DEPARTMENT Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO. 7d
MEETING DATE
January 13, 2026
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Mario Valdez
Award Contract No. PRO.0328, SEP7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Construction-Management Staff Augmentation Services
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract No. PRO. 0328, SEP7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Construction- Management Staff Augmentation Services, to SEP7 CM Partners Joint Venture (JV), a joint venture partnership between Consor PMCM, Inc. and Saylor Consulting Group, in the amount not-to-exceed $7,700,000, and with a duration of 40 months (three years and four months), to augment construction m anagement services for the construction services being performed under Contract No. WW-750, Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant SEP -7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings public work construction contract.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise operates and maintains wastewater treatment plants and facilities, including pump stations, transport and storage facilities, combined sewer discharge structures, and miles of pipe across eight urban watersheds. The Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant (SEP) is responsible for treating 80% of the City’s sewage and stormwater flows and includes the operations, engineering, and maintenance divisions. R esponsibilities of these divisions include day- to-day operations of the plant, engineering design and support, and maintenance of various treatment systems.
To alleviate departmental overcrowding, address building code and safety issues, eliminate inefficiencies such as decentralized locations, and accommodate the SEP’s current and future operational needs, the SFPUC will construct two new permanent buildings at the SEP. One building will provide new replacement offices for the Operations, E ngineering, and M aintenance divisions, which will be displaced with the planned demolition of the existing SEP-850 building, a building in serious disrepair, while the other building will house the mechanical maintenance and trade shops, which were relocated to temporary structures for the SFPUC’s Biosolids Digester Facilities Project.
On March 12, 2024, by Resolution No. 24-0060, this Commission awarded Contract No. WW -750, Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant SEP -7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings , to Clark Construction Group, to provide Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) services to replace building SEP 850 with two new buildings, SEP 603 and Agenda Title: PRO.0328, SEP7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services
Commission Meeting Date: January 13, 2026
SEP 914 at SEP.
The SFPUC requires the services of a qualified construction management firm to supplement SFPUC Construction Management Bureau staff to monitor project schedule, budget, and scope and to provide quality assurance construction inspection for the work under public work construction Contract No. WW-750.
Scope of Contract: The c ontract work will include, but is not limited to, construction management services consisting of the following four tasks:
1. Construction Administration:
• Implement risk management plan;
• Establish third-party agreements for partnering facilitation and dispute resolution services;
• Manage weekly construction progress meetings;
• Review and approve Contractor’s monthly progress payments; • Manage submittal and request for information processes; • Maintain contract drawings, specifications, and record drawing control;
• Assist with claims management;
• Assist with system shutdown management and coordination; • Oversee testing and startup commissioning;
• Enforce contract requirements for acceptance and closeout; and,
• Manage closeout and turnover.
2. Construction Inspection:
• Conduct full-time quality assurance inspections;
• Perform materials testing;
• Perform survey control to verify contractor results; and, • Maintain daily quality inspection reports.
3. Construction Contracts Management:
• Oversee contract change order management processes;
• Prepare cost estimates; and,
• Review contractor ’s time impact analys es to approved schedule.
4. Project Controls:
• Oversee contract document control and management
processes;
• Review and enforce contractor’s baseline, monthly updates, and look-ahead construction schedules; and,
• Identify and track cost as well as schedule trends.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Wastewater Enterprise Capital Improvement Program, Project No. 10039505, New Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings
Not-to-Exceed Amount: $7,700,000
Agenda Title: PRO.0328, SEP7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services
Commission Meeting Date: January 13, 2026
Schedule: Advertised: August 12, 2025
Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: March 2026
End Date: June 2029
Duration: 40 months (three years and four months)
Evaluation and
Selection Criteria:
The evaluation and selection process consisted of four components: (1) Written Proposal ; (2) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Submittal; (3) Overhead and Profit Schedule (OPS) ; and (4) Social Impact Partnership (SIP) Submittal bonus evaluation. The consult ant teams could be award ed up to a maximum of 1,044.75 total points: 895 points for the written proposal phase, 5 points for the DEI submittal, 100 points for the OPS, and 44.75 bonus points for the SIP Submittal.
The technical evaluation panel consisted of individuals know ledgeable on the subject matter and included staff from the SFPUC as well as San Francisco Public Works. The panel reviewed and ranked the consultant teams during the written proposal phase. A separate panel of community benefits experts evaluated the SIP Submittal.
