DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO. 7d
MEETING DATE
May 13, 2025
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Project Manager: Suzanne Huang
Award Contract No. WW-757R, Laguna, Howard, and Mission Creek Combined Sewer Discharge Improvements
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract No. WW-757R, Laguna, Howard, and Mission Creek Combined Sewer Discharge Improvements , to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Pullman SST, Inc., in the amount of $7,296,786, with a duration of 510 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and five months), to rehabilitate six combined sewer discharge structures , located along Laguna Street, Howard Street, Third Street, Fourth Street and Sixth Street, 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), 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) is procuring this Contract No. WW -757R (Contract) to rehabilitate six combined sewer discharge structures in the Wastewater system . Based on staff inspections , these combined sewer discharge structures were prioritized for structural rehabilitation to help meet the Operational Reliability Level-of- Services (LOS) goals of the Wastewater Capital Programs.
Scope of Contract: The contract work locations are Laguna Street, Howard Street, Third Street, Fourth Street, and Sixth Street in San Francisco.
If awarded, the contract work will be performed at the six combined sewer discharge structures: Laguna, Howard, Third Street, Fou rth Street North, Fourth Street South, and Sixth Street combined sewer discharge s tructures, and work consists of:
• Construct bulkhead at the end of the discharge pipe,
• Clean existing outfall structure,
• Seal major cracks and fractures,
• Install rock rip rap at end of discharge pipe,
• Repair areas of spalled and cracked concrete,
• Install/repair/reinforce baffle walls,
Agenda Title: WW-757R, Laguna, Howard, and Mission Creek Combined Sewer Discharge Improvements Commission Meeting Date: May 13, 2025
• Replace butterfly valve hydraulic actuator and hydraulic power unit, and
• Rehabilitate discharge pipe with Fiber Reinforced Polymer and Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Polymer
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Project No. 10038547, CSD Structure Rehab & Upgrades – Part 1
Engineer’s Estimate: $7,500,000
Award: $7,296,786
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: August 2025 Estimated Completion Date: December 2026
Contract Duration : 510 consecutive calendar days (450 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an additional 60 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion)
Bid History:
Advertised: July 12, 2024
Bids Received: On October 3, 2024, the SFPUC received two sealed bids.
The SFPUC determined that it was in the best interest of the City and County of San Francisco to reject all bids and re-advertise.
Re-advertised: December 5, 2024
Bids Received: On January 16, 2025, the SFPUC received two sealed bids, as follows:
Bid Rank Bid Amount
Bid
Preference Adjusted Bid
Final
Rank
1. Pullman
SST, Inc $7,296,786.00 N/A $7,296,786.00 1
2. Trinet
Construction,
Inc.
$7,486,190.00 N/A $7,486,190.00 2
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.
Protest:
On January 24, 2025, the SFPUC received protest letters from Pullman SST, Inc. and Trinet Construction, Inc., each protesting the bid submitted by the other firm. On March 28, 2025, a fter review of the protests, the Contract Administration Bureau, in consultation with the City Attorney and the Contract Monitoring Division, issued a determination letter denying the Agenda Title: WW-757R, Laguna, Howard, and Mission Creek Combined Sewer Discharge Improvements Commission Meeting Date: May 13, 2025
protest submitted by Trinet Construction, Inc., and identifying Pullman SST, Inc. as the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid.
Environmental
Review:
On March 13, 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. 2024- 001341ENV. The exemption determination can be found here:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/public/share/web-
sf153b789d409484ca969ac3f706ac0a0
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 10% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract. The contractor committed to a 20.64% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal.
Attachment(s): 1. Contract Monitoring Division Memorandum Agenda Title: WW-757R, Laguna, Howard, and Mission Creek Combined Sewer Discharge Improvements 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) Wastewater Enterprise has prioritized six outfall structures for structural rehabilitation to meet Operational Reliability Level-of-Services (LOS) goals; and
WHEREAS, On December 5, 2024, the SFPUC advertised Contract No. WW-757R, Laguna, Howard, and Mission Creek Combined Sewer Discharge Improvements; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $7,500,000 for this construction work to provide structural rehabilitation for these outfall structures; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is 510 consecutive calendar days; and
WHEREAS, On January 16, 2025, SFPUC received and publicly opened two bids; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC staff and the Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) reviewed the bids and the application of bid preferences and have determined that Pullman SST, Inc., is the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, CMD established a 10% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract, and Pullman SST committed to 20.64 % LBE subcontractor participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, On March 13, 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. 2024-001341ENV; and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Project No. 10038547, CSD Structure Rehab & Upgrades – Part 1; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. WW- 757R, Laguna, Howard, and Mission Creek Combined Sewer Discharge Improvements , in the amount of $7,296,786, and a duration of 510 consecutive calendar days , to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Pullman SST, 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
MEMORANDUM
Date: March 31, 2025
To: Suzanne Huang, SFPUC
Erica Liang, SFPUC
From: Jason Chow, CMD
Subject: CMD Review of Bids Submitted on 1/16/2025 for WW-757R Laguna, Howard, and Mission Creek Combined Sewer Discharge Improvements
Pullman SST, 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
Pullman SST, Inc. Non-LBE $7,296,786.00 Not eligible $7,296,786.00 Trinet Construction1 Non-LBE $7,486,190.00 Not eligible $7,486,190.00
Pullman SST, Inc (“Pullman”) 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. Pullman’s commitment for this contract:
Requirement
%
Commitment
%
Micro/Small LBE 10% 20.64%
In their bid, Pullman listed the following subcontractors on this contract.
1 Trinet Construction was not CMD certified by the subject contract bid due date. Therefore, for purposes of this contract, Trinet is a non-LBE firm.
Supplier Name Scope of Work
LBE
LBE
Size
LBE
Percent
Percent
Of
Work
Amount
Leyder Electric Electrical SF-LBE Micro 100% 2.99% $218,536.00 A1 Protective
Services Security Services SF-LBE Micro 100% 0.44% $32,240.00 DR Traffic Control Traffic Control
(partial) SF-LBE Micro 100% 2.66% $193,746.00
Fontenoy
Engineering
Bulkhead, Baffle
Wall, Rip Rap,
Confined Space
Attendant, Cordon
Off Work Zone
SF-LBE Small 100% 12.74% $929,500.00
CIW & Sons
Plumbing Co.
Actuator
Replacement SF-LBE Micro 100% 1.81% $132,308.00
DXP Enterprises
Safety Watch,
Confined Space
Rescue Personnel
4.69%
$342,220.00
Tidal Marine
Construction
Bulkhead
Installation 1.60% $116,500.00
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
Leyder Electric SF LBE-MBE
(Microl) $218,536.00 $218,536.00 2.99%
A1 Protective Services SF LBE-WBE
(Micro) $32,240.00 $32,240.00 0.44%
DR Traffic Control SF LBE-MBE
(Micro) $193,746.00 $193,746.00 2.66%
Fontenoy Engineering SF LBE-OBE
(Small) $929,500.00 $929,500.00 12.74%
CIW & Sons Plumbing
Co.
SF LBE-MBE
(Micro) $132,308.00 $132,308.00 1.81%
TOTAL $1,506,330.00 $1,506,330.00 20.64%
Pullman satisfied the “Good Faith Efforts” requirement.
Pullman utilized Approach A and exceeded the LBE subcontractor participation requirement by 35%.
CMD finds Pullaman 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: Jason Chow, [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.
[JC]