DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO.
7d
MEETING DATE
June 24, 2025
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Nathan Gronlund
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. PRO.0112, As-Needed Factory Inspection and Surveillance Services
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. PRO.0112, As -Needed Factory Inspection and Surveillance Services , with Bureau Veritas North America, Inc., increasing the contract duration by two years for a total contract duration of seven years, with no change to the contract amount, to continue providing inspection, testing, and surveillance services for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in support of capital improvement projects.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Infrastructure Division, Engineering Management Bureau provides quality assurance of the equipment for capital improvement projects by conducting inspections at various times during the equipment manufa cturing process. The primary role of the Consultant is to conduct quality assurance activities and perform fabrication inspections and/or surveillance at various procurement facilities outside the nine Bay Area counties, in the United States and overseas to ensure compliance of the vendors to standard and project technical specifications, International Organization of Standardization quality requirements, design drawings, industry codes, and standards.
These services are typically provided by SFPUC staff; however, there are situations that arise where SFPUC staff are not available or cannot travel to the manufacturers’ site to conduct these inspections. In these situations, it is vital that other resourc es are available to conduct these inspections.
There is also specialized testing that requires specific certification and training. When SFPUC staff do not have the required specific certification, the consultant will provide personnel that do and provide training to SFPUC staff on the subject.
On January 10, 2020, the SFPUC issued PUC.PRO.0122 R equest for Proposals (RFP) entitled As -Needed Factory Inspection and Surveillance Services This amendment is consistent with the advertised duration of the RFP.
Agenda Title: PRO.0112, As-Needed Factory Inspection and Surveillance Services Commission Meeting Date: June 24, 2025
On May 12, 2020, by Resolution No. 20- 0088, this Commission awarded Contract No. PRO.0112, As -Needed Factory Inspection and Surveillance Services, to Bureau Veritas North America, Inc., for an amount not-to-exceed $3,000,000 and with a contract duration of five years, to provide inspection, testing, and surveillance services to SFPUC’s Engineering Management Bureau in support of Infrastructure projects.
Scope of Contract: The contract work locations are anywhere there is a procured fabricator for equipment.
The contract work consists of:
• Corrosion Inspection and Risk Assessment
• Equipment Inspection
• Material Inspection
• Special Inspection
• Facility Inspection
• Supplier Quality Surveillance
• Training Solutions
• Outreach Support
The contract work listed above is provided by the consultant as part of engineering support during construction services under the direction of the SFPUC’s Engineering Management Bureau.
Amendments to the
Contract:
Recommended Amendment No. 1: Staff recommends Commission approval of Amendment No. 1, to extend the contract by two years, with no increase to the contract amount, to continue providing quality assurance services for capital improvement projects, maintaining a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $3,000,000
and extending the
contract duration to seven years.
Proposed Amendment No. 1 will provide additional contract time for the consultant to continue providing these services as there are ongoing projects that require this support. Staff intends to initiate a competitive process to procure a new contract for these services during this extended contract duration.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Funds for this Amendment No. 1 will be available from individual projects within the Water Enterprise, Wastewater Enterprise, and Power Enterprise 10 -Year Capital Improvement Programs.
Original Not-to-Exceed Amount: $3,000,000
Proposed Amendment No. 1 Amount Increase: $0
Agenda Title: PRO.0112, As-Needed Factory Inspection and Surveillance Services Commission Meeting Date: June 24, 2025
Total Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount: $3,000,000
Schedule: Original Contract Duration: five years
Proposed Amendment No. 1 Duration Increase: two years
Total Duration: seven years
Environmental Review: This action does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15378(a) because there would be no physical change in the environment.
Local Business
Enterprise Utilization
and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) subcontracting
requirements, as set forth under Chapter 14B of the City and County of San Francisco Administrative Code, have been waived for this agreement.
Attachment(s): None
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, On May 12, 2020, by Resolution No. 20-0088, the Commission awarded Contract No. PRO.0112, As-Needed Factory Inspection and Surveillance Services, and authorized the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to negotiate and execute a professional services contract , for an amount not -to-exceed $ 3,000,000, and with a duration of five years, with Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends that this Commission approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. PRO.0112, As-Needed Factory Inspection and Surveillance Services, to increase the contract by two years, for a total contract duration of seven years, with no increase to the contract amount, to continue providing inspection, testing, and surveillance services to SFPUC in support of capital improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Division subcontracting requirements as set forth under Chapter 14B of the City and County of San Francisco Administrative Code, have been waived for this agreement; and
WHEREAS, This action does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15378(a) because there would be no physical change in the environment; and
WHEREAS, Funds for Amendment No. 1 will be available as -needed from individual projects within the Water Enterprise, Wastewater Enterprise, and Power Enterprise 10 -Year Capital Improvement Programs; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby approves Amendment No. 1 to Contract No.
PRO.0112, As-Needed Factory Inspection and Surveillance Services, with Bureau Veritas North America, Inc., increasing the contract duration by two years for a total duration of seven years, 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 24, 2025.
Director of Commission Affairs
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission