DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO. 7d
MEETING DATE
January 23, 2024
Last updated: 05.03.2023
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Project Manager: Alisha Reinhardt
Approve Increase to Construction Cost and Duration Contingencies for Contract No.
WD-2907(I), Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Generator Filter Upgrade
Summary of
Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve an increase of $300,000 to the Contract cost contingency and a n increase of 120 calendar day s to the C ontract duration contingency for Contract No. WD-2907(I), Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Generator Filter Upgrade with GSW Construction Inc., to provide funds for contractor procurement of an electrical load bank for a new Contract cost limit of up to $1,210,030, and a new Contract duration limit of up to 813 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and three months).
Background: The purpose of the project is to improve the operational reliability of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant by replacing the backup generator’s electrical load bank and filter systems including the provision of a temporary backup generator during construction.
On October 16, 2023, the General Manager awarded informal Contract No.
WD-2907(I), Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Generator Filter Upgrade , to GSW Construction Inc . under the authority delegated by Resolution No. 09-0017. The original C ontract amount was $827,300 and the original Contract duration was 630 consecutive calendar days.
Scope of Contract: The Contract work location is at the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant facility in Sunol, CA.
The Contract work consists of:
• Removal and disposal of the existing diesel particulate filter, silencer, and structural support for the emergency diesel generator of the facility;
• Removal and disposal of the existing electrical load bank and associated distribution and control panels;
• Furnishing and installing a new diesel particulate filter, silencer, and structural support;
• Installing a City-furnished electrical load bank and the associated distribution and control panels; and
Agenda Title: WD-2907(I), Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Generator Filter Upgrade Commission Meeting Date: January 23, 2024
• Providing a full capacity temporary back up diesel generator during construction.
Modifications to the
Contract:
Recommended Increase to Contract Cost and Duration Contingencies:
Staff recommends a $300,000 increase to the existing Contract cost contingency and a 120-calendar-day increase to the existing Contract duration contingency for Contractor procurement of an electrical load bank that SFPUC had planned to furnish but has been unable to do so, for a total Contract amount of up to $1,210,030 and a total C ontract duration limit of 813 consecutive calendar days.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Water Enterprise Capital Improvement Program Project No. 10036524, SVWTP R&R
Original Contract Amount: $827,300
Original 10% Cost Contingency: $82,730
Requested Additional Cost Contingency: $300,000
Total Contract Cost Limit: $1,210,030
Schedule: Notice-to-Proceed Date: December 18, 2023
Original Contract Duration: 630 consecutive calendar days Original 10% Duration Contingency: 63 calendar days
Requested Additional Duration Contingency: 120 calendar days Total Contract Duration Limit: 813 consecutive calendar days Local Business
Enterprise
Participation and
Non-Discrimination
In Contracting:
Local Business Enterprise ( LBE) subcontracting participation requirement s are not applicable to this Micro-LBE Set-Aside project.
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.
Agenda Title: WD-2907(I), Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Generator Filter Upgrade Commission Meeting Date: January 23, 2024
Location Maps
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) needs to replace the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant back-up generator’s filter and electrical load bank systems to provide reliable backup power; and
WHEREAS, On October 16, 2023, the General Manager awarded informal Contract No.
WD-2907(I), Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Generator Filter Upgrade to GSW Construction Inc.; and
WHEREAS, The original C ontract amount was for $827,300 and the original Contract duration was 630 consecutive calendar days; and
WHEREAS, The Contract Notice-to-Proceed date was December 18, 2023; and WHEREAS, Staff recommends an increase of $300,000 to the Contract cost contingency and an increase of 120 calendar days to the Contract duration contingency to fund procurement of an electrical load bank; and
WHEREAS, C ontract Monitoring Division determined the Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting participation requirement is not applicable to this Micro-LBE Set -Aside projects; and
WHEREAS, This action does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines s ection 15378(a) because there would be no physical change in the environment; and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Water Enterprise Capital Improvement Program Project No. 10036524, SVWTP R&R; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby a pproves an increase of $300,000 to the existing Contract cost contingency and an increase of 120 calendar days to the existing C ontract duration contingency for Contract No. WD -2907(I), Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Generator Filter Upgrade , with GSW Construction Inc., for a total C ontract cost contingency amount of up to $382,730 and a total Contract duration contingency of 183 calendar days, for a total Contract amount of up to $1,210,030, and a total Contract duration of up to 813 consecutive calendar days.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of January 23, 2024.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission