DEPARTMENT Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO. 7c
MEETING DATE
May 13, 2025
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract/Project Manager: Calvin Huey
Award Contract Nos. PRO.0282.A-C, As-Needed Security Consulting and Design Services
Summary of
Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract No s. PRO.0282 .A-C, As-Needed Security Consulting and Design Services, to Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc. (PRO.0282.A), Arup US, Inc. (PRO.0282.B), and Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (PRO.0282.C), for an amount not -to-exceed $6,000,000 per contract and with a duration of five years, to supplement SFPUC staff to provide technical expertise in security program/project management, engineering design for security related projects, and security design support during construction for security improvements at various SFPUC facilities.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is currently implementing system security upgrades at its aging facilities with the intent to deliver security projects in a more coordinated and consistent fashion. Work covered under this contract is for any combination of consulting and design services for new or replacement security fencing, fence structures such as self- opening or closing gates, close -circuit television video surveillance systems, access control systems, intrusion detection systems, vehicle barriers, physical hardening devices, security regional and master server locations, at various SFPUC Water, Wastewater, and Power Enterprise facilities.
Scope of Contract: The contract work is located at various SFPUC facilities.
The contract work will consist of, but is not limited to, the following tasks:
• Security Planning Support
• Security Design Support
• Security Implementation Support.
Other Specialized Services - The contractors may be requested to perform services other than specified in the tasks above, but similar in nature.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: SFPUC Capital Improvement Programs.
For each task order, funding will come from individual projects.
Not-to-Exceed Contract Amount: $6,000,000 (per contract).
Schedule: Advertised: September 12, 2024
Agenda Title: Contract No. PRO.0282, As-Needed Security Consulting and Design Services Commission Meeting Date: May 13, 2025
Bids Received: October 31, 2024
Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: July 1, 2025
Estimated End Date: June 30, 2030
Duration: five years
Final Score
Summary:
In response to a Request For Proposals (RFP), the SFPUC received five proposals on October 31, 2024. Staff determined one proposal was nonresponsive. A panel evaluated and scored the remaining four proposals based on the criteria set forth in the RFP. Staff is recommending award to the three highest-ranked proposers. The final scores for the technical written Proposal, the Di
versity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) submittal, the Overhead & Profit Schedule (OPS), the Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) Bonus, and the Social Impact Partnership (SIP) Bonus are as follows:
Firms
Written
Proposal
Score
(995 pts)
DEI
Score
(5 pts)
CMD
Bonus %
SIP
BONUS
Score
(49.75 pts)
Total Score
(1,049.75
pts)
Catalyst
Consulting
Group, Inc.
854.65 5.00 0.0 29.50 889.15
Arup US, Inc. 787.86 5.00 0.0 49.75 842.61
Jacobs
Engineering
Group, Inc.
784.16 5.00 0.0 29.99 819.15
Guidepost
Solutions 792.80 5.00 0.0 0.00 797.80
Note: Scores have been rounded to the second decimal place.
Environmental
Review:
Award of this Professional Service contract does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15378 because it does not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. No task order will be issued under this contract for a specific project until the proposed work is reviewed and, if required, the appropriate CEQA review is conducted.
Local Business
Enterprise
Utilization and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) established a 10% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract. Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc. (PRO.0282.A), Arup US, Inc. (PRO.0282.B), and Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (PRO.0282.C), each committed to a LBE Agenda Title: Contract No. PRO.0282, As-Needed Security Consulting and Design Services Commission Meeting Date: May 13, 2025
subcontractor participation of 13.50%, 39.90%, and 13.50%, respectively, with their proposals.
Attachment: CMD Memorandum
Agenda Title: Contract No. PRO.0282, As-Needed Security Consulting and Design Services Commission Meeting Date: May 13, 2025
As-Needed Contract Service Area
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) requires specialized professional services to supplement SFPUC staff to provide technical expertise in security program/project management, engineering design for security related projects, and security design support during construction for security improvements at various SFPUC facilities; and
WHEREAS, On September 12, 2024, SFPUC advertised a Request for Proposals for Contract No. PRO.0282, As-Needed Engineering Design Services, to supplement SFPUC staff to perform Security Planning, Design, and Implementation Support to various SFPUC facilities; and
WHEREAS, The estimated cost of services is not-to-exceed $6,000,000 for each contract; and
WHEREAS, Services are anticipated to begin in July 2025 and end in June 2030, for a duration of five years per contract; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC and Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) staff, upon review of the proposal scores, determined that Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc. (PRO.0282.A), Arup US, Inc. (PRO.0282.B), and Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (PRO.0282.C) are the top three ranked firms based on the established scoring criteria; and
WHEREAS, The CMD established a 10% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract, and Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc. (PRO.0282.A), Arup US, Inc. (PRO.0282.B), and Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (PRO.0282.C), each committed to a LBE subcontractor participation of 13.50%, 39.90 %, and 13.50%, respectively, with their proposals ; and
WHEREAS, Award of this Professional Service contract does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15378 because it does not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially sign ificant physical impact on the environment, and no task order will be issued under this contract for a specific project until the proposed work is reviewed and, if required, the appropriate CEQA review is conducted; and
WHEREAS, Funds for Contract No. PRO.0282, As -Needed Security Consulting and Design Services, will be available at the time of award of each task order from individual projects from various SFPUC Capital Improvement Programs; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby a wards Contract Nos. PRO.0282.A -C, As- Needed Security Consulting and Design Services , to Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc. (PRO.0282.A), Arup US, Inc. (PRO.0282.B), Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (PRO.0282.C), each for an amount not-to-exceed $6,000,000 and with a duration of five years, to supplement SFPUC staff to provide technical expertise in security program/project management, engineering design for security related projects, and security design support during construction for security improvements at various SFPUC facilities.
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