DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure
AGENDA NO.
6e
MEETING DATE
February 27, 2024
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Judy Chin
Approve Modification No. 2 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-87, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy
Summary of
Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve Modification No. 2 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-87, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy with Sinclair General Engineering Construction, Inc. to increase the duration by one year for a total Contract duration of three years, with no change to the Contract amount, for additional time to complete ongoing facility and asset improvements.
Background: A Job Order Contract is an indefinite quantity, task-order based contract that enables the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to quickly and efficiently complete tasks on an as -needed basis under a single, competitively bid construction contract using published pre-set unit prices.
The SFPUC has used Job Order Contracts for a wide range of construction activities including general building construction and general engineering construction, specialized electrical work in power turbines and switchyards, spot sewer repair, marine related services, lighting upgrades, repair of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, and energy efficiency retrofits.
The duration of this Contract is two years. Under San Francisco Administrative Code section 6.62, the Commission may extend the term up to five years. The SFPUC may not issue any new task orders under this Contract after four years from the date the Controller certifies the availability of funds for this Contract.
On February 22, 2022, by Resolution No. 22- 0036, the Commission awarded Job Order Contract No. JOC -87, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy to Sinclair General Engineering Construction, Inc., with an original not -to- exceed contract amount of $5,000,000 and an original contract duration of two years.
Scope of Contract: The contract work locations are San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties. The contract work consists of General Building (B License):
• Building, Moving & Demolition;
Agenda Title: JOC-87, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy
Commission Meeting Date: February 27, 2024
• Cathodic Protection;
• Concrete;
• Earthwork & Paving;
• Electrical;
• General Engineering;
• Pipeline;
• Reinforcing Steel; and
• Trucking and Hauling
Modifications to the
Contract:
Modification No. 1 : On February 28, 2023, by Resolution No. 23 -0045, this Commission approved Modification No. 1 increasing the contract amount by $2,500,000 for a revised not-to-exceed Contract amount of $7,500,000, with no change in C ontract duration, to complete ongoing facility and asset improvements.
Recommended Modification No. 2: Staff recommends Commission approval to extend the term by one year for a total Contract duration of three years, with no change to the C ontract amount, to complete ongoing facility and asset improvements such as building, moving and demolition, cathodic protection, concrete, earthwork and paving,
electrical, general engineering, pipeline,
reinforcing steel, and trucking and hauling for the SFPUC Operations and Bureaus.
Funding and Costs: Funding: Funds for each Task Order are encumbered upon issuance of Notice- to-Proceed. Funding is sourced from the SFPUC Enterprise Operations and Bureaus requesting work.
Original Not-to-Exceed Award Amount: $5,000,000
Previous Modification Amount: $2,500,000
Total Not-to-Exceed Contract Amount: $7,500,000
Schedule: Certification Date: April 29, 2022
Original Duration: two years
Recommended Modification: one year
Total Revised Contract Duration: three years
Local Business
Enterprise
Participation and
Non-Discrimination
In Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division established a 16% Local Business Enterprise subcontracting requirement for this contract. Sinclair General Engineering Construction, Inc. committed to a 16.3% Local Business Enterprise subcontractor participation in its bid submittal.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) requires as-needed construction for a wide range of activities to support its facilities, including general building construction and general engineering construction, specialized electrical work in power turbines and switchyards, spot sewer repair, marine related services, lighting upgrades, repair of heating, ventilation and air c onditioning systems, and energy efficiency retrofits. This work is typically performed on a task order basis through a Job Order Contract; and WHEREAS, On February 22, 2022, by Resolution No. 22-0036, this Commission awarded Job Order Contract No. JOC-87, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy to Sinclair General Engineering Construction, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, The Contract certification date was April 29, 2022; and WHEREAS, The original C ontract amount was for an amount not -to-exceed $5,000,000 and the original Contract duration was two years; and
WHEREAS,
On February 28, 2023, by Resolution No. 23- 0045, this Commission approved Modification No. 1 increasing the Contract amount by $2,500,000 for a revised not -to-exceed Contract amount of $7,500,000, with no change in Contract duration, to complete ongoing facility and asset improvements; and
WHEREAS, Modification No. 2 is requested to increase the Contract duration by one year for a total C ontract duration of three years, with no change to the C ontract amount, to complete ongoing facility and asset improvement such as building, moving and demolition, cathodic protection, concrete, earthwork and paving, electrical, general engineering, pipeline, reinforcing steel, and trucking and hauling for Operations and Bureaus within the SFPUC, as allowed under San Francisco Administrative Code section 6.62; and
WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Division established a 16% Local Business Enterprise subcontracting requirement for this contract, and Sinclair General Engineering Construction, Inc. committed to 16.3% Local Business Enterprise subcontractor participation in its bid submittal; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby approves Modification No. 2 to Job Order Contract No. JOC- 87, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin , Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy with Sinclair General Engineering Construction, Inc., increasing the contract duration by one year for a total contract duration of three 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 of February 27, 2024.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission