DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO.
7e
MEETING DATE
May 13, 2025
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Project Manager: John Wong
Award Contract No. WW-727R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 16
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract No. WW-727R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 16, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction, Inc., in the amount of $8,363,587, and with a duration of 580 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and seven months) to replace/line existing sewers on specified streets in the City and County of San Francisco. T his action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant 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 Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise inspected the existing sewers on the subject streets listed below within the City and County of San Francisco (City) and determined they are at risk of failure and should be replaced or rehabilitated. The City constructed the main sewers that will be replaced, lined, or mortared under this contract from 1840 to 1945.
Scope of Contract: The contract work location(s):
• 36th Avenue, from Anza Street to Geary Boulevard;
• 17th Avenue, from Cabrillo Street to Fulton Street;
• 10th Avenue, from Cabrillo Street to Balboa Street;
• Clayton Street, from Grove Street to Fulton Street;
• Turk Boulevard, from Saint Joseph’s Avenue to Baker Street; • Pacific Avenue, from Scott Street to Divisadero Street; • Pierce Street, from Filbert Street to Union Street;
• Fillmore Street, from Pixley Street to Union Street;
• Fillmore Street, from Beach Street to North Point Street; • Fillmore Street, from Jefferson Street to Retiro Way; • Buchanan Street, from Beach Street to North Point Street; • Cedar Street, from Van Ness Avenue to Polk Street;
• Beaver Street, from Noe Street to Castro Street;
• Valencia Street, from 20th Street to Cunningham Place; • 19th Street, from York Street to Hampshire Street;
Agenda Title: Award Contract No. WW-727R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 16 Commission Meeting Date: May 13, 2025
• Arkansas Street, from 16th Street to Mariposa Street; • Cortland Avenue, from Mission Street to Coleridge Street; • Bosworth Street, from Congo/Elk Street to Burnside Avenue; • Diamond Street, from 23rd Street to Alvarado Street;
• Parnassus Street, from Cole Street to Shrader Street; and, • Buchanan Street, from Hickory Street to Fell Street.
If awarded, the contract work will consist of:
• Replacing existing sewers with approximately 7,000 linear feet of 12- inch, 15- inch, 18- inch, 21- inch, 24- inch, and 27-inch diameter vitreous clay pipe; and
• Cured-in-place lining of approximately 1,200 linear feet of existing 8-inch, 10-inch, 12-inch and 15-inch diameter and 3'x5' brick sewers.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Project No. 10038003, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 16
• SFPUC Wastewater Renewal and Replacement Program: $8,180,086 • SF Public Works Paving and Curb Ramp Programs: $183,501
Engineer’s Estimate: $9,900,000
Award Amount: $8,363,587
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: August 2025 Estimated Completion Date: March 2027
Contract Duration: 580 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and seven months, 520 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an additional 60 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion)
Bid History: Advertised: September 6, 2024
Bids Received: On October 10, 2024, the SFPUC received five sealed bids.
The SFPUC determined that a clarification was required in the contract specifications, and it was in the best interest of the City and County of San Francisco to reject all bids and re-advertise.
Re-advertised: March 7, 2025
Bids Received: On March 27, 2025, the SFPUC received four sealed bids, as follows:
Bid Rank &
Firm
Base Bid
Amount
LBE Bid
Discount
Adjusted Bid Final
Rank
1. Michael
O'Shaughnessy
Construction,
$8,363,586.47 10% $7,527,227.82 1
Agenda Title: Award Contract No. WW-727R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 16 Commission Meeting Date: May 13, 2025
Inc.
2. Precision
Engineering,
Inc.
$8,912,448.50 10% $8,021,203.65 2
3. JDB & Sons
Construction,
Inc.
$9,199,999.00 10% $8,279,999.10 3
4. Basset
Engineering $11,378,301.00 10% $10,240,470.90 4
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 May 30, 2024, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under the CEQA Guidelines section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) under Case No. 2023-000379ENV. The exemption determination can be found here:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/public/share/web-
sa647c179986844c3b34356ae486f1d5d
This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of the
CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code section
31.04(h).
Local Business
Enterprise Utilization
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 a 16.76% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal.
Attachment(s): 1. Contract Monitoring Division Memorandum Agenda Title: Award Contract No. WW-727R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 16 Commission Meeting Date: May 13, 2025
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 7 , 2025, SFPUC advertised Contract No. WW-727R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 16; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $ 9,900,000 for this construction work to replace/line the existing sewers at various locations in the City and County of San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is 580 consecutive calendar days; and
WHEREAS, On March 27, 2025, SFPUC received and publicly opened four bids; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC staff and the Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) reviewed the bids and the application of bid preferences and have determined that Michael O'Shaughnessy 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 Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction, Inc., committed to
16.76% LBE subcontractor participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, On May 30, 2024, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under the CEQA Guidelines section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) under Case No. 2023-000379ENV; and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Project No. 10038003, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 16; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. WW- 727R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 16, in an amount of $8,363,587, and for a duration of 580 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 San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of May 13, 2025.
Director of Commission Affairs
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
City & County of San Francisco
Daniel Lurie, Mayor
Office of the City Administrator
Carmen Chu, City Administrator
Contract Monitoring Division
Stephanie Tang, Director
1455 Market Street, Suite 16A, San Francisco, CA 94103 Telephone (415) 554-0630
MEMORANDUM
Date: April 4, 2025
To: Johnny Wong, SFPUC
Jeremy Brooks, SFPUC
From: Jovi Cuntapay-Vitin, Contract Monitoring Division
Subject: CMD Review of Bids Submitted on March 27, 2025 for WW-727R Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 16
Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction, Inc. is the apparent low bidder after the bid discount.
The bid discount was applied to bidders who are certified by the Contract Monitoring Division, (“CMD”) as an LBE in the type of work that is specified for the bidder by the Contract Awarding Authority. [Sec. 14B.7(D)]
Bidder
LBE Status,
Type and Size
Base Bid
Bid Discount
Adjusted Bid
with
Bid Discount
Michael O'Shaughnessy
Construction, Inc.
SF LBE-WBE
(Small) $ 8,363,586.47 10% = $ 836,358.65 $ 7,527,227.82 Precision Engineering,
Inc.
SF LBE-OBE
(Small) $ 8,912,448.50 10% = $ 891,244.85 $ 8,021,203.65 JDB & Sons
Construction, Inc.
SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $ 9,199,999.00 10% = $ 919,999.90 $ 8,279,999.10 Basset Engineering SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) $ 11,378,301.00 10% = $ 1,137,830.10 $ 10,240,470.90
Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction, 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. Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction, Inc.’s commitment for this contract:
Requirement % Commitment %
Micro/Small LBE 15.00% 16.76%
In their bid, Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction, Inc. listed the following subcontractors on this contract:
Supplier Name Scope of Work
LBE
LBE
Size
LBE
Percent
Listed
Percent
of Work
Listed
Amount
LBE FIRMS
Sullivan Concrete
Sawing Inc. Saw cutting (Full) SF LBE-
OBE Micro 100% 0.60% $ 50,000.00
Crana Trucking Trucking (Partial) SF LBE-
OBE Micro 100% 1.79% $ 150,000.00
DR Traffic Control Traffic Control Plans
(Full)
SF LBE-
MBE Micro 100% 0.18% $ 15,000.00
Roadway
Construction Inc Mill and Fill (Full) SF LBE-
MBE Micro 100% 13.94% $ 1,165,870.00
Sheeran Pipelines
Inc Partial Sewer (Partial) SF LBE-
OBE Micro 100% 1.20% $ 100,000.00
Martin M Ron
Associates Inc Surveying (Full) SF LBE-
OBE Small 100% 0.97% $ 81,000.00
NON-LBE FIRMS
H&R Plumbing and
Drain Cleaning, INC Manhole Rehab (Full) 0.60% $ 49,900 SAK Construction
LLC Lining (Full) 8.24% $ 688,758
SFPUC utilizes SOLIS system. For SOLIS, the LBE credited percentages are listed below:
LBE Subcontractor LBE Status LBE Credited
Participation Amount
LBE Credited
Participation Percentage
Sullivan Concrete Sawing Inc. SF LBE-OBE (Micro) $ 50,000 0.60% Crana Trucking SF LBE-OBE (Micro) $ 150,000 1.79%
DR Traffic Control SF LBE-MBE (Micro) $ 15,000 0.18%
Roadway Construction Inc SF LBE-MBE (Micro) $ 1,005,870 12.03%1 Sheeran Pipelines Inc SF LBE-OBE (Micro) $ 100,000 1.20% Martin M Ron Associates Inc SF LBE-OBE (Small) $ 81,000 0.97% TOTAL $ 1,401,870 16.76%
1 Roadway Construction Inc. (“Roadway”) will further sub out the traffic control work to DR Traffic Control amounting to $20,000 or 1.7% of Roadway’s participation. DR Traffic Control is an LBE firm certified to perform Construction Zone Traffic Control work.
Hence, DR Traffic Control’s work will be given LBE credit. Also, Roadway will further sub out its trucking scope to a non-LBE firm – yet to be determined – amounting to $160,000.00. Hence, only $1,005,879 will be counted towards LBE credit.
Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction, Inc. satisfied the “Good Faith Efforts” requirement.
Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction, Inc. utilized Approach A and counted its self-performed work for the 35% good faith outreach exception portion.
CMD finds that Michael O'Shaughnessy Construction, 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: Jovi Cuntapay-Vitin, [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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