DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure
AGENDA NO. 6a
MEETING DATE
June 11, 2024
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Project Manager: Aileen Caylao
Award Contract No. WW-726, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 15
Summary of
Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract No. WW-726, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 15, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction, Inc., in the amount of $8,308,717 and with a duration of 510 consecutive calendar days (approximate ly one year and five 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), pur suant to San Francisco Administrative Code section 31.04(h). The Planning Department has determined that the Project is exempt from the CEQA. The Commission will rely on that determination to make its decision on this action.
Background: The San Fran cisco Public Utilities 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 or rehabilitated.
Scope of Contract: The contract work locations are in the City and County of San Francisco, including:
• Cabrillo Street, from 46th Avenue to La Playa Street; • 38th Avenue, from Balboa Street to Cabrillo Street;
• 35th Avenue, from Anza Street to Balboa Street;
• 35th Avenue, from Cabrillo Street to Fulton Street;
• 26th Avenue, from Balboa Street to Cabrillo Street;
• Jackson Street, from Gough Street to Franklin Street; • Cole Street, from Grove Street to Hayes Street;
• Ashbury Street, from Hayes Street to Fell Street;
• Frederick Street, from Belvedere Street to Clayton Street; • Shrader Street, from Parnassus Avenue to Grattan Street; • Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, from McAllister Street to Grove Street;
• Lafayette Street, from Mission Street to Howard Street; • Minna Street, from Lafayette Street to 11th Street;
• Natoma Street, from Lafayette Street to 11th Street;
• Capp Street, from 16th Street to 17th Street;
Agenda Title: WW-726, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 15 Commission Meeting Date: June 11, 2024
• Bryant Street, from 15th Street to 16th Street;
• Mariposa Street, from Hampshire Street to Potrero Avenue; • 30th Street, from Whitney Street to Church Street;
• Cordova Street, from Winding Way to Chicago Way; and
• San Bruno Ave nue Easement , from Somerset Street to
Geottingen Street.
The contract work consists of:
• Replacing existing sewers with approximately 4,950 linear feet of 12- inch, 15- inch, 18- inch, 21- inch and 24- inch diameter vitreous clay pipe; and
• Cured-in-place lining of approximately 3,720 linear feet of existing 8-inch, 12-inch, 14-inch, 16-inch, 18-inch and 20- inch diameter sewers.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Project No. 10038002, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 15
• SFPUC Wastewater Enterprise Renewal and Replacement
Program: $8,199,838
• San Francisco Public Works Curb Ramp Program: $108,879 Engineer’s Estimate: $9,600,000
Award Amount: $8,308,717
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: September 2024 Estimated Completion Date: February 2026
Original Contract Duration: 510 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and five months) (450 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an additional 60 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion)
Bid History:
Advertised: March 22, 2024
Bids Received: On April 25, 2024, the SFPUC received and publicly opened three bids, as follows:
Bid Rank Bid
Amount
Bid
Preference
Adjusted Bid Final
Rank
1. Michael
O’Shaughnessy
Construction
Inc.
$8,308,717 10% $7,477,845.30 1
2. JDB & Sons,
Construction,
Inc.
$8,745,000 10% $7,870,500.00 2
3. Basset
Engineering
$10,703,245 10% $9,632,920.50 3
Agenda Title: WW-726, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 15 Commission Meeting Date: June 11, 2024
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 April 25, 2024, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under the CEQA Guidelines s ection 15302, Class 2 (
Replacement or
Reconstruction) under Case Number 2022 -008564ENV. The exemption determination can be found here: link.
This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of the CEQA, pursuan t to San Francisco Administrative Code section
31.04(h).
Local Business
Enterprise
Participation and
Non-Discrimination
in Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) established a 12% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract.
The contractor committed to 13.10% LBE participation with its bid submittal.
Attachment: 1. CMD Memorandum
Agenda Title: WW-726, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 15 Commission Meeting Date: June 11, 2024
Project Location Map
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) inspects existing sewers in the City and County of San Francisco and determined that certain locations require replacement or rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, On March 22, 2024, the SFPUC advertised Contract No. WW-726, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 15; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $9,600,000 for this construction work to replace/line the existing sewers at the various locations in the City and County of San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is 510 consecutive calendar days; and WHEREAS, On April 25, 2024, the 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 Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction, Inc. is the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and WHEREAS, CMD established a 12% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract, and Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction Inc. committed to 13.10% LBE participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, On April 25, 2024, the San Francisco Planning Department det ermined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under the CEQA Guidelines section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction) under Case Number 2022-008564ENV; and WHEREAS, Funds are available from Project No. 10038002, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 15; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. WW-726, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 15, in the amount of $8,308,717, and a duration of 510 consecutive calendar days , to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction Inc.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of June 11, 2024.
Acting Commission Secretary, Public Utilities Commission City & County of San Francisco
London N. Breed, Mayor
Office of the City Administrator
Carmen Chu, City Administrator
Contract Monitoring Division
Stephanie Tang, Director
1155 Market Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone (415) 581-2310 General Email [email protected]
MEMORANDUM
Date: May 6, 2024
To: Johnny Wong, SFPUC
Aileen Caylao, SFPUC
From: Jovi Cuntapay-Vitin, CMD
Subject: CMD Award Memo for WW-726 Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 15
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. The Micro/Small -LBE subcontracting participation requirement is 12% for this project. The LBE subcontractor participation requirement is less than 20% due to the large amount of specialized cured -in-place main sewer pipe lining work on this contract. The approximate total main sewer pipe work is 8,775 lineal feet of which is approximately 3,720 lineal feet of specialized cured-in-place lining of various existing size ranging 8-inch to 20-inch main sewers. Below is a summary of CMD’s review.
Bid Discount
Bidder
LBE Status,
Type and
Size
Base Bid LBE Bid
Discount
Adjusted Bid
with LBE
Bid Discount
Michael O'Shaughnessy
Construction Inc.
SF LBE-WBE
(Small) $ 8,308,717.00 10% $ 7,477,845.30
JDB & Sons
Construction, Inc.
SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $ 8,745,000.00 10% $ 7,870,500.00
Basset Engineering SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $ 10,703,245.00 10% $ 9,632,920.50
LBE Subcontracting Participation Requirement
Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction Inc. (“Michael O’Shaughnessy”) is the lowest responsive bidder. Michael O’Shaughnessy met the 12% Micro/Small LBE subcontracting requirement by listing the following Micro/Small LBE firms on Section 00 43 36 (Subcontractor List):
LBE
Subcontractor
Scope of
Work
LBE Status,
Type and Size Listed Amount Credited Participation
Amount Percent
Daly Pipelines
Inc
Partial
Sewer
SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $ 121,775.00 $ 121,775.00 1.47%
Sullivans
Concrete Sawing
Sawcutting SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 1.20%
DR Traffic
Control
Traffic
Control
Plans
SF LBE-MBE
(Micro) $ 15,000.00 $ 15,000.00 0.18%
Crana Trucking
LLC
Trucking SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $ 50,000.00 $ 50,000.00 0.60%
Ronan
Construction Inc
Paving SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $ 851,920.00 $ 801,920.00 9.65%
TOTAL $ 1,138,695.00 $1,088,695.00 13.10%
1 Ronan Construction Inc. (“Ronan”) will further sub out to Crana Trucking LLC (“Crana”) and Delta Grinding (“Delta”) for trucking and grinding work, respectively. Both Crana and Delta is slated to perform work for $50,000 each. Crana is an LBE Trucking firm while Delta is a non-LBE firm. Hence, Delta’s participation will not count towards LBE credit.
Michael O’Shaughnessy also listed the following non-LBE subcontractors on Section 00 43 36.
Non-LBE Subcontractor Scope of Work Listed
Amount Participation
Norcal Pipeline Services Pipe Lining
$ 937,385.00 11.28%
H&R Plumbing and Drain
Cleaning, Inc. Manhole Rehab
$ 124,000.00 1.49%
TOTAL $ 1,061,385.00 12.77%
Good Faith Efforts Requirements
Michael O’Shaughnessy utilized Approach A (35% Approach) on CMD Form 2B to meet the Good Faith Efforts (“GFE”) Requirements. Michael O’Shaughnessy demonstrated that it met the GFE requirements under Approach A by listing LBE subcontractors on Section 00 43 36 to meet the established LBE sub participation requirement and relying on self- performed contract work to meet the 35% good faith outreach approach.
Based on the foregoing, CMD has determined that Michael O’Shaughnessy has complied with the pre-award Chapter 14B requirements. Should you have any questions, or if I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected].