DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO. 7b
MEETING DATE
May 13, 2025
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Tedman Lee
Award Contract Nos. PRO.0308.A-D, As-Needed Engineering Design Services
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract Nos. PRO.0308.A-D, As-Needed Engineering Design Services, to AECOM Technical Services, Inc. and Water Resources Engineering, Joint Venture (AECOM -WRE, JV) (PRO.0308.A); Kennedy/Jenks Consultants and AGS, Joint Venture (KJ -AGS, JV) (PRO.0308.B); Brown and Caldwell and Joe Hill Consulting & Engineering Corporation, Joint Venture (BC -JHCE, JV)
(PRO.0308.C); and Stantec Consulting Inc. and SRT Consultants, Inc., Joint Venture (Stantec -SRT, JV) (PRO.0308.D) , each for an amount not-to-exceed $4,800,000 and with a duration of five years, to provide as-
needed professional engineering design and support services necessary for the design and construction of improvements to various San Francisco Public Utilities Commission facilities.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) seeks to retain the services of qualified consultants to assist SFPUC staff and to supplement SFPUC engineering design efforts on an as -needed basis with engineering design, including initial planning, programming, design, engineering support during construction, start -up, and knowledge transfer, for water conveyance, water/wastewater treatment, water distribution, wastewater collection, and power projects.
The consultants will assist SFPUC staff in the implementation and completion of various SFPUC projects on an as -needed basis and may be called upon to provide related services for a portion of projects at any stage. Consultants may also be called upon to provide other related engineering design services during the term of the contract.
Scope of Contract: SFPUC staff will assign contract work by task order on an as -needed basis which may support projects at any and all SFPUC facilities.
The contract work consists of:
• Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Pipeline Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Groundwater Engineering
Agenda Title: Contract Nos. PRO.0308.A-D, As-Needed Engineering Design Services Commission Meeting Date: May 13, 2025
• Computer Aided Drafting and Building Information Modeling • Hydraulic Modeling
• Pressure Surge Analysis
• Coastal/Marine Engineering
• Trenchless Technology
• Utilities Mapping and Coordination
• Photogrammetry/Surveys
• Cost Estimating
• Quality Assurance Review
• Owner’s Representation
• Peer Review
• Other Specialized Services-The consultants may be requested to perform services other than specified in the t asks 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: $4,800,000 (per contract)
Schedule: Advertised: October 28, 2024
Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: May 2025
Estimated End Date: May 2030
Contract Duration: Five years
Final Score Summary:
In response to a Request For Proposals (RFP), the SFPUC received six proposals on December 12, 2024. Staff rejected one proposal that did not meet the minimum qualifications as specified in the RFP. A panel evaluated and scored five proposals based on the criteria set forth in the RFP. Staff is recommending award to the four highest -ranked proposers. The final scores for the technical written proposal, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ( DEI) submittal, and the
Contract Monitoring
Division (CMD) Bonus are as follows:
Firms
Written
Proposal
Score
(995)
DEI
Score
(5)
CMD
Bonus
%
Total Score
(1000)
AECOM-WRE,
JV 930.875 5.000 7.5% 1006.066
KJ-AGS, JV 928.878 5.000 7.5% 1003.918
Agenda Title: Contract Nos. PRO.0308.A-D, As-Needed Engineering Design Services Commission Meeting Date: May 13, 2025
BC-JHCE, JV 912.503 5.000 7.5% 986.315
Stantec-SRT, JV 903.223 5.000 7.5% 976.339
Hazen and Sawyer
and Lee
Incorporated, JV
889.370 5.000 7.5% 961.448
Note: Scores have been rounded to the third 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 C MD established a 15% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract. AECOM-WRE, JV (PRO.0308.A), KJ-AGS, JV (PRO.0308.B), BC-JHCE, JV
(PRO.0308.C), and Stantec- SRT, JV (PRO.0308.D) have each committed to a LBE subcontractor participation of 15%, 15%, 15% and 17%, respectively, with their proposals.
Attachment: 1. CMD Memorandum
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) requires as-needed professional engineering design services necessary for the design and construction of improvements to various SFPUC facilities; and
WHEREAS, On October 28, 2024, the SFPUC advertised a Request for Proposals for Contract No. PRO.0308, As -Needed Engineering Design Services , to provide as -needed professional engineering design and support services necessary for the design and construction of improvements to various SFPUC facilities and on December 12, 2024, the SFPUC received six proposals; and
WHEREAS, The estimated cost of services is not-to-exceed $4,800,000 for each contract; and
WHEREAS, Services are anticipated to begin on May 2025, and end on May 2030, for a duration of five years per contract; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC and Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) s taff, upon review of the proposal scores, determined that AECOM Technical Services, Inc. and Water Resources Engineering, Joint Venture (AECOM-WRE, JV) (PRO.0308.A), Kennedy/Jenks Consultants and AGS, Joint Venture (KJ -AGS, JV) (PRO.0308.B), Brown and Caldwell and Joe Hill Consulting & Engineering Corporation, Joint Venture (BC-JHCE, JV) (PRO.0308.C), and Stantec Consulting Inc. and SRT Consultants, Inc., Joint Venture (Stantec -SRT, JV) (PRO.0308.D ) are the four highest-ranked firms based on the established scoring criteria; and
WHEREAS, CMD established a 15% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subconsultant participation requirement for each agreement, and AECOM -WRE, JV (PRO.0308.A) , KJ-AGS, JV (PRO.0308.B), BC-JHCE, JV (PRO.0308.C), and Stantec-SRT, JV (PRO.0308.D) have each committed to a LBE subconsultant participation of 15%, 15%, 15% and 17%, respectively, with their proposals; and
WHEREAS, Approval of as -needed contracts or other funding mechanisms do not fall within the definition of a “project” under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) related to the creation of government funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment; 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 these four contracts are available from SFPUC capital improvement programs; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby a wards Contract Nos. PRO.0308.A-D, As- Needed Engineering Design Services , to AECOM-WRE, JV (PRO.0308.A) , KJ-AGS, JV (PRO.0308.B), BC-JHCE, JV (PRO.0308.C) , and Stantec-SRT, JV (PRO.0308.D), each for an amount not -to-exceed $4,800,000 and with a duration of five years , to provide as-needed professional engineering design services necessary for the design and construction of improvements to 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
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, 16A Suite, San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone (415) 581-2310 General Email [email protected]
MEMORANDUM
Date: March 21, 2025
To: Tedman Lee, SFPUC
Ethan Baker, SFPUC
From: Jason Chow, CMD
Subject: PRO.0308 As Needed Engineering Design - CMD Review ____________________________________________________________________________
The Contract Monitoring Division (“CMD”) has reviewed the consultant proposals and supporting documentation and applied the appropriate rating bonuses submitted for the above referenced project.
The LBE subconsulting/subcontracting requirement is 15.00% for this project.
CMD received six (6) proposals, at the bid due date, submitted by AECOM/WRE JV, KJ/AGS JV, BC/JHCE JV, Hazen/LEE JV, Jacob/Lotus JV, and Stantec/SRT JV. CMD has determined that all six (6) proposals were materially compliant with the pre-award Chapter 14B requirements.
