DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO.
6b
MEETING DATE
June 10, 2025
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Casey Chen
Approve Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services, with Carollo Engineers, Inc., increasing the contract duration by one year and eight months, to continue providing engineering support during construction, owner advisor’s expertise in reviewing start-up and testing plans and recommending optimization of the new Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant being designed and construction under C ontract No. DB-132, New Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, for a total c ontract duration of eight years and eight months, with no change to the contract amount.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is developing a new Wastewater Treatment Plant on Treasure Island (Project) and requires specialized engineering support to advise the SFPUC as an owner’s advisor, to review start -up and testing plans, and to provide input for optimizing plant operations.
On February 13, 2018, by Resolution No. 18-0018, this Commission awarded Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services , to Carollo Engineers, Inc . (Carollo), for an amount not- to-exceed $4,800,000 and with a contract duration of five years.
The Project is being implemented through Design-Build Contract No.
DB-132, New Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, awarded on December 13, 2022 by Resolution No. 22-201. This Contract No.
PRO.0073 provides professional engineering support in the planning, design, construction and close-out phases of a new membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant for the Project and requires specialized expertise in wastewater treatment technology design and operation.
Scope of Contract: The Project is located at Ave nue M and 13th Street on Treasure Island, San Francisco.
The contract scope of work including amendments consist of:
Agenda Title: PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services Commission Meeting Date: June 10, 2025
• Project Management and Coordination of Contractor’s
Service at the Project;
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control;
• Review Background Information;
• Surveying Information;
• Utility Information;
• Geotechnical and Hazardous Material Investigation;
• Conceptual Engineering Report;
• Design Criteria;
• Design Submittals and Reviews;
• Procurement Packages for Alternate Delivery Methods;
• Engineering Support During Bid and Award Phase;
• Engineering Support During Construction and Closeout
Phases;
• Training and Technology Transfer; and
• Treatment Plant Optimization.
The primary role of Carollo Engineers, Inc., is to provide specialized engineering services to complete and optimize operation of the Project.
Amendments to the
Contract:
Amendment No. 1: On November 23, 2021, by Resolution No. 21 - 0176, this Commission approved Amendment No. 1, increasing the contract amount by $1,200,000, to continue to support the completion of the bridging documents for advertisement and provide engineering support during the procurement of the design-build contractor, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $6,000,000, with no change to the contract duration.
Amendment No. 2: On April 11, 2023, by Resolution No. 23-0068, this Commission approved Amendment No. 2, increasing the contract duration by two years, with no change to the contract amount, for a total duration of seven years.
Proposed Amendment No. 3: Staff recommends Commission approval of Amendment. No. 3 to increase the contract duration by one year and eight months , to continue providing engineering support during construction, owner advisor’s expertise in reviewing start-up and testing plans and recommending optimization of the new Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant that is being designed and construction under Contract No. DB -132, New Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, for a total contract duration of eight years and eight months, with no change to the contract amount.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Wastewater Enterprise Bond Funded Capital Project No. CWP11001 - Treasure Island Capital Improvements.
Agenda Title: PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services Commission Meeting Date: June 10, 2025
Original Not-to-Exceed Amount: $4,800,000
Amendment No. 1 Amount: $1,200,000
Amendment No. 2 Amount: $0
Proposed Amendment No. 3 Amount: $0
Total Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount: $6,000,000
Schedule: Original Duration: Five years
Amendment No. 1 Duration: None
Amendment No. 2 Duration: Two years
Proposed Amendment No. 3 Duration: One year and eight months [Proposed] Total Contract Duration: Eight years and eight months
Environmental Review: On April 21, 2011, the Planning Commission and the Treasure Island Redevelopment Authority certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) (Case No. 2007.0903E) for the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment Project including the new wastewater treatment plant, prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by Motion No. 18325 and by Resolution No. 11-14-04/21, respectively.
On April 18, 2019, the Planning Department evaluated the updated wastewater treatment plant project design in a CEQA Note to File and concluded that there were no substantial changes to the project or circumstances under which the project would be undertaken, and no new information which was not known at the time of the Final EIR that would require subsequent or supplemental environmental review.
On April 23, 2019, by Resolution No. 19-0082, this Commission approved the Project Delivery Method for Project No. CWP11001, New Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, and adopted the CEQA Findings and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program as required by CEQA.
The work under Amendment No. 3 is within the scope of the project authorized under the Final EIR and CEQA Note to File.
The Final EIR can be found here:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/public/share/web-
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The Planning Commission certification resolution, CEQA Note to File, SFPUC Resolution No. 19-0082, CEQA Findings, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program can be found here:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/d-s508038b136024157af8172c012c56274 Agenda Title: PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services Commission Meeting Date: June 10, 2025
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. Carollo committed to LBE subcontractor participation of 13.5% with its proposal, and this amount remain unchanged.
Agenda Title: PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services Commission Meeting Date: June 10, 2025
Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is developing a new Wastewater Treatment Plant on Treasure Island and requires specialized engineering services for owner-advisor services, for start-up and testing, and for optimizing operation of the new facility; and
WHEREAS, On February 13, 2018, by Resolution No. 18-0018, the Commission awarded Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services , to Carollo Engineers, Inc. (Carollo), for an amount not -to-exceed $4,800,000 and with a duration of five years; and
WHEREAS, On November 23, 2021, by Resolution No. 21-0176, the Commission approved Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services , increasing the contract amount by $1,200,000, to continue consultant engineering support to the SFPUC in the execution and delivery of the Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant and Recycled Water Facility , increasing the total not-to-exceed amount to $6,000,000, with no change to contract duration; and
WHEREAS, On April 11, 2023, by Resolution No. 23-0068, the Commission approved Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services , increasing the contract duration by two years , to provide continued engineering and owner advisor’s expertise in reviewing the key design submittals during the critical design phase and also provide engineering support in the review of construction procurement packages in the early construction phase support of the Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant design-build contract, extending the contract duration to seven years, with no change to the contract amount; and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends that this Commission approve Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services, to increase the contract duration by one year and eight months , to provide additional engineering support during construction and wastewater treatment plant optimization to the new Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant , for a total contract duration of eight years and eight months, with no change to the contract amount; and
WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Division established a 10% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract; Carollo committed to 13.5% LBE subcontractor participation with its proposal, and this amount remains unchanged; and
WHEREAS, On April 21, 2011, the Planning Commission and the Treasure Island Redevelopment Authority certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) (Case No. 2007.0903E) for the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment Project including the new
wastewater treatment plant, prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by Motion No. 18325 and by Resolution No. 11-14-04/21, respectively; and
WHEREAS, On April 18, 2019, the Planning Department evaluated the updated wastewater treatment plant project design in a CEQA Note to File and concluded that there were no substantial changes to the project or circumstances under which the project would be undertaken, and no new information which was not known at the time of the Final EIR that would require subsequent or supplemental environmental review; and
WHEREAS, On April 23, 2019, by Resolution No. 19- 0082, this Commission approved the Project Delivery Method for Project No. CWP11001, New Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, and adopted the CEQA Findings and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program as required by CEQA; and
WHEREAS, The work under Amendment No. 3 is within the scope of the project authorized under the Final EIR and CEQA Note to File; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Department is the custodian of records, located in File No. 2007.0903E at 49 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 1400, San Francisco, California, 94103, which have been made available for review by this Commission and the public, and those f iles are part of the record before this Commission; and
WHEREAS, Staff has made the Project files, including the Final EIR, CEQA Note to File, Resolution No. 19-0082, CEQA Findings, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program available for review by this Commission and the public, and those files are part of the record before this Commission; and
WHEREAS, This Commission has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final EIR, CEQA Note to File, Resolution No. 19-0082, and the CEQA Findings and all written and oral information provided by the Planning Department, the public, relevant public agencies, SFPUC staff and other experts and the administrative files for the Project; and
WHEREAS, Funds for these contracts are available from Project No. CWP11001, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, This Commission has reviewed and considered the Final EIR and the CEQA Note to File and the record as a whole, finds that the Final EIR is adequate for its use as the decision–making body for the Project, and incorporates the CEQA Findings contained in Resolution Number 19-0082 by this reference thereto as though set forth in this Resolution; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, This Commission further finds that since the Final EIR and CEQA Note to File were finalized, there have been no substantial project changes and no substantial changes in project circumstances that would require major revisions to the Fina l EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or an increase in the severity of
previously identified significant impacts, and there is no new information of substantial importance that would change the conclusions set forth in the Final EIR and CEQA Note to File; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby approves Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services, with Carollo Engineers, Inc., increasing the contract duration by one year and eight months, for a new total contract duration of eight years and eight months, with no change to the contract amount.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of June 10, 2025.
Director of Commission Affairs
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission