DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure
AGENDA NO. 6h
MEETING DATE
April 9, 2024
Last updated: 05.03.2023
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Project Manager: John Wong
Award Contract No. WW-725, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 14
Summary of
Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract No. WW-725, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 14, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, JDB & Sons Construction, Inc., in the amount of $7,987,500 and with a duration of 492 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and four months), to replace/line existing sewers on specified streets in the City and County of San Francisco. 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 S
an 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 San Francisco Public Util ities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise inspected the existing sewers on the subject streets listed below within the City and County of San Francisco and determined they are at risk of failure and should be replaced.
Scope of Contract: The contract work locations are in the City and C ounty of San Francisco , including:
• Winston Drive Easement, from Broadmoor Drive to Junipero Serra Blvd;
• 14th Avenue, from Balboa Street to Anza Street;
• 14th Avenue, from Fulton Street to Cabrillo Street;
• 16th Avenue, from Irving Street to Lincoln Way;
• 5th Avenue, from Judah Street to Irving Street;
• 6th Avenue, from Anza Street to Geary Boulevard;
• California Street, from Laurel Street to Walnut Street; • Marina Boulevard, from Webster Street to Beach Street; • Chestnut Street, from Columbus Avenue to Mason Street; • Jackson Street, from Octavia Street to Gough Street;
• Buchanan Street, from Bush Street to Sutter Street;
• Post Street, from Franklin Street to Van Ness Avenue; • Starr King Way Easement, from Gough Street to Franklin Street; • Alameda Street, from Harrison Street to Treat Avenue; • Treat Avenue, from Mistral Street to 19th Street;
Agenda Title: WW-725, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 14 Commission Meeting Date: April 9, 2024
• San Jose Avenue, from Guerrero Street to Duncan Street; • 30th Street, from Noe Street to Harper Street;
• Dolores Street, from San Jose Avenue to Day Street;
• Park Street, from Leese Street to Holly Park Circle; and
The contract work consists of:
• Replacing existing sewers with approximately 6,378 linear feet of 12- inch, 15-inch, 21-inch vitreous clay pipe and 221 linear feet of 12-inch and 14-inch diameter high-density polyethylene pipe; and • Cured-in-place lining of approximately 1,446 linear feet of existing 8- inch diameter, 12-inch diameter and 15-inch diameter sewers.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Project No. 10038001, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 14
• SFPUC Renewal and Replacement program: $7,422,911
• SF Public Works Paving and Curb Ramp programs: $564,589 Engineer’s Estimate: $9,000,000
Award Amount: $7,987,500
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: July 2024
Estimated Completion Date: November 2025
Original Contract Duration: 492 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and four months) (432 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an additional 60 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion)
Bid History: Advertised: December 18, 2023
Bids Received: On February 15, 2024, SFPUC received s ealed bids from three firms.
Bid Rank Bid Amount Bid
Preference
Adjusted Bid Final
Rank
1. JDB & Sons
Construction,
Inc.
$7,987,500.00 10.5% $7,148,812.50 1
2. Michael O'
Shaughnessy
Construction
Inc.
$8,597,127.60 11.5% $7,608,457.93 2
3. Mitchell
Engineering
$10,129,504.80 5.5% $9,572,382.04 3
Agenda Title: WW-725, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 14 Commission Meeting Date: April 9, 2024
Application of bid preferences in accordance with Chapter 14B of the San Francisco Administrative Code , i ncluding Standard, Prime and Sub Neighborhood/Zip Code Discounts, did not change the final ranking of the low bidder.
Environmental
Review:
On June 12, 2023, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under the CEQA Guidelines section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction ) under Case Number 2022-006435ENV.
The exemption determination can be found here:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/public/share/web-
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This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code section 31.04(h).
Local Business
Enterprise
Participation and
Non-Discrimination
In Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division established a 15% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract. The contractor committed to 15.40% LBE participation with its bid submittal.
Attachment: 1. Contract Monitoring Division Memorandum
Agenda Title: WW-725, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 14 Commission Meeting Date: April 9, 2024
WW-725, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 14 Location Map
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise inspected the existing sewers on the subject streets in the City and County of San Francisco and determined that they needed to be replaced; and WHEREAS, On December 18, 2023, SFPUC advertised Contract No. WW-725, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 14; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $ 9,000,000 for this construction work to replace/line the existing sewers at the subject locations in the City and County of San Francisco ; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is 492 consecutive calendar days; and WHEREAS, On February 15, 2024, SFPUC received and publicly opened three bids; and WHEREAS, SFPUC staff and Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) reviewed the bids and the application of bid preferences and determined that JDB & Sons Construction, Inc., is the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, CMD established a 15 % Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract, and JDB & Sons Construction, Inc. committed to 15.40% LBE participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, On June 12, 2023, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction ) under Case Number 2022-006435ENV; and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Project No. 10038001, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 14; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. WW- 725, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 14 , in the amount of $7,987,500, and a duration of 492 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, JDB & Sons Construction, Inc.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of April 9, 2024.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission
City & County of San Francisco
London N. Breed, Mayor
Office of the City Administrator
Carmen Chu, City Administrator
Stephanie Tang, Director
Contract Monitoring Division
MEMORANDUM
Date: March 11, 2024
To: John Wong, SFPUC
Aileen Caylao, SFPUC
Erica Liang, SFPUC
From: Adriana Duran, CMD
Subject: Revised CMD Review-WW-725 Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 14
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. An LBE subcontracting participation requirement of 15% was established for this project.
The requirement is less than 20% based on the last (4) contracts (WW- 704,705,707R and 708) similar in specialized work, the estimated amount of specialized cured-in-place lining of existing main sewers (1,466 linear feet) is approximately 20% of the total estimated main sewer pipeline work of (7,043 linear feet).
Below is a summary of CMD’s review.
Bidder Status Base Bid LBE Bid
Discount1
Adjusted Bid with
Bid Discount
JDB & Sons Construction, Inc. SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $7,987,500.00 10.5% $7,148,812.502
Michael O’ Shaughnessy
Construction Inc.
SF LBE-
WBE
(Small)
$8,597,127.60 11.5% $7,608,457.933
Mitchell Engineering SF LBE-OBE
(SBA) $10,129,504.80 5.5% $9,572,382.044
JDB & Sons Construction, Inc. (“JDB”) is the lowest responsive bidder. JDB met the 15% LBE subcontracting participation requirement by listing the following LBE firms on Document 00 43 36 (Subcontractor List):
1 Including Standard, Prime and Sub Neighborhood/Zip Code Discounts 2 JDB includes Standard discount of 10% and Neighborhood Zip Code Subcontractor discount of 0.5% 3 Michael O’Shaughnessy includes Standard discount of 10% and Neighborhood Zip Code Prime discount of 1.50%. 4 Mitchell Engineering includes standard SBA discount of 5% and Neighborhood Zip Code Subcontractor discount of
0.5%
LBE Subcontractor Scope of Work Status Listed Amount Amount Credited
Participation
(based on
credited
amount)
DR Traffic Control Traffic Control
Plans
SF LBE- MBE
(Micro) $150,000.00 $150,000.00 1.88%
R&S Construction
Management Inc.
Concrete
(partial)
SF LBE- MBE
(Micro) $200,000.00 $200,000.00 2.50%
Esquivel Grading
& Paving Inc. AC Paving SF LBE-MBE
(Small) $880,014.80 $880,014.80 11.02%
TOTAL $1,230,014.80 $1,230,014.80 15.40%
JDB also listed the following non-LBE subcontractors on Document 00 43 36:
Subcontractor Scope of Work Listed Amount
Nor Cal Pipeline
Services, Inc.
Sewer lining and
manhole mortaring $674,085.00
H&R Plumbing and
Drain Cleaning MH Mortar $50,200.00
TOTAL: $724,285.00
Good Faith Efforts Requirements
JDB utilized Approach A (35% Approach) on CMD Form 2B to meet the Good Faith Efforts (“GFE”) Requirements. JDB demonstrated that it met the GFE requirements under Approach A by listing LBE subs on Section 00 43 36 to meet the established LBE sub participation requirement and by relying on self-performed contract work to meet the 35% good faith outreach approach.
Based on the foregoing, CMD has determined that JDB & Sons Construction, Inc. has complied with the Chapter 14B pre-award requirements. Should you have any questions, please contact Adriana Duran at [email protected].