Rating Bonus
The following is a summary of the rating bonus information:
FIRM Status, Type and Size Rating Bonus
AECOM/WRE JV SF LBE- MBE
(Micro) 7.5%
KJ/AGS JV SF LBE- MBE
(Micro) 7.5%
BC/JHCE JV SF LBE- OBE
(Micro) 7.5%
Hazen/LEE JV SF LBE- WBE
(Micro) 7.5%
Jacob/Lotus JV SF LBE- OBE
(Small) 7.5%
Stantec/SRT JV SF LBE- WBE
(Micro) 7.5%
Score Sheets and Score Tabulations
The Request for Proposal (“RFP”) indicates that the four (4) highest-ranked proposers from the technical written evaluation and DEI submittal will proceed with the award of the agreement. For the six (6) listed
firms, CMD has reviewed the score sheets submitted by the panelists, and the final score tabulations from the SFPUC. Based on this information and after the application of the LBE rating bonus, the top four (4) proposers are ranked as follows:
RANK FIRM
1 AECOM/WRE JV
2 KJ/AGS JV
3 BC/JHCE JV
4 Stantec/SRT JV
LBE Subconsultant Participation Requirement
AECOM/WRE JV achieved the highest score. AECOM/WRE JV met the 15% LBE subconsultant participation requirement by listing the following LBE firms on CMD Form 2A:
LBE Firm Service Status, Type
and Size
LBE
Participation
(PS: Percent of
Work (%) and
Percent LBE
(%))
Bello & Associates Structural Engineering – Facilities SF LBE-WBE (Micro) 2.00%
Cadnet CADD/BIM SF LBE-WBE
(Micro) 1.50%
Divis Consulting Geotechnical Engineering SF LBE-OBE
(Micro) 3.00%
KKL Consulting Dams/Hydro SF LBE-MBE
(Micro) 1.00%
M. Lee Corporation Construction Management, Cost
Estimating
SF LBE-MBE
(Small) 4.00%
Maffei Structural
Engineers Structural Engineering – Infrastructure SF LBE-OBE (Micro) 2.00%
Meridian Survey Photogrammetry/Surveying – Land SF LBE-OBE (Micro) 1.50%
TOTAL: 15.00%
AECOM/WRE JV also listed the following non-LBE firms on CMD Form 2A:
Firm Service
Listed
Participation
(PS: Percent of
Work (%)
Exaro Technologies Utility Mapping & Coordination 0.20% Flow Science Inc. Pressure Surge Analysis 0.20%
Geocadd Aerial
Surveys Photogrammetry/Surveying - Aerial 0.20%
JDH Corrosion
Consultants Pipeline Engineering - Corrosion 0.20%
Luhdorff & Scalamini Groundwater Engineering 0.20%
TOTAL 1.00%
KJ/AGS JV achieved the second highest score. KJ/AGS JV met the 15% LBE subconsultant participation requirement by listing the following LBE firms on CMD Form 2A:
LBE Firm Service Status, Type
and Size
LBE
Participation
(PS: Percent of
Work (%) and
Percent LBE
(%))
AAES, Inc. Electrical Engineering- low/medium
voltage
SF LBE-MBE
(Micro) 3.00%
ATS Environmental Advisory Services SF LBE-WBE
(Micro) 0.50%
CADNET Computer-Aided Design SF LBE-WBE
(Micro) 1.50%
McGovern McDonald
Engineers Civil Engineering SF LBE-WBE
(Micro) 2.50%
Merrill Morris
Partners, Inc. Landscape Architecture SF LBE-WBE
(Micro) 0.25%
Saylor Consulting
Group
Construction Management (Cost
Estimating)
SF LBE-WBE
(Small) 3.50%
SCA Environmental Hazardous Waste and Remediation SF LBE-WBE (Micro) 0.75%
Structus, Inc. Structural Engineering SF LBE-MBE
(Small) 3.00%
TOTAL: 15.00%
KJ/AGS JV also listed the following non-LBE firms on CMD Form 2A:
Firm Service
Listed
Participation
(PS: Percent of
Work (%)
Apex Testing
Laboratories Material Testing/Inspection 0.25%
Delve Underground Trenchless Technology/Tunneling
Engineering 0.50%
ENGEO Inc. Geotechnical Engineering, Dam
Engineering 0.50%
EXARO Technologies Utilities Mapping & Coordination 1.25% Flow Science Inc. Computational Fluid Dynamics 0.25%
JDH Corrosion Corrosion Engineering 0.25%
Luhdorff & Scalmanini Groundwater Engineering 0.25%
Moffatt & Nichol Coastal/Marine Engineering 0.25%
Scott Foster Pressure Surge Analysis 0.25%
Simpson, Gumpertz SSI/FEA/Risk Analysis 0.25%
TD O’Rourke Pipeline Seismic Resiliency 0.25%
