DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO.
6c
MEETING DATE
May 27, 2025
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Judy Chin
Approve Modification No. 1 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-103, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve Modification No. 1 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-103, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties, with Cal State Constructors, Inc., to increase the contract not-to-exceed amount by $2,500,000, for a revised not- to- exceed contract amount of $7,500,000, and to increase the contract duration by three years , for a total contract duration of five years , to provide additional time and capacity for facility and asset improvements.
Background: A Job Order Contract is an indefinite quantity, task-order based contract that enables the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to quickly and efficiently complete tasks on an as -
needed basis under a single,
competitively bid construction contract using published pre-set unit prices.
The SFPUC has used Job Order Contracts for a wide range of construction activities including general building construction and general engineering construction, specialized electrical work in power turbines and switchyards, spot sewer repair, marine related services, lighting upgrades, repair of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, and energy efficiency retrofits.
The current not-to-exceed amount of this contract is $5,000,000. Under San Francisco Administrative Code section 6.62, the Commission may increase the maximum contract value by up to 150% of the original contract value (an additional $2,500,000) for a total potential maximum contract amount of $7,500,000.
The duration of this contract is two years . Under San Francisco Administrative Code section 6.62, the Commission may extend the term up to five years. The SFPUC may not issue any new task orders under this contract after four years from the date the Controller certified this contract.
On November 14, 2023 , by Resolution No. 23-0196 , the Commission awarded Job Order Contract No. JOC-103, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Agenda Title: JOC-103, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties
Commission Meeting Date: May 27, 2025
Counties to Cal State Constructors, Inc. , with an original contract not-to- exceed amount of $5,000,000 and an original contract duration of two years.
Scope of Contract: The contract work locations are San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda counties. The scope of work for potential task orders consists of:
• Concrete;
• Construction Traffic Control;
• Earthwork and Paving;
• Electrical;
• General Engineering Construction;
• Landscape;
• Lenel Systems Integration;
• Painting and Waterproofing;
• Pipeline;
• PLC Systems Integrator;
• Solar Construction;
• Tree Service;
• Well Drilling; and
• Well Pump Repair.
Modifications to the
Contract:
Recommended Modification No. 1: Staff recommends Commission approval to increase the contract not-to-exceed amount by $2,500,000, for a revised contract not-to-exceed amount of $7,500,000, and to increase the contract duration by three years, for a total contract duration of five years , to provide additional time and capacity for facility and asset improvements such as concrete, construction traffic c ontrol, e arthwork and paving, electrical, general engineering construction, l andscape, Lenel systems integration, painting and waterproofing, pipeline, programable logic controller systems integrator, solar construction, tree service, well drilling, and well pump repair for the SFPUC Operations and Bureaus.
Funding and Costs: Funding: Staff encumbers f unds for each task order concurrently with issuance of Notice -to-Proceed. The SFPUC Operations and Bureaus requesting work provide the funding for each task order.
Original Not-to-Exceed Award Amount: $5,000,000
Recommended Modification Amount: $2,500,000
Total Not-to-Exceed Contract Amount: $7,500,000
Schedule: Certification Date: December 27, 2023
Original Duration: Two years
Recommended Modification: Three years
Total Revised Contract Duration: Five years
Local Business
Enterprise Utilization
The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) established a 16% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract. Cal State Agenda Title: JOC-103, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties
Commission Meeting Date: May 27, 2025
and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
Constructors, Inc. , committed to a 16% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal, and this amount remains unchanged.
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 construction for a wide range of construction activities to support its facilities, including general building construction and general engineering construction, specialized electrical work in power turbines and switchyards, spot sewer repair, marine related services, lighting upgrades , repair of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, and energy efficiency retrofits, and the SFPUC typically uses a Job Order Contract (JOC) to perform this work; and
WHEREAS, On November 14, 2023, by Resolution No. 23- 0196, this Commission awarded Job Order Contract No. JOC-103, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties to Cal State Constructors, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, The contract certification date was December 27, 2023; and
WHEREAS, The original contract not-to-exceed amount was $5,000,000 and the original contract duration was two years; and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends approval of Modification No. 1 to increase the contract not-to-exceed amount by $2,500,000, for a revised contract not-to-exceed amount of $7,500,000, and to increase the contract duration by three years , for a total contract duration of five years , to provide additional time and capacity for facility and asset improvements such as concrete, construction traffic control, earthwork and paving, electrical, general engineering construction, landscape, Lenel systems integration, painting and waterproofing, pipeline, PLC systems integrator, solar construction, tree service, well drilling, and well pump repair for SFPUC Operations and Bureaus; and
WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Division established a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement of 16% for this c ontract, Cal State Constructors, Inc. , committed to 16% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal, and this amount remains unchanged; and
WHEREAS, Funds will be available from various SFPUC Enterprise funds when task orders are issued; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby approves Modification No. 1 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-103, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties with Cal State Constructors, Inc., increasing the contract not- to-exceed amount by $2,500,000, for a revised contract not-to-exceed amount of $7,500,000, and increasing the contract duration by three years, for a total contract duration of five years.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of May 27, 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
1155 Market Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone (415) 581-2310 General Email [email protected]
MEMORANDUM
Date: April 18, 2025
To: Judy Chin, SFPUC
Jennifer Walker, SFPUC
From: Adriana Duran, CMD
Subject: CMD Modification No. 1 for JOC-103 General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties
SFPUC has requested to modify the above referenced contract by $2,500,000 for a total agreement amount of $7,500,000, and with a time extension of three (3) years, for a total contract duration of not-to-exceed five (5) years. According to recent communications with the SFPUC, the scope of work for Modification No.1 is being proposed for additional time and capacity for facility and asset improvements,
such as concrete, construction traffic control, earthwork and paving, electrical, general engineering, landscape, Lenel systems integration, painting and waterproofing, pipeline, PLC systems integrator, tree service, well drilling, and well pump repair for the SFPUC Operations and Bureaus.
The LBE subcontracting participation requirement established for this contract is 16%. The LBE subcontracting participation requirement applies to the entire contract including any modifications, change orders and amendments.
The LBE participation reflected on the Prime Contractor’s, Cal State Constructors, Inc. (“CSCI”), Section 00 43 36 at the time of bid is as follows:
Subcontractor Scope of Work
LBE
Status,
Type and
Size
Listed & Credited
Participation
Pump Repair Service
Co.
Well Pump Repair SF LBE-OBE
(Micro)
$400,000 8%
Bay Tech Engineering Electrical SF LBE-MBE
(Micro)
$400,000 8%
TOTAL $800,000 16%
As of April 07, 2025, CSCI invoiced $434,776.60 per SOLIS. The Micro/Small LBE participation achieved by CSCI is as follows:
Subcontractor Scope of Work
LBE
Status,
Type and
Size
Original
Credited
Participation
Participation To-Date
(NOT including Modification No. 1)
Invoiced %
Pump Repair
Service Co.
Well Pump Repair SF LBE-
OBE
(Micro)
8% $0.00 0.00%
Bay Tech
Engineering
Electrical SF LBE-
MBE
(Micro)
8% $0.00 0.00%
Larratt Bros.
Plumbing, Inc.
HVAC SF LBE-
OBE
(Small)
-- $37,500.00 8.63%
TOTAL 16% $37,500.00 8.63%
According to CSCI and confirmed by SFPUC, the following subcontractor, Pump Repair Service Co. has not been utilized on this contract for the following.
Pump Repair Service Co. was assigned a task order in December 2024 but declined to participate for not having the specs licensing requirements of a C-36 contractor license, which required scope of work in plumbing. CSCI added Larratt Bros. Plumbing, Inc. an LBE firm to undertake the task.
Pump Repair Service Co. will be assigned on future task orders in their scope of work as the scope arises.
Bay Tech Engineering has performed Electrical scope, but the pending invoice submitted in Solis has not been updated to reflect the amount. CSCI is required to make good faith efforts to utilize LBEs for any scopes of work, or portions thereof, which can reasonably be subcontracted throughout the life of the agreement on future task orders.
CSCI confirmed that it will remain committed to meet their 16% LBE commitment . CSCI anticipates meeting its commitment, as follows:
Subcontractor Scope of Work
LBE Status,
Type and
Size
Projected Participation
(including Modification
No. 1)
Pump Repair Service
Co.
Well Pump Repair SF LBE-MBE
(Micro)
$150,000 8%
Bay Tech Engineering Electrical SF LBE-MBE
(Micro)
$1,200,000 8%
TOTAL $1,950,000 16%
Going forward, to ensure compliance with the Chapter 14B post-award requirements, SFPUC and CSCI will continue to notify and obtain CMD approval for any proposed subcontractor additions and/or substitutions throughout the term of this contract as well as any changes to the scope of work and the information provided to CMD . CMD will review this information to determine and facilitate progress towards the project’s LBE subcontracting requirement. Contingent upon the conditions set forth above, CMD approves this modification. Should you have any questions and/or concerns regarding the above, I can be reached at [email protected].