DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO.
11 MEETING DATE
February 25, 2025
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Regular Calendar
Contract/Project Manager: Alisha Reinhardt
Adopt a Refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and Award Contract No. WD-2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Adopt a refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and award Contract No. WD-2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements , to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Western Water Constructors, Inc., in the amount of $44,938,784, and with a duration of 1,258 consecutive calendar days (approximately three years and five months), for the repair of sediment and flocculant basin concrete; replacement of sludge removal equipment, channel and filter valves, cationic polymer system, and sample pumps; and installation of chemical piping. In addition, a new utility water pump station will be installed to support the facility.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Water Enterprise Regional Water System owns and operates the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant (SVWTP), which receives water from the San Antonio and Calaveras Reservoirs. The objective of the SVWTP Short Term Improvements project is to improve regional delivery reliability by addressing various conditions and deficiencies of the SVWTP.
Specifically, the work under contract would improve several treatment systems at the SVWTP . This includes repair of sediment and flocculant basin concrete; replacement of sludge removal equipment, channel and filter valves, cationic polymer system, and sample pumps; and installation of chemical piping. In addition, a new utility water pump station will be installed to support a new treatment process facility at the SVWTP.
Scope of Contract: The contract work location is in Sunol, Alameda County.
The contract work at the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant consists of:
• Filter valve, valve frame, and anchoring repair;
Agenda Title: Award WD-2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements Commission Meeting Date: February 25, 2025
• Sludge system piping , v alve, c ross-collector, and monitoring system upgrades;
• Chemical piping system and filter air scour piping upgrades; • Repair of concrete spalling in the sedimentation basins; • Settled water conduit leakage repair;
• Repair of concrete pad and coating at Caustic Tank farm; • Cat-C polymer feed system reconfiguration;
• Repair of super scrapers; and
• Construction of a Utility Water/Fire Protection Pump Station.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Water Enterprise Capital Improvements Program-Funded Project No. 10015064, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements
Engineers Estimate: $47,400,000
Award: $44,938,784
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: July 2025
Estimated End Date: January 2029
Contract Duration: 1,258 consecutive calendar days (1,168 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an additional 90 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion)
Bid History:
Advertised: October 31, 2024
Bids Received: On January 16, 2025, the SFPUC received and publicly opened five bids as follows:
Bid Rank Bid Amount
Compensable
Delay
(90-day
Duration)
LBE Bid
Discount
SIP Bid
Discount
Adjusted
Bid
Final
Rank
Western
Water
Constructors,
Inc.
$44,938,784 $45,000 0% 3.10% $43,589,287 1
J.F. Shea
Construction,
Inc.
$47,861,923 $405,000 0% 1.38% $47,600,839 3
Anvil
Builders Inc $48,175,346 $135,000 0% 4.24% $46,261,987 2 Shimmick
Construction
Company,
Inc.
$48,914,740 $900,000 0% 2.03% $48,803,501 4
Mountain
Cascade, Inc. $53,942,277 $90,000 0% 0.00% $54,032,277 5
Application of Local Business Enterprise (LBE) bid discounts do not apply to this contract because the engineer's estimate is in excess of $20,000,000.
Agenda Title: Award WD-2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements Commission Meeting Date: February 25, 2025
Because the SFPUC anticipates that potential unforeseen 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 90 days to calculate the Compensable Delay bid adjustment amount.
Staff used the daily rate from the bid s to determine the total Compensable Delay values shown in the table above by multiplying the bidder’s daily rate times 90.
The Adjusted Bid value in the table above is the sum of the Base Bid and Compensable Delay less any applicable Social Impact Partnership (SIP) Program bid discounts. 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 c ontract, the bidder’s daily compensable delay rate will become a term of the contract.
Application of bid discounts in accordance with the SIP Program did not change the final ranking of the low bidder.
Environmental
Review:
On October 30, 2008, by Motion No. 17734, the Planning Commission certified a Final Program Environmental Impact Report (Program EIR) (Case Number 2005.0159E) prepared for the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP). On October 30, 2008, by Resolution No. 08-
0200, this Commission approved the
WSIP and adopted findings and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
On December 3, 2009, the Planning Commission, by Motion No. 17992, certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) for the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Treated Water Reservoir Project (Case Number 2006.0137E), which is tiered from the 2008 Program EIR. On December 08, 2009, by Resolution No. 09- 0203, this Commission approved the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Expansion
and Treated Water Reservoir Project and adopted
findings and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Progr am as required by CEQA.
On July 13, 2023, the San Francisco Planning Department issued an Addendum to the Final EIR to construct a new ozonation facility and a new polymer feed facility at the plant, and to conduct repairs and improvements to existing treatment facilities at the plant and prepared a refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project.
On October 8, 2024, the Planning Department issued a Minor Project Modification to the Addendum for additional work to ensure the new fire water pumps meet operational and fire protection demands by demolishing and replacing the existing undersized utility water pumps.
Agenda Title: Award WD-2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements Commission Meeting Date: February 25, 2025
The work under Contract No. WD -2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements, is within the scope of the project authorized under the Final EIR, Addendum, and Minor Project Modification.
The Program EIR, CEQA findings and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program can be found here: link.
The Final Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Treated Water Reservoir Project EIR, Resolution No. 09-0203 , CEQA Findings, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Addendum including a refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and Minor Project Modification can be found here:
link.
Local Business
Enterprise Utilization
and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) established an 11% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract. The contractor committed to 11.56% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal.
Attachment: 1. CMD Memorandum
Agenda Title: Award WD-2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements Commission Meeting Date: February 25, 2025
Agenda Title: Award WD-2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements Commission Meeting Date: February 25, 2025
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is undertaking the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements Project, to improve several treatment systems at the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant; and
WHEREAS, On October 31, 2024, the SFPUC advertised Contract No. WD-2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $ 47,400,000 for this construction work to repair sediment and flocculant basin concrete; replace sludge removal equipment, channel and filter valves, a cationic polymer system, and sample pumps; install chemical piping and a new utility water pump station to support the facility; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is 1,258 consecutive calendar days; and
WHEREAS, On January 16, 2025, SFPUC received and publicly opened five bids; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC Staff and the Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) reviewed the bids and the application of bid preferences and discounts, and determined that Western Water Constructors, Inc., is the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, The CMD established an 11% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract, and Western Water Constructors, Inc., committed to
11.56% LBE subcontractor participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, On October 30, 2008, by Motion No. 17734, the Planning Commission certified a Final Program Environmental Impact Report (Program EIR) prepared for the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) and on October 30, 2008, by Resolution No. 08-0200, this Commission approved the WSIP and adopted findings and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, On December 3, 2009, the Planning Commission, by Motion No. 17992, certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) for the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Treated Water Reservoir Project (Case Number 2006.0137E), which is tiered from the 2008 Program EIR and on December 08, 2009, by Resolution No. 09- 0203, this Commission approved the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Treated Water Reservoir Project and adopted CEQA findings and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program required by the CEQA; and
WHEREAS, On July 13, 2023, the San Francisco Planning Department issued an Addendum to the Final EIR to construct a new ozonation facility and a new polymer feed facility at the plant, and to conduct repairs and improvements to existing treatment facilities at the plant and prepared a refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project; and
WHEREAS, On October 8, 2024, the Planning Department issued a Minor Project Modification to the Addendum for additional work to ensure the new fire water pumps meet operational and fire protection demands by demolishing and replacing the existing undersized utility water pumps, and the Planning Department determined that no supplemental environmental review was needed; and
WHEREAS, Work under Contract No. WD -2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements , is within the scope of the project authorized under the Final EIR , Addendum, and Minor Project Modification; and
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Planning Department is the custodian of records, located in File No. 2006.0137E, at 49 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 1400, San Francisco, California, 94103, which have been made available for review by this Commission and the publ ic, and those files are part of the record before this Commission; and
WHEREAS, Staff has made t he Project files, including the Program EIR, Final EIR, Addendum, and Minor Project Modification to the Final EIR, Resolution No. 09- 0203, CEQA Findings and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program , and refined 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 Program EIR, Final EIR, the findings contained in SFPUC Resolution N o. 09-0203, the Addendum to the Final EIR, and Minor Project Modification 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, Funding from Project No. 10015064, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements, will be available incrementally over the life of the contract through the Water Enterprise Capital Improvement Program; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, This Commission has reviewed and considered the Program EIR, Final EIR Addendum, Minor Project Modification, and the record as a whole, finds that the Program EIR, Final EIR, Addendum, and Minor Project Modification are adequate for its use as the decision – making body for the Project and incorporates the CEQA findings contained in Resolution No. 09- 0203 by this reference thereto as though set forth in this Resolution; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, This Commission further finds that since the Program EIR and Final EIR as modified by the Addendum and Minor Project Modification were finalized, there have been no substantial project changes and no substantial changes in project circumstances that would require major revisions to them due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or an increase in the severity of prev iously identified significant impacts, and there is no new information of substantial importance that would change the conclusions set forth in them; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, This Commission adopts the refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project as a condition of approval for the Project; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. WD-2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements , in the amount of $44,938,784, and with a duration of 1,258 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Western Water Constructors, Inc.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of February 25, 2025.
Director of Commission Affairs
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 31, 2025
To:
Bryan Dessaure, SFPUC
Nathan Gronlund, SFPUC
From: Adriana Duran, CMD
Subject:
CMD Review of Bids Submitted on 1/16/2025 for WD-2909 Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements
Western Water Constructors, Inc. is the apparent low bidder after the bid discount.
The LBE bid discount does not apply to Contracts estimated by the Contract Awarding Authority to exceed $20,000,000, per CMD Attachment 1 [Part II. Bid Discount Sec. 2.01 (4)].
Bidder
LBE
Status,
Type and
Size
Base Bid
LBE Bid
Discount
SIP Bid
Discount
Adjusted Bid
with
SIP Bid Discount
Western Water
Constructors, Inc.
Non-LBE
$44,938,784.00
Not applicable
3.10%
$43,589,287.00
Anvil Builders Inc. Non-LBE
$48,175,346.00
Not applicable
4.24%
$46,261,987.00
J.F Shea
Construction, Inc.
Non-LBE
$47,861,923.00
Not applicable
1.38%
$47,600,839.00
Shimmick
Construction Co.
Inc.
Non-LBE
$48,914,740.00
Not applicable
2.03%
$48,803,501.00
Mountain Cascade,
Inc.
Non-LBE
$53,942,277.00
Not applicable
0.00%
$54,032,277.00
Western Water Constructors Inc. satisfactorily demonstrated how they will meet the LBE subcontractor participation requirement.
A combination of Micro-LBE and Small-LBE participation will count toward LBE subcontractor participation compliance. Western Water Constructors Inc. commitment for this contract:
Requirement % Commitment %
Micro/Small LBE 11% 11.56%
In their bid, Western Water Constructors, Inc. listed the following subcontractors on this contract.
Supplier Name Scope of Work
LBE
LBE
Size
LBE
Percent
Percent
Of
Work
Amount
C&N Reinforcing,
Inc. Rebar LBE Micro 100% 0.17% $77,656.00
Fontenoy
Engineering, Inc.
Yard, Underground/
Site Prep LBE Small 100% 1.52% $682,000.00
R&S Construction
Management, Inc. Concrete LBE Micro 100% 1.47% $660,650.00 Bay Engineering, LLC
Process Mechanical
Install, Partial
supply
LBE Micro 100% 8.40% $3,775,000.00
Pullman SST, Inc. Concrete Rehab and
Crack Repair 9.33% $3,775,000.00
Shimmick Electric Electrical 12.12 $5,445,158.00
Redwood Painting
Co. Inc. Coatings 0.55% $246,000.00
SFPUC utilizes SOLIS system. For SOLIS, the LBE credited percentages are listed below:
LBE Subcontractor LBE Status Listed
Amount
LBE Credited
Participation
Amount
LBE Credited
Participation Percentage
C&N Reinforcing, Inc. SF LBE-
MBE
(Micro)
$77,656.00 $77,656.00 0.17%
Fontenoy Engineering, Inc. SF LBE-
OBE
(Small)
$682,000.00 $682,000.00 1.52%
R&S Construction
Management, Inc.
SF LBE-
MBE
(Micro)
$660,650.00 $660,650.00 1.47%
Bay Engineering, LLC SF LBE-
OBE
(Micro)
$3,775,000.00 $3,775,000.00 8.40%
TOTAL $5,195,306.00 11.56%
Western Water Constructors, Inc. satisfied the “Good Faith Efforts” requirement.
Western Water Constructors, Inc. utilized Approach C by achieving at least 50 points with their demonstration of outreach.
CMD finds Western Water Constructors, Inc. is responsive to pre-award requirements of Chapter 14B.
Once awarded, the contract will be monitored for compliance with the LBE subcontractor participation commitment, as well as other 14B requirements.
Primary CMD contact for the contract: Adriana Duran, [email protected]
CMD must be contacted immediately for:
- Subcontractor addition/substitution;
- Contract modification that cumulatively increases the original contract value by 20%; - Prompt payment issues;
- Any other issues pertaining to LBE subcontractor participation
Noncompliance may result in penalties, including monetary fines. Please communicate with CMD early.
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