On September 15, 2025 , in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Contract No. PRO.0328, the SFPUC received t hree proposals. Staff determined one proposal non- responsive. Following evaluation of the responsive proposals, staff recommends award to the highest-ranked proposer.
Final Score Summary: Written Proposal, DEI Submittal, OPS, Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) Bonus, and SIP Submittal:
Firms
Written
Proposal
Score
(895)
DEI
Submittal
Score
(5)
OPS
Score
(100)
CMD
Bonus
(%)
SIP
Submittal
Score
(44.75)
Total
Score
(1,044.75)
SEP 7 CM
Partners JV
815.588
5.000
100.000
7.5%
44.750
1,034.382
MCK Americas
/ Montez Group
JV
810.262
5.000
100.000
7.5%
37.431
1,021.338
Note: Staff have rounded the above scores to the third decimal place.
Environmental
Review:
On March 8, 2018, by Motion No. M -20129, the San Francisco Planning Commission certified the Biosolids Digester Facilities Project (Project) Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) (Case No. 2015- 000644ENV), prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Agenda Title: PRO.0328, SEP7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services
Commission Meeting Date: January 13, 2026
On March 13, 2018, by Resolution No. 18-0042, this Commission adopted the CEQA Findings, including the Statement of Overriding Considerations and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, as required by the CEQA, and approved the Project.
On March 12, 2024, by Resolution No. 24- 0060, this Commission awarded Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) Contract No. WW -750, SEP-7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Project and authorized the commencement of pre -construction services only, requesting staff to return to seek the Commission’s approval of the Project and request authorization to proceed with the construction phase upon completion of environmental review under the CEQA.
On July 12, 2024, the San Francisco Planning Department issued Addendum 1 to the Final EIR (Modified Case No. 2015-000644ENV-
03) to include a
biogas utilization system in the Project.
On December 20, 2024, the San Francisco Planning Department issued Addendum 2 to the Final EIR (Modified Case No. 2015-000644ENV- 02) and a Refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program to include various modifications, including new Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings.
On January 14, 2025, by Resolution No. 25- 0060, this Commission adopted the Addendum 2 Refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, as required by the CEQA, and approved CM/GC Contract No. WW- 750, SEP-7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Project to proceed to construction.
The work under Contract No. PRO.0328, SEP-7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services is within the scope of the Project authorized under the Final EIR and Addendums.
The Final EIR and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program , CEQA Findings, including the Statement of Overriding Considerations, Addendums to the Final EIR and the Refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Resolution No. 18- 0042, Resolution No. 24- 0060, and Resolution No. 25-0060 can be found here: https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/public/share/web- s2e7defb602ed429bb275921872e065d4
Local Business
Enterprise Utilization
and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division established a 20% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting participation requirement for this contract.
The contractor committed to a 23.91% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal.
Attachment(s): Contract Monitoring Division Memorandum
Agenda Title: PRO.0328, SEP7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services
Commission Meeting Date: January 13, 2026
Figure 1: Proposed Site Plan for Buildings SEP-914 (OEM Bldg) and SEP-603 (Maint Mech Bldg)
Figure 2: Architectural Rendering of the Buildings SEP-603 and SEP-914 at the Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant (view looking southeast)
SEP-914 SEP-603
SEP-914 SEP-603
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) seeks to improve facilities at the Wastewater Enterprise Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant (SEP) by constructing two new, permanent buildings , one to provide new replacement offices for the operations, engineering, and maintenance divisions, which will be displaced with the demolition of the existing SEP -850 building, a building in serious disrepair, and the other to house the mechanical maintenance and trade shops, which were relocated to temporary structures for the SFPUC’s Biosolids Digester Facilities Project. These two new buildings will alleviate departmental overcrowding, address building code and safety issues, eliminate inefficiencies such as decentrali zed locations, and accommodate the SEP’s current and future operational needs; and
WHEREAS, The services of a qualified construction manage r is necessary to provide construction management services and staff to augment SFPUC staff for the construction services being performed under Contract No. WW- 750, Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant SEP-7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings construction contract; and
WHEREAS, The estimated cost of services is $7,700,000; and
WHEREAS, On August 12, 2025, t he SFPUC advertised a Request for Proposals for Contract No. PRO. 0328, SEