DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO.
6a
MEETING DATE
November 10, 2025
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Judy Chin
Approve Modification No. 1 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-104, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve Modification No. 1 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-104, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy, with Peterson Excavation, Inc., to increase the contract not-to-exceed amount by $2,500,000, and increase the contract duration by three years, for a revised not-to-exceed contract amount of $7,500,000 and a total contract duration of five years , to provide additional time and capacity for facility and asset improvements.
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 prices.
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, air conditioning systems, and energy efficiency retrofits.
The current 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 value of JOC contracts 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 original duration of this c ontract is two years . Under San Francisco Administrative Code section 6.62, the Commission may extend the term of JOC contracts 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 November 28, 2023 , by Resolution No. 23-0207 , the Commission awarded Job Order Contract No. JOC-104, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Agenda Title: JOC-104, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy
Commission Meeting Date: November 10, 2025
Hetchy, to Peterson Excavation, 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 Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy. The scope of work for potential task orders consists of:
• Building, Moving, and Demolition;
• Cathodic Protection;
• Concrete;
• Earthwork and Paving;
• Electrical;
• General Building Construction;
• General Engineering;
• Lenel Systems Integration;
• Marine Related Services;
• Pipeline;
• Reinforcing Steel; and,
• Trucking and Hauling.
Modifications to the
Contract:
Recommended Modification No. 1: Staff recommends the Commission approve Modification No. 1 to increase the contract not- to-exceed amount by $2,500,000, and to incr ease the contract duration by three years, for a revised contract not-to-exceed amount of $7,500,000 and contract duration of five years, to provide additional time and capacity for facility and asset improvements such as building, moving, and demolition, cathodic protection, c oncrete, earthwork and paving, e lectrical, general building construction, general engineering, Lenel systems integration, marine related services, pipeline, reinforcing steel, and trucking and hauling 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
Recommended Modification Amount: $2,500,000
Total Not-to-Exceed Contract Amount: $7,500,000
Schedule: Certification Date: January 22, 2024
Original Duration: two years
Recommended Modification Duration: three years
Total Revised Contract Duration: five 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. Peterson Excavation, Inc., committed to 16% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal, and this amount remains unchanged.
Agenda Title: JOC-104, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy
Commission Meeting Date: November 10, 2025
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 utilizes a Job Order Contract (JOC) to perform this work; and
WHEREAS, On November 28, 2023, by Resolution No. 23- 0207, this Commission awarded Job Order Contract No. JOC-104, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy, to Peterson Excavation, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, The contract certification date was January 22, 2024; and
WHEREAS, The original contract not-to-exceed amount was $5,000,000 and the original contract duration was two years; and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends approval of Modification No. 1 to increase the contract not-to-exceed amount by $2,500,000 and extend the contract duration by three years, for a revised contract not-to-exceed amount of $7,500,000 and a total contract duration of five years, to provide additional time and capacity for facility and asset improvements such as building, moving, and demolition, cathodic protection, concrete, earthwork and paving, electrical, general building construction, general engineering, Lenel systems integration, marine related services, pipeline, reinforcing steel, and trucking and hauling for SFPUC Operations and Bureaus; and
WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Division established a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement of 16% for this contract, Peterson Excavation, Inc., committed to 16% LBE 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. 1 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-104, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy, with Peterson Excavation, Inc. , increasing the contract not-to-exceed amount by $2,500,000, and extending the contract duration by three year s, for a revised contract not-to-exceed amount of $7,500,000, and a total contract duration of five years.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of November 10, 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, 16A Suite, San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone (415) (415) 554-0630 General Email [email protected]
MEMORANDUM
Date: September 29, 2025
To: Judy Chin, SFPUC
Jennifer Walker, SFPUC
Katy-Lynn Moala, SFPUC
From: Adriana Duran, CMD
Subject: CMD Modification No. 1 for JOC-104 General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy
SFPUC has requested to modify the above referenced contract by $2,500,000 for a total agreement amount of $7,500,000, and a time extension of three (3) years, for a total contract duration of not -to-exceed five (5) years. According to recent communications with the SFPUC, the scope of work for Modification No.1 is being proposed for additional time and capacity for facility and asset improvements.
The LBE subcontracting participation requirement established for this contract is 16%. The LBE subcontracting participation requirement applies to the entire contract including any modifications, change orders and amendments.
The LBE participation reflected on the Prime Contractor’s, Peterson Excavation, Inc. (“Peterson”), Section 00 43 36 at the time of bid is as follows:
Subcontractor Scope of Work
LBE Status,
Type and
Size
Listed & Credited
Participation
Njirich & Sons, Inc. Full: Trucking &
Hauling, Earthwork
& Paving, Pipeline,
Partial General
Engineering
Construction
PLBE-WBE
(Micro)
$500,000.00 10%
Big Valley Electric General Engineering
Construction
PLBE-OBE
(Micro)
$200,000.00 4%
Canepa & Sons, Inc. Well Drilling PLBE-OBE
(Micro)
$100,000.00 2%
TOTAL $800,000.00 16%
As of September 11, 2025, Peterson invoiced $1,239,734.18 per SOLIS. The Micro/Small LBE participation achieved by Peterson is as follows:
Subcontractor Scope of
Work
LBE Status,
Type and Size
Participation To-Date
(NOT including Modification No. 1)
Invoiced %
Njirich & Sons, Inc. Full: Trucking
& Hauling,
Earthwork &
Paving,
Pipeline,
Partial General
Engineering
Construction
PLBE-WBE
(Micro)
$125,000.00 10.08%
Big Valley Electric General
Engineering
Construction
PLBE-OBE
(Micro)
$304,507.50 24.56%
Canepa & Sons, Inc. Well Drilling PLBE-OBE
(Micro)
$0.00 0.00%
TOTAL $429,507.50 34.64%
According to Peterson and confirmed by SFPUC via email to the Contract Compliance Officer on 09/25/2025, subcontractor Canepa & Sons, Inc. has not yet been utilized to perform well drilling.
As a result, no invoices are submitted or reflected in SOLIS – see table above. Peterson is required to make good faith efforts to utilize LBEs for any work scopes, or portions thereof, that can reasonably be subcontracted throughout the life of the agreement on future task orders.
Peterson confirmed that it will remain committed to meet their 16% LBE commitment. Peterson anticipates meeting its commitment, as follows:
Subcontractor Scope of Work
LBE Status,
Type and
Size
Projected Participation
(including Modification
No. 1)
Njirich & Sons, Inc. Full: Trucking &
Hauling,
Earthwork &
Paving, Pipeline,
Partial General
Engineering
Construction
PLBE-WBE
(Micro)
$750,000.00 10%
Big Valley Electric General
Engineering
Construction
PLBE-OBE
(Micro)
$300,000.00 4%
Canepa & Sons, Inc. Well Drilling PLBE-OBE
(Micro)
$150,000.00 2%
TOTAL $1,200,000.00 16%
Going forward, to ensure compliance with the Chapter 14B post-award requirements, SFPUC and Peterson will continue to notify and obtain CMD approval for any proposed subcontractor additions and/or substitutions throughout the term of this contract as well as any changes to the scope of work and the information provided to CMD. CMD will review this information to determine and facilitate progress towards the project’s LBE subcontracting requirement. Contingent upon the conditions set forth above, CMD approve s this modification. Should you have any questions and/or concerns regarding the above, I can be reached at [email protected].