Towill, Inc. Photogrammetry/Surveys 1.50%
YEI Engineers Electrical Engineering (High Voltage) 9.25% TOTAL 15.00%
BC/JHCE JV achieved the third highest score. BC/JHCE JV met the 15% LBE subconsultant participation requirement by listing the following firms on CMD Form 2A:
LBE Firm Service Status, Type
and Size
LBE
Participation
(PS: Percent of
Work (%) and
Percent LBE
(%))
AEW Engineering Other Specialized Services SF LBE-MBE
(Micro) 0.50%
BASE Landscape
Architecture Other Specialized Services SF LBE-WBE
(Micro) 0.50%
N. Saylor Consulting
Group Cost Estimating SF LBE-WBE
(Small) 4.00%
Structus, Inc. Structural Engineering SF LBE-MBE
(Small) 5.00%
Telamon Engineering
Consultants
Utilities Mapping and Coordination,
Photogrammetry/Surveys, Other
Specialized Services
SF LBE-WBE
(Small) 5.00%
TOTAL: 15.00%
BC/JHCE JV also listed the following non-LBE firms on CMD Form 2A:
Firm Service
Listed
Participation
(PS: Percent of
Work (%)
Jacobs Associates Trenchless Technology/Tunnel
Engineering 2.00%
ENGEO Inc. Geotechnical Engineering,
Groundwater Engineering 12.00%
Luhdorff and
Scalmanini Groundwater Engineering 2.00%
Moffatt & Nichol Coastal/Marine Engineering 2.00%
TOTAL 18.00%
Stantec/SRT JV achieved the fourth highest score. Stantec/SRT JV met the 15% LBE subconsultant participation requirement by listing the following firms on CMD Form 2A:
LBE Firm Service Status, Type
and Size
LBE
Participation
(PS: Percent of
Work (%) and
Percent LBE
(%))
BAC Engineers Electrical Engineering 3.00%
MK Engineers Mechanical Engineering 3.00%
McGovern McDonald
Engineers Water Resources, Civil Engineering SF LBE-MBE (Micro) 2.00%
Saylor Group
Consulting CM, Value Engineering 4.00%
Terra Engineers Geotechnical Engineering 3.00%
Tuan & Robinson
Structural Engineers Structural Engineering SF LBE-MBE
(Small) 2.00%
TOTAL: 17.00%
Stantec/SRT JV also listed the following non-LBE firms on CMD Form 2A:
Firm Service
Listed
Participation
(PS: Percent of
Work (%)
Arup SSI, Peer Review 4.00%
Flow Science Hydraulics, Pressure Surge Analysis 2.50%
Towill Inc. Surveying (Land & Aerial 3.50%
TOTAL 10.00%
Good Faith Efforts Requirements
AECOM/WRE JV utilized Approach A: (35% Approach) on CMD Form 2B to meet the Good Faith Efforts (“GFE”) Requirements.
AECOM/WRE JV demonstrated that it met the GFE requirements under Approach A by exceeding the sum of the LBE subcontracting participation requirement(s) established for this project by at least 35%.
KJ/AGS JV utilized Approach A: (35% Approach) on CMD Form 2B to meet the Good Faith Efforts (“GFE”) Requirements.
KJ/AGS JV demonstrated that it met the GFE requirements under Approach A by exceeding the sum of the LBE subcontracting participation requirement(s) established for this project by at least 35%.
BC/JHCE JV utilized Approach A: (35% Approach) on CMD Form 2B to meet the Good Faith Efforts (“GFE”) Requirements.
BC/JHCE JV demonstrated that it met the GFE requirements under Approach A by exceeding the sum of the LBE subcontracting participation requirement(s) established for this project by at least 35%.
Stantec/SRT JV utilized Approach A: (35% Approach) on CMD Form 2B to meet the Good Faith Efforts (“GFE”) Requirements.
Stantec/SRT JV demonstrated that it met the GFE requirements under Approach A by exceeding the sum of the LBE subcontracting participation requirement(s) established for this project by at least 35%.
The RFP indicates that a contract will be awarded to the four (4) highest-ranked proposers. Based on the foregoing, CMD has determined that AECOM/WRE JV, KJ/AGS JV, BC/JHCE JV, and Stantec/SRT JV have complied with the pre-award Chapter 14B requirements.
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