DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO.
6d
MEETING DATE
September 9, 2025
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Judy Chin
Award Job Order Contract No. JOC-113, Electrical (C -10 License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Job Order Contract No. JOC-113, Electrical (C -10 License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties , in the amount not-to-exceed $5,000,000, with a guaranteed minimum task order opportunity amount of $50,000, and a duration of four years, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Liffey Electric, Inc., to perform C-10 licensed electrical construction work on San Francisco Public Utilities Commission systems and operations around the Bay Area.
Background: A Job Order Contract (JOC) is an indefinite quantity contract that enables the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to complete tasks quickly and efficiently on an as -
needed basis under a single, competitively bid
construction contract using published pre -set unit price s. The competitive process is based on Adjustment Factors, which are the contractor’s mark-ups (overhead and profit) for when and where the work will be performed (regular time, overtime, and county). For example, a bidder might bid a lower mark-up for regular hours in San Francisco than for counties further away that require additional travel time.
Staff multiplies the Adjustment Factors by each bid line item and adds all the line items together to calculate the Award Criteria Figure. Upon review by the Contract Monitoring Division, the Award Criteria Figure may be modified by application of the Local Business Enterprise (LBE) bid discount. SFPUC staff then uses the Award Criteria Figure, as may be adjusted by the LBE bid discount, to compare the bids and determine the apparent low bidder.
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 SFPUC will issue task orders to the selected contractor to perform specific scopes of work during the term of this contract. Each task order is priced based on pre-set unit prices, as published with the Advertisement for Bids, multiplied by the appropriate Adjustment Factor from the contractor’s bid.
Agenda Title: JOC-113, Electrical (C-10 License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties
Commission Meeting Date: September 9, 2025
The not-to-exceed amount of this proposed 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 up to $7,500,000.
The duration of this proposed contract is four 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 certifies the availability of funds for this contract.
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:
• Electrical Construction;
• Electrical Equipment and Supplies;
• EV Charging Stations;
• General Building Construction;
• General Engineering Construction;
• Lenel Security Systems Components;
• Lenel Systems Integration;
• Low Voltage Systems; and,
• PLC Systems Integration.
Funding and Costs: Award: Not-to-exceed amount of $5,000,000 with a guaranteed minimum task order opportunity of $50,000.
Funding: Funding for the contract will be available from various SFPUC Enterprise Funds when Staff issues task orders.
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: October 2025
Duration: four years.
(The Commission may approve additional time at a later date up to the five - year maximum duration allowed by the San Francisco Administrative Code for Job Order Contracts.)
Estimated Completion Date: October 2029
Bid History:
Advertised: April 30, 2025
Bids Received: On May 29, 2025, SFPUC received and publicly opened three bids, as follows:
Agenda Title: JOC-113, Electrical (C-10 License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties
Commission Meeting Date: September 9, 2025
Bid Rank
Award
Criteria
Figure
Bid Discount
Award
Criteria
Figure
with Bid
Discount
Final
Rank
1. U.S. Electric
Technologies, Inc. 1.0050 10% 0.9045 N/A
2. Liffey Electric, Inc. 1.2525 10% 1.1273 1
3. Anvil Power, Inc. 1.3953 Not Eligible 1.3953 2
Application of bid discount in accordance with Chapter 14B of the San Francisco Administrative Code did not change the final ranking of the low bidder.
The SFPUC rejected the bid submitted by U.S Electric Technologies, Inc., because U.S. Electric is not eligible for award of this JOC contract under San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 6; U.S. Electric currently holds an active JOC contract with the SFPUC. Administrative Code Section 6.62(j) provides that a contractor who enters into a JOC contract with a particular City department is not eligible during the term of such JOC contract to submit a bid on a subsequent JOC c ontract advertised by the same contracting department, except in the following circumstances: (1) the c ontractor's existing JOC contract will expire in 120 days or fewer; (2) the contracting department has issued task orders valued by the City in an amount equal to or exceeding 90% of the maximum dollar amount of the existing JOC c ontract; or (3) the subsequent JOC contract is funded by a different source of government funds (e.g., Federal, State, Local) than the funding source used for the existing JOC contract. None of the exceptions apply in this circumstance.
After thorough investigation, the SFPUC and CMD determined that the second apparent low bidder, Liffey Electric, Inc., met the minimum qualifications and Chapter 14B of the San Francisco Administrative Code and determined that Liffey Electric , Inc., was the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid.
Protest: On July 3, 2025, U.S. Electric Technologies, Inc., submitted a protest letter in response to the City’s non- responsive determination, which found the firm ineligible for award of the JOC contract pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 6.62(j). After reviewing the protest, the Contract Admin
istration Bureau, in consultation with the City Attorney, upheld the determination and issued a final response letter on August 22, 2025.
Environmental
Review:
Award of this Job Order Contract does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines s ection 15378 because it does not involve commitment to any specific project that may result in a physical change in the environment. Staff will not authorize the contractor Agenda Title: JOC-113, Electrical (C-10 License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties
Commission Meeting Date: September 9, 2025
to commence any work under this contract until the proposed work is reviewed and any appropriate environmental review under the CEQA, if required, has been completed.
Local Business
Enterprise Utilization
and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) established a 12% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract. Liffey Electric, Inc., committed to a 12% LBE subcontractor participation in its bid submittal.
Attachment: 1. Contract Monitoring Division 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 April 30, 2025, the SFPUC advertised Job Order Contract No. JOC-113, Electrical (C -10 License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties; and
WHEREAS, On May 29, 2025, the SFPUC received and publicly opened three bids in which the bidders submitted their proposed profit and overhead percentage markups on specified unit prices for work to be specified under task orders; and
WHEREAS, Staff and the Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) reviewed the bidder and their bid for responsibility, responsiveness, and application of bid preferences , and determined Liffey Electric, Inc., to be the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Division established a 12% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract, and Liffey Electric, Inc., committed to a 12% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, The contract not -to-exceed amount is $5,000,000, with a guaranteed minimum task order opportunity of $50,000, to perform C-10 licensed electrical construction work on SFPUC systems in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is four years; and
WHEREAS, Staff will issue task orders that identify the scope of work, cost, and duration for various discrete construction activities that the Contractor will perform under this Job Order Contract; and
WHEREAS, Award of this Job Order Contract does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines s ection 15378 because it does not involve commitment to any specific project that may result in a physical change in the environment and Staff will not authorize the contractor to commence any work under this contract until the proposed work is reviewed and any appropriate environmental review under the CEQA, if required, has been completed; and
WHEREAS, Funds will be available from various SFPUC Enterprise Funds for SFPUC issued task orders; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Job Order Contract No. JOC-113, Electrical (C -10 License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties, for a not-to-exceed amount of $5,000,000, and a duration of four years, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Liffey Electric, Inc.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of September 9, 2025.
Director of Commission Affairs
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
City & County of San Francisco
Daniel L. Lurie, Mayor
Office of the City Administrator
Carmen Chu, City Administrator
Contract Monitoring Division
Regina Chan, Director
1155 Market Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103 Telephone (415) 581-2310; Fax (415) 581-2351
MEMORANDUM
Date: June 02, 2025
To: Judy Chin, SFPUC
Jen Walker, SFPUC
From: Jovi Cuntapay-Vitin on behalf of Adriana Duran, Contract Monitoring Division
Subject:
CMD Review of Bids Submitted on May 29, 2025 for Electrical (C-10 License) Construc- tion, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties
U.S. Electric Technologies, Inc. is the apparent low bidder after the bid discount.
The bid discount was applied to bidders who are certified by the Contract Monitoring Division, (“CMD”) as an LBE in the type of work that is specified for the bidder by the Contract Awarding Authority. [Sec. 14B.7(D)]
Bidder
LBE Status,
Type and Size
Award Criteria
Figure
Bid Discount
Award Criteria
Figure with
Bid Discount
U.S. Electric Technologies,
Inc.
SF LBE-MBE
(Micro)
1.0050 10% = 0.1005 0.9045
Liffey Electric, Inc. SF LBE-OBE
(Micro)
1.2525 10% = 0.1253 1.1273
Anvil Power, Inc Non-LBE 1.3953 Not eligible 1.3953
U.S. Electric Technologies, Inc.’s Award Criteria Figure was the lowest but the contract awarding author- ity did not find them eligible to bid for this contract per Sec. 6.62 of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
Liffey Electric, Inc. satisfactorily demonstrated how they will meet the LBE subcontractor participation requirement.
A combination of Micro-LBE and Small-LBE participation will count toward LBE subcontractor participa- tion compliance. Liffey Electric Inc.’s commitment for this contract:
Requirement % Commitment %
Micro/Small LBE 12.00% 12.00%
In their bid, Liffey Electric, Inc. listed the following subcontractors on this contract:
2 Supplier Name Scope of Work
LBE
LBE Size
LBE Percent
Percent of
Work Amount
Fontenoy Engineering,
Inc.
General A
SF LBE-
OBE Small 100% 4.00% $200,000.00
Microbiz Security Com-
pany C-7 & Partial C-10 SF LBE-
OBE Small 100% 8.00% $400,000.00
SFPUC utilizes the SOLIS system. For ease of entry, included here are the figures captured by SOLIS:
LBE Subcontractor LBE Category, Type
and Economic
Threshold
Listed Original
Participation
Amount
Participation
Amount Subject
to LBE Goal
CMD Awarded
LBE Goal %
Fontenoy Engineering, Inc. SF LBE-OBE (Small) $200,000.00 $200,000.00 4.00% Microbiz Security Company SF LBE-OBE (Small) $400,000.00 $400,000.00 8.00% TOTAL $600,000.00 $600,000.00 12.00%
Liffey Electric, Inc. satisfied the “Good Faith Efforts” requirement.
Liffey Electric, Inc. utilized Approach A and counted its own self-preformed work for the 35% good faith outreach exception portion.
CMD finds Liffey Electric, Inc.is responsive to pre-award requirements of Chapter 14B. Once awarded, the contract will be monitored for compliance with the LBE subcontractor participation commitment, as well as other 14B requirements.
Primary CMD contact for the contract: Adriana Duran, [email protected]
CMD must be contacted immediately for:
- Subcontractor addition/substitution;
- Contract modification that cumulatively increases the original contract value by 20%; - Prompt payment issues;
- Any other issues pertaining to LBE subcontractor participation
Noncompliance may result in penalties, including monetary fines. Please communicate with CMD early.
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