DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO.
7b
MEETING DATE
October 14, 2025
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Judy Chin
Approve Modification No. 3 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-90, General Engineering (A- License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve Modification No. 3 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-90, General Engineering (A -License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties, with GSW Construction, Inc., to increase the contract duration by one year, for a total contract duration of four years, with no change to the contract amount, to provide additional time for facility and asset improvements.
Background: A Job Order Contract (JOC) 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 J OCs 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, air conditioning systems, and energy efficiency retrofits.
The original 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 original duration of this c ontract 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 certifies this contract.
On August 23, 2022, by Resolution No. 22-0138, the Commission awarded Job Order Contract No. JOC -90, General Engineering (A -License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Agenda Title: JOC-90, General Engineering (A-License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties
Commission Meeting Date: October 14, 2025
Counties, to GSW Construction , 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;
• Construction Traffic Control Services;
• Earthwork & Paving;
• Electrical Construction;
• General Engineering Construction;
• Hazardous Waste and Remediation Services;
• Landscape Construction;
• Lenel Systems Integration;
• Painting/Waterproofing;
• Pipeline Construction;
• PLC Systems Integration;
• Solar Construction;
• Tree Service;
• Well Drilling; and,
• Well Pump Repair.
Modifications to the
Contract:
Modification No. 1: On September 24, 2024, by Resolution No. 24-0204, the Commission approved Modification No. 1 to increase the contract duration by one year for a total contract duration of three years, with no change to the contract amount.
Modification No. 2: On December 10, 2024, by Resolution No. 24-0241, the Commission approved Modification No. 2 to increase the contract not - to-exceed amount by $500,000, for a revised not-to-exceed contract amount of $5,500,000, with no change to the contract duration.
Recommended Modification No. 3: Staff recommends Commission approval to increase the contract duration by one year, for a total contract duration of four years to provide additional time and capacity for facility and asset improvements such as concrete construction, construction traffic control services, earthwork and paving, electrical construction, general engineering construction, hazardous waste and remediation services, landscape construction, Lenel systems integration, painting/waterproofing, pipeline construction, PLC systems integration, 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
Previous Modification Amount: $500,000
Agenda Title: JOC-90, General Engineering (A-License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties
Commission Meeting Date: October 14, 2025
Recommended Modification Amount: $0
Total Not-to-Exceed Contract Amount: $5,500,000
Schedule: Certification Date: October 17, 2022
Original Duration: two years
Previous Time Extensions: one year
Recommended Modification: one year
Total Revised Contract Duration: four years
Local Business
Enterprise Utilization
and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) established a 16% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this c ontract. GSW Construction, Inc., committed to 24% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal, and this amount remains unchanged.
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 r epair, marine related services, lighting upgrades, repair of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, and energy efficiency retrofits, and the SFPUC typically utilizes a Job Order Contract (JOC) to perform this work; and
WHEREAS, On August 23, 2022, by Resolution No. 22-0138, this Commission awarded Job Order Contract No. JOC-90, General Engineering (A -License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties to GSW Construction, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, The contract certification date was October 17, 2022; and
WHEREAS, The original contract not-to-exceed amount was $5,000,000 and the original contract duration was two years; and
WHEREAS On September 24 , 2024, by Resolution No. 24- 0204, this Commission approved Modification No. 1 to increase the contract duration by one year for a total contract duration of three years, with no change to the contract amount; and
WHEREAS, On December 10, 2024, by Resolution No. 24- 0241, the Commission approved Modification No. 2 to increase the contract not -to-exceed amount by $500,000, for a revised not-to-exceed contract amount of $5,500,000, with no change to the contract duration; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC staff recommends approval of Modification No. 3 to increase the contract duration by one year for a total contract duration of four years, with no change to the contract amount, to complete ongoing facility and asset improvements such as concrete construction, construction traffic control services, earthwork and paving, electrical construction, general engineering construction, hazardous waste and remediation services, landscape construction, Lenel systems integration, painting/waterproofi ng, pipeline construction, programmatic logic controller ( PLC) systems integration, solar construction, tree service, well drilling, and well pump repair for the SFPUC operations and bureaus; and
WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Division established a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement of 16% for this contract, GSW Construction, Inc., committed to 24% Local Business Enterprise subcontractor participation with its bid submittal, and this amount remains unchanged; and
WHEREAS, Funds will be available from various SFPUC Enterprise funds when t ask orders are issued; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby approves Modification No. 3 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-90, General Engineering (A-License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties, with GSW Construction, Inc., increasing the contract duration by one year, for a total contract duration of four 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 October 14, 2025.
Director of Commission Affairs
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission