DEPARTMENT
Water Resources Division
AGENDA NO.
7a
MEETING DATE
May 28, 2024
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Obiajulu Nzewi
Award Contract No. WD-2903, Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Phase 2
Summary of
Proposed
Commission
Action:
Award Contract No. WD-2903, Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Phase 2, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Anvil Builders, Inc., in the amount of $2,186,888 and with a duration of 120 consecutive calendar days, to demolish relic structures and remediat e residual contaminated soils beneath and around the structures onsite; and adopt findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act including a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
Background: The Pacific Rod and Gun Club built and operated skeet and trap shooting facilities at 520 John Muir Drive from 1934 to 2015. T hese activities deposited lead shotgun pellets and other debris on site. After the Pacific Rod and Gun Club vacated the site in 2015, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) implemented the Pacific Rod and Gun Club Upland Soil Remedial Action Project (referred to as Phase 1) , which included extensive soil remediation under the oversight of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board.
SFPUC excavated 88 thousand tons of contaminated soils to depths of up to 10.5 feet across most of the site. SFPUC backfilled the excavated areas with clean fill, and restored some site features and vegetation.
Subsequently, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department proposed the Lake Merced West Project, which would create a recreational facility at 520 John Muir Drive. The City and County of San Francisco, under the jurisdiction of the SFPUC, owns the project site . The SFPUC proposes to undertake building and structure demolition and further soil remediation in support of the Lake Merced West Project, before construction by the Recreation and Parks Department. This remediation work is referred to as Phase 2.
Scope of
Contract:
The contract work location is at 520 John Muir Drive in the City and County of San Francisco.
The contract work consists of:
• Hazardous material abatement for all structures;
• Demolition and removal of specified structures;
• Remediation of the contaminated soils under and around all structures; • Installation of concrete pads for future picnic tables; • Restoration of potable water and sewer services at the existing restroom; Contract: WD-2903, Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Phase 2 Commission Meeting Date: May 28, 2024
and
• Replacement of various fixtures in the restroom.
Funding and
Costs:
Funding: Project No. 10033155 – Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Engineer’s Estimate: $1,850,000
Award: $2,186,888
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: August 2024 Estimated Completion Date: November 2024
Contract Duration: 120 consecutive calendar days ( 90 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an additional 30 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion)
Bid History: Advertised: January 26, 2024
Bids Received: On March 7, 2024, SFPUC received and publicly opened six bids, as follows:
Bid Rank &
Firm
Base Bid
Amount
Compensable
Delay (60
days
duration)
LBE Bid
Discount
Adjusted Bid Final
Rank
1. Innovative
Project
Solutions, Inc.
$2,026,373 $60 N/A $2,026,433 1
2. Anvil
Builders Inc
$2,186,888 $30,000 N/A $2,216,888 2
3. Minerva
Construction,
Inc.
$2,683,400 $30,000 10% $2,442,060 3
4. Ground
Control Inc
$2,699,888 $30,000 10% $2,456,899.20 5
5. Yerba Buena
Engineering
&
Construction,
Inc.
$2,712,923.20 $6,000 10% $2,447,030.88 4
6. Sierra
Mountain
Construction,
Inc.
$3,141,216 $60 N/A $3,141,276 6
On March 14, 2024, Anvil Builders Inc submitted a bid protest letter dated alleging that Innovative Project Solutions, Inc., failed to meet bid requirements.
On March 21, 2024, Innovative Project Solutions, Inc., submitted a response letter requesting withdrawal of its bid. On March 21, 2024, the SFPUC approved Contract: WD-2903, Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Phase 2 Commission Meeting Date: May 28, 2024
Innovative Project Solutions, Inc.'s request to withdraw its bid for the above - mentioned contract.
Because the SFPUC anticipates that potential u nforeseen conditions or other factors outside of the contractor’s control may impact the schedule, Staff included a requirement in the Invitation for Bids for bidders to provide a daily compensable time extension rate. At the bid opening, Staff announced that SFPUC would use the value of 60 days to calculate the Compensable Delay bid adjustment amount.
Staff used the daily rate from each bid to determine the total Compensable Delay value shown in the table above by multiplying the bidder’s daily rate times 60.
The Adjusted Bid value in the table is the sum of the Base Bid and Compensable Delay less any applicable Local Business Enterprise bid discount. Staff used the Adjusted Bid value to compare and rank the bids to determine the lowest bidder.
However, the contract award amount is the Base Bid value (not the Adjusted Bid value) and, if the Commission awards the Contract, the bidder’s daily compensable delay rate will become a term of the Contract.
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.
Environmental
Review:
On January 12, 2023, the San Francisco Planning Commission certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (Case Number 2019- 014146ENV) for the Lake Merced West Project.
On January 19, 2023, the Recreation and Parks Commission approved the Lake Merced West Project, adopted California En
vironmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Findings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Resolution No. 2301-008).
The work under Contract No. WD -2903, Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Phase 2, is with in the scope of the project authorized under the Lake Merced West Final EIR. The SFPUC has reviewed and considered the Final EIR and the record as a whole and finds that the Final EIR is adequate for award of the contract.
The Lake Merced West Final EIR, Resolution No. 2301-008, CEQA Findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program can be found here:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/public/share/web-
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Local Business
Enterprise
Participation and
Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division established a 20.0% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract. The contractor committed to
20.04% LBE subcontractor participation in its bid submittal.
Contract: WD-2903, Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Phase 2 Commission Meeting Date: May 28, 2024
Attachment: 1. Contract Monitoring Division Memorandum
Contract: WD-2903, Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Phase 2 Commission Meeting Date: May 28, 2024
Vicinity Map
Contract No. WD-2903 – Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Phase 2
esassoc.com 4
Phase 2 Site Plan -
Demolition and Remediation
Buildings and Skeet Fields to be Demolished
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) owns the property located at 520 John Muir Drive and seeks to remediate remaining contaminated soils and demolish structures in the upland site areas as part of a two-phase improvement project to support the water quality of Lake Merced; and
WHEREAS, On January 26, 2024, SFPUC advertised Contract No. WD-2903, Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Phase 2; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $1,850,000 for this construction contract work to demolish relic structures and remediat e residual contaminated soils beneath and around the structures onsite; and
WHEREAS, The Contract duration is 120 consecutive calendar days; and WHEREAS, On March 7, 2024, the SFPUC received and publicly opened six bids; and WHEREAS, SFPUC staff and Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) reviewed the bids and the application of bid preferences and determined that Anvil Builders Inc is the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, CMD established a 20% Local Business Enterprise ( LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract , and Anvil Builders Inc committed to 20.04% LBE subcontractor participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, On January 12, 2023, the San Francisco Planning Commission certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Lake Merced West Project (Case Number 2019- 014146ENV); and
WHEREAS, On January 19, 2023, by Resolution No. 2301-008, the Recreation and Parks Commission approved the Lake Merced West Project and adopted California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program required by CEQA; and
WHEREAS, The work under Contract No. WD-2903, Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Phase 2 is within the scope of the project authorized under the Final EIR; and WHEREAS, The San Francisco Planning Department is the custodian of records, located in File No. 2019- 014146ENV, at 49 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 1400, San Francisco, California, 94103, which 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, Staff has made t he Project files, including the Final EIR , Resolution No. 2301-008, CEQA Findings , Statement of Overriding Considerations and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, 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 Final EIR, the CEQA Findings contained in Recreation and Parks Commission Resolution No.
2301-008, and all written and oral information provided by the Planning Department, the public, relevant public agencies, SFPUC and other experts and the administrative files for the Project; and WHEREAS, Funds are available from Project No. 10033155 – Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission has reviewed and considered the Final EIR and the record as a whole, finds that the Final EIR is adequate for its use as the decision -making body to approve the Project, and hereby adopts the CEQA Findings including the Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program contained in Recreation and Parks Commission Resolution No. 2301- 008 by this reference thereto as though set forth in this Resolution; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Commission further finds that since the Final EIR was finalized, there have been no substantial project changes and no substantial changes in project circumstances that would require major revisions to the Final EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or an increase in the severity of previously identified significant impacts, and there is no new information of substantial importance that would change the conclusions set forth in the Final EIR; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. WD-2903, Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Phase 2, in the amount of $2,186,888, for a duration of 120 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Anvil Builders, Inc.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of May 28, 2024.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission