Notice to Proceed on January 26, 2023.
Changes to the Contracts under Amendment(s):
Amendment No. 1: On November 23, 2021, by Resolution No. 21- 0176, this Commission approved Amendment No. 1 , increasing the contract amount by $1,200,000, to continue to support the comple tion of the bridging documents for adver tisement and provide engineering support during the procurement of the design- build contra ctor, for a total no t-to-exceed amount of $6,000,000, with no change to th e contract duration.
Amendment No. 2 is being requested to extend the contract by two years to continue providing engineering and owner advisor’s expertise in reviewing the key design submittals during the critical design phase and also provide engineering support in the review of construction procurement packages in the early construction pha se support of the design-build c ontract (DB-132); for a total duration of seven years, with no change to the contract amount. Work on the Project has only recently commenced, and Carollo’s continued support is critical at this phase.
Result of Inaction: A de lay in amen ding t his contract will limit the SFPUC’s ability t o continue to provide specialized engine ering support for the ongoing work at the TI WWTP & RWF.
Funding, Budget &
Costs:
Funding: Funds for thi s contract have been allocated from Wastewater Enterprise Bond Funded Capital Project CWP11001 - Treasure Isla nd C apital Improvements a t the time of individual task order awards from capital funding.
Original Not-to-E xceed Amount: $4,800,000
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Amendment No. 1 Amount: $1,200,000
Amendment No. 2 Amount: $0
Total Not-To-Exceed Amount: $6,000,000
Schedule: Original Duration: Five years
Amendment No. 1 Extension: None
Amendment No. 2 Extension: Two years
Total Amended Duration: Seven years
Compliance with
Chapter 14B: Local
Business Enterprise
Utilization and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting
Ordinance:
The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) established a subconsulting requirement of 10% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) participation for this contract.
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arollo committed to a LBE subconsulting participation of 13.5% with their proposal, and this remains unchanged.
Environmental
Review:
The Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant and Recycled Water Facility (also known as the Treasure Island Water Resource Recovery Facility) is within the scope of the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment Project Final Environmental Impact R eport (F EIR).
Future geotechnical and hazardous materials inv estigations conducted under this contract will be reviewed to deter mine if the investigations are within the scope of the project authorized under the FEIR.
No geotechnical and hazardous material investigations will commence under this contract until the proposed work is rev iewed and any appropriate environmental review under the CEQA, if required, has been completed.
On April 21, 2011, the Pl anning Commission, and the Treasure Island Redevelopment Authority (TIDA) certified the FEIR for the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment Project, including the new wastewater treatment plant and recycled water facility , (Case No. 2007.0903E) prepared pursuant to the CEQA by Motion No. 18325 and by Resolution No. 11-14-04/21, respectively.
On April 18, 2019, the Planning Department reevaluated the updated wastewater treatment plant project design and concluded that there were no substantial chang es to the project or circumstances under which the project would be un dertaken, and no new information which was not known at the time of the Final EIR that would require subsequent or supplemental environmental review.
On April 23, 2019, by Resolution No. 19- 0082, this Commission approved the Project Delivery Method for Pr oject No. CWP11001, New Treasure Island Wastewater Treat ment Plant and adopted the CEQA Findings and Mit igation Monitoring and Reporting Program Contract: PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services Commission Meeting Date: April 11, 2023
(MMRP) as required by CEQA.
The Final EIR , CEQA Findings, 2011 memo to the Planning Commission, Resolution No. 19-0082, the MMRP and the 2019 CEQA Note to File can be found here:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/d-sbc4f32ed0fbf44f7a67bb78960c51d6b Recommendation: SFPUC staff recommends that the Commission adopt the attached resolution.
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RESOLUTION NO.
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HEREAS, On February 13, 2018, by Resolution No. 18-0018, this Commission awarded Contract No. PRO.0073, to Carollo Engineering, Inc. (Carollo), to provide Engineering Services for the proposed Treas ure Island Wastewater Treatment P lant & R ecycled Water Facility, and author ized the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Co mmission (SFPUC) to execute a professional services contract, with an amount not- to-exceed $4,800,000, and with a duration of five years; and
WHEREAS, On November 23, 2021, by Resoluti on No. 21-0176, this Commis sion approved Amendment No. 1, increasing the not-to-exceed contract amount by $1,200,000, for a total not -to-exceed contract amount of $6,000,000, with no change to the duration of the contract; and
WHEREAS, Amendment No. 2 is being requested to increase the contract by two years to provide continued engineering s ervices, extending the total contract duration to seven years, with no change to the contract amount; and
WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Di vision ( CMD) established a 10% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subconsultant participation requirement for this contract, and Carollo committed to a LBE subconsulting participation of 13.5% with their proposal, and this remains unchanged; and
WHEREAS, The Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant and Recycled Water Facility (also known as the Treasure Island Water Res ource Recovery Facility) is within the scope of the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment Project Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR); and future geotechnical and hazardous materials investigations conducted under this contract will be reviewed to determine if the investigations are within the scope of the project authorized under the FEIR; and
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HEREAS, No geotechnical and hazardous m aterial investigations will commence under this contract until the proposed work is reviewed and any appr opriate environmental review under the CEQA, if required, has been completed; and WHER
EAS, On April 18, 2019, the Planning Department reevaluated the updated wastewater treatment plant project design and concluded that there were no substantial changes to the proj ect or circumstances under which the project would be undertaken, and no new information which was not known at the ti me of the Final EIR that would require subsequent or supplemental environmental review; and
WHERE AS On April 21, 2011, the Planni ng Commission, and the Treasure Island Redevelopment Authority (TIDA) certified the FEIR for the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment Project, i ncluding the new wastewate r treatment plant and recycled water facility, (Case No. 2007.0903E) prepared pursuant to the CEQA by Motion No. 18325 and by Resolution No. 11-14-04/21, respectively; and
WHEREAS, On April 23, 2019, by Resolution No. 19-0082, this Commission approved the Project Delivery Method for Project No. CWP11001, New Treasure Island Waste water Treatment Plant and adopted the CEQA Findings and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) as required by CEQA; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Department is the custodian of records, located in File No. 2007.0903E at 49 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 1400, San Francisco, California; and WHEREAS, The Project files, including the FEIR, CEQA Note to File, Resolution No. 19-0082, CEQA Findings and the MMRP have been made available for review by this Commission and the public, and those files are part of the record before this Commission; and WHEREAS, This Commission has reviewed and considered the information contained in the FEIR, the CEQA Findings, the CEQA Note to File, and all written and oral information provided by the Planning Department, the public, relevant public agencies, SFPUC staff and other experts and the administrative files for the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment Project; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, This Commission has reviewed and considered the FEIR and the CEQA Note to File and the record as a whole for the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment Project, finds that the FEIR is adequate for its use as the decision–making body for the Project, and incorporates the CEQA findings contained in Resolution Number 19-0082 by this reference thereto as though set forth in this Resolution; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, This Commission further finds that since the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment Project FEIR and CEQA Note to File were finalized, ther e have been no substantial project changes and no substantial changes in project circumstances that would require major revisions to the FEIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or an increase in the severity of previously ident ified significant impacts, and there is no new information of substantial importance that would change the conclusions set forth in the FEIR and CEQA Note to File; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby approves Amendment No. 2 to Wastewater funded Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasu re Island Wastewater Tr eatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services, wi th Carollo, to provide continued consultant engineering support to the SFPU C in the delivery of the SFPUC’s Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Commission authorizes the General Manager to execute Amendment No. 2, increasing th e contract by a duration two years, for a total contract duration of seven years, with no change to the contract amount.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting April 11, 2023.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission