DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO. 6b
MEETING DATE
September 9, 2025
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Project Manager: Ming Yee
Award Contract No. WW-790, Evans Ave. and Mariposa St. Outfalls Improvements
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract No. WW-790, Evans Ave. and Mariposa St. Outfalls Improvements, to the r esponsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Pullman SST , Inc., in the amount of $2,576,348, with a duration of 379 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and one month), to rehabilitate the Evans Avenue and Mariposa St. Outfalls, in the City and County of San Francisco . This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code section 31.04(h). The Planning Department has determined that the Project is exempt from the CEQA. The Commission will rely on that determination to make its decision on this action.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is procuring Contract No. WW-790 to rehabilitate the Evans Ave. Outfall and Mariposa Outfall structures in the Wastewater system . Based on staff inspections, these combined sewer discharge structures were prioritized for rehabilitation to help meet the Operational Reliability Level-of- Service goals of the Wastewater Capital Program.
Scope of Contract: The contract work locations are Evans Avenue at Keith Street intersection, and Mariposa Street at Illinois Street and Terry A Francois Boulevard intersection in the City and County of San Francisco.
The contract scope of work at Evans Ave. Outfall consists of:
• Install temporary bulkhead at the end of the discharge pipe; • Clean the existing outfall structure and discharge pipe; • Repair spalled and cracked concrete;
• Rehabilitate existing 6’ -0” diameter discharge pipe using spray mortar method; and,
• Replace baffle wall brackets, bolts, and boards.
The contract scope of work at Mariposa Outfall consists of:
• Install temporary bulkhead at the end of the discharge pipe; • Clean the existing outfall structure and discharge pipe; • Repair spalled and cracked concrete; and,
• Repair circumferential fractures on 6’-0” diameter discharge pipe.
Agenda Title: WW-790, Evans Ave. and Mariposa St. Outfalls Improvements Commission Meeting Date: September 9, 2025
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Project No. 10038547, CSD Structure Rehab & Upgrades – Part 1
Engineer’s Estimate: $3,500,000
Award: $2,576,348
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: December 2025 Estimated Completion Date: December 2026
Contract Duration : 379 consecutive calendar days (334 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an additional 45 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion)
Bid History:
Advertised: April 30, 2025
Bids Received: On June 26, 2025, the SFPUC received two sealed bids, as follows:
Bid Rank Base Bid
Amount
Compensable
Delay
(30 days
duration)
LBE Bid
Discount
Adjusted Bid Final
Rank
1. Pullman
SST, Inc. $2,576,348.00 $15,000.00 Not
Eligible $2,591,348.00 1
2. R&S
Construction
Management,
Inc.
$3,196,975.00 $75,000.00 10% $2,877,277.50 2
Because the SFPUC anticipates that potential unforeseen conditions or other factors outside the contractor’s control may impact the schedule, Staff included a requirement in the Invitation for Bids for bidders to provide a daily compensable time extension rate. At the bid opening, Staff announced that SFPUC would use the value of 30 -days to calculate the compensable delay bid adjustment amount. Staff used the daily rate in each bid to determine the total Compensable Delay value shown in the table above by multiplying the bidder’s daily rate times 30. The Adjusted Bid value in the table above is the sum of the Base Bid Amount and Compensable Delay less any applicable bid discount. Staff used the Adjusted Bid value to compare and rank the bids to determine the lowest bidder. However, the contract award amount is the Base Bid value (not the Adjusted Bid value) and, if the Commission awards the contract, the bidder’s daily compensable delay rate will become a term of the contract.
Application of bid preferences in accordance with Chapter 14B of the San Francisco Administrative Code did not change the final ranking of the low bidder.
Agenda Title: WW-790, Evans Ave. and Mariposa St. Outfalls Improvements Commission Meeting Date: September 9, 2025
Environmental
Review:
On February 18, 2025, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be exempt from environmental review under the CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) under Case No. 2024- 009723ENV. The exemption determination can be found here:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/public/share/web-
s71b8da03f5dd451db106c0b7974a9344
This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of the CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code section
31.04(h).
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. The contractor committed to a 23.77% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal.
Attachment(s): 1. Contract Monitoring Division Memorandum Agenda Title: WW-790, Evans Ave. and Mariposa St. Outfalls Improvements Commission Meeting Date: September 9, 2025
Location Map
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise has prioritized two outfall structures for rehabilitation to meet Operational Reliability Level-of-Service goals as provided under the Wastewater Capital Program; and
WHEREAS, On April 30, 2025, the SFPUC advertised Contract No. WW-790, Evans Ave. and Mariposa St. Outfalls Improvements to provide rehabilitation for these outfall structures; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $3,500,000 for this construction work; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is 379 consecutive calendar days; and
WHEREAS, On June 26, 2025, the SFPUC received and publicly opened two bids; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC staff and the Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) reviewed the bids and the application of bid preferences and have determined that Pullman SST, Inc., is the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, CMD established a 10% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract, and Pullman SST, Inc., committed to 23.77% LBE subcontractor participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, On February 18, 2025, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be exempt from environmental review under the C alifornia Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) under Case No. 2024- 009723ENV; and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Project No. 10038547, CSD Structure Rehab & Upgrades – Part 1; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. WW -790, Evans Ave. and Mariposa St. Outfalls Improvements , in the amount of $2,576,348, and a duration of 379 consecutive calendar days , to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Pullman SST, 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 Lurie, Mayor
Office of the City Administrator
Carmen Chu, City Administrator
Contract Monitoring Division
Regina Chan, Director
1455 Market Street, Suite 16A, San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone (415) 554 0630
MEMORANDUM
Date: July 24, 2025
To:
Ming Yee, SFPUC
Jeremy Brooks, SFPUC
From: Jovi Cuntapay-Vitin, Contract Monitoring Division
Subject: CMD Review of Bids Submitted on June 26, 2025 for WW-790 Evans Ave. and Mariposa Outfalls Improvements
Pullman SST, 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
Base Bid
Bid
Discount
Compensable
Delay
(30 days)
Adjusted Bid
with
Bid Discount
&
Compensable
Delay
Pullman SST, Inc. Non-LBE $2,576,348.00 Not eligible $ 15,000.00 $2,591,348.00 R&S Construction
Management, Inc.
SF LBE-
MBE
(Micro)
$3,196,975.00
10% $ 75,000.00 $2,877,277.50
Pullman SST, 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 participation compliance. Pullman SST, Inc.’s commitment for this contract:
Requirement % Commitment %
Micro/Small LBE 10% 23.77%
In their bid, Pullman SST, Inc. listed the following subcontractors on this contract:
Supplier Name Scope of Work LBE LBE
Size
LBE
Percent
Percent of
Work Amount
Fontenoy Engineering Bulkhead, Baffle
Wall, Confined Space
Attendant, Cordon Off
Work Zone (Full)
SF LBE-
OBE (Small) 100% 22.09% $569,000.00
DR Traffic Control Traffic Control
(Partial)
SF LBE-
MBE (Micro) 100% 1.68% $43,300.00
Non-LBE Subcontractors
Conzal LLC, DBA
Carolina Project
Management Enterprise
Construction Progress
Schedule (Full) 0.17% $4,500.00
Aero Environmental
Consulting
Health and Safety Plan
(Full) 0.16% $4,000.00
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 SF LBE-OBE (Small) $ 569,000.00 $ 569,000.00 22.09% DR Traffic Control SF LBE-MBE (Micro) $ 43,300.00 $ 43,300.00 1.68% TOTAL $ 612,300.00 $ 612,300.00 23.77%
Pullman SST, Inc. satisfied the “Good Faith Efforts” requirement.
Pullman SST, Inc. utilized Approach A and exceeded the LBE subcontractor participation requirement by 35% counting its own self-performed work under this approach.
CMD finds Pullman SST, 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: Jovi Cuntapay-Vitin, [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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