DEPARTMENT Natural Resources
AGENDA NO. 6b
MEETING DATE August 13, 2024
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Professional Services Amend: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: William Sears
Approve Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. CS -388, River Ecosystem Science Support Services
Summary of
Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. CS-388, River Ecosystem Science Support Services , with McBain Associates , increasing the contract amount by $215,000, and extending the contract duration by six months, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $2,815,000 and a total contract duration of 10 years, to continue to provide hydrologic, geomorphic, biological, and other related river ecosystem science support services on an as-needed basis.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) requires hydrologic, geomorphic, biological and other related river and stream ecosystem science support service for the Upper Tuolumne River Ecosystem Program and other SFPUC stream and river managemen t efforts.
On January 27, 2015, by Resolution No. 15-0019, this Commission awarded Contract No. CS -388, River Ecosystem Science Support Services, to McBain Associates in the amount of $1,500,000 and with a term of five years, concluding on February 3, 2020.
Description of Scope
of Services:
Contract No. CS-388 provides technical scientific support for the Upper Tuolumne River Ecosystem Program, addressing the following policy and regulatory objectives:
• Meeting SFPUC obligations and resolving long-standing issues related to existing instream flow contract s for O’Shaughnessy Dam with the United States Department of the Interior;
• Meeting SFPUC mitigation and monitoring requirements
described in the Programmatic Environm ental Impact Report for the SFPUC Water System Improvement Program; and
• Developing Upper Tuolumne River management
recommendations consistent with the SFPUC Water Enterprise Environmental Stewardship Policy.
The work consists of:
• Fish and wildlife surveys and studies;
Agenda Title: CS-388, River Ecosystem Science Support Services Commission Meeting Date: August 13, 2024
• Flow-habitat relationship studies;
• Water temperature studies;
• Geomorphology studies;
• Hydrology studies;
• Integrated studies of ecosystem processes;
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and/or Computer Aided Design (CAD);
• Analysis and identification of operational constraints and opportunities;
• Development of analytical frameworks, ecological objectives, adaptive management and monitoring plans, and instream flow recommendations;
• Production of plans, presentations, and other documents; and • Project management and coordination.
Changes to the Contracts under Amendment(s):
Amendment No. 1 On December 10, 2019, by Resolution No. 19-0229, the Commission approved Amendment No. 1, increas ing the contract by $700,000 and extending the contract by four years, for a not -to- exceed amount of $2,200,000 and a contract duration of nine years, to allow for continued technical scientific support, increasing the total.
Amendment No. 2 On September 13, 2022, by Resolution Number 22- 0152, t he Commission approved Amendment No. 2, increasing the contract amount by $400,000, for a total not -to-exceed amount of the contract to $2,600,000, with no increase in contract duration, to finalize technical documents and support environmental review of revised SFPUC recommendations for instream flow releases from
O’Shaughnessy Dam.
Amendment No. 3 U nder the authority delegated to the General Manager on January 27, 2009, by Resolution 09-0017 , the General Manager executed Amendment No. 3, extending the contract duration by six months, for a new contract duration of nine years and six months, with no change to the contract amount, to avoid a lapse in services in support of environmental review of the revised recommendations for instream flow releases from O’Shaughnessy Dam.
Proposed Amendment No. 4 Staff recommends the Commission approve Amendment No. 4, increasing the contract amount by $215,000, and extending the contract duration by six months, for a not- to-exceed contract amount of $2,815,000 and a contract duration of 10 years to avoid a lapse in services in support of environmental review of the revised recommendations for instream flow releases from O’Shaughnessy Dam, increasing the total contract duration to total duration of ten years with a total not-to-exceed amount of $2,815,000.
Agenda Title: CS-388, River Ecosystem Science Support Services Commission Meeting Date: August 13, 2024
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Funds for this contract have been allocated from the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power professional services budget.
Original Not-to-Exceed Amount: $1,500,000
Amendment No. 1 Amount: $700,000
Amendment No. 2 Amount: $400,000
Amendment No. 3 Amount: $0
Amendment No. 4 Amount: $215,000
Total Not-To-Exceed Amount: $2,815,000
Schedule: Original Duration: Five years.
Amendment No. 1 Duration: Four years
Amendment No. 2 Duration: Zero
Amendment No. 3 Duration: Six months.
Amendment No. 4 Duration: Six months.
Total Duration: 10 years
Local Business
Enterprise
Utilization and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) established a Local Business Enterprise subconsulting participation requirement of 12% participation for this contract.
McBain committed to 16.2% LBE subconsult ant participation in its proposal, and this remains unchanged.
Recommendation: SFPUC staff recommends that the Commission adopt the attached resolution.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) requires hydrologic, geomorphic, biological and other related river and stream ecosystem science support service for the Upper Tuolumne River Ecosystem Program and other SFPUC stream and river management efforts; and
WHEREAS, On January 27, 2015, by Resolution No. 15-0019, this Commission awarded Contract No. CS-388, River Ecosystem Science Support Services , to McBain Associates in an amount not-to-exceed $1,500,000, and with a duration of five years; and WHEREAS, On December 10, 2019, by Resolution No. 19-0229, t his Commission approved Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. CS-388, River Ecosystem Science Support Services, increasing the contract amount by $700,000 and extending the contract duration by four years to allow for continued technical scientific support, increasing the total not-to-exceed contract amount to $2,200,000, and extending the contract duration to nine years; and WHEREAS, On September 13, 2022, by Resolution Number 22-0152, this Commission approved Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. CS-388, River Ecosystem Science Support Services, increasing the contract amount by $400,000, with no change to the contract duration, to finalize technical documents and support environmental review of revised SFPUC recommendations for instream flow releases from O’Shaughnessy Dam , increasing the total not -to-exceed contract amount to $2,600,000; and
WHEREAS, On January 24, 2024, under the authority delegated to the General Manager by Resolution 09-0017 on January 27, 2009, the General Manager executed Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. CS-388, River Ecosystem Science Support Services, increasing the contract duration by six months with no change to the contract amount, to avoid a lapse in services, finalize technical documents, and support environmental review of revised SFPUC recommendations for environmental flow releases from O’Shaughnessy Dam, increasing the total contract duration to nine years and six months; and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends the Commission approve Amendment No. 4 to increase the contract amount by $215,000, and extend the contract duration by six months, to avoid a lapse in services, finalize technical documents , and support environmental review of revised SFPUC recommendations for environmental flow releases from O’Shaughnessy Dam, increasing the total not-to-exceed contract amount to $2,815,000 and extending the contract duration to 10 years; and WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) established a 12% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) su bconsultant participation requirement for this contract, and McBain Associates, committed to 16.25% a LBE subconsultant participation in its proposal, and this remains unchanged; and
WHEREAS, Funds for this contract are available via the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power professional services budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby approves Amendment No. 4 to Contract No.
CS-388, River Ecosystem Science Support Services, with McBain Associates to finalize technical documents and support environmental review of revised SFPUC recommendations for environmental flow releases from O’Shaughnessy Dam , increasing the contract amount by $215,000 and extending the contract duration by six months, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $2,815,000 and a contract duration of 10 years.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting August 13, 2024.
Director of Commission Affairs,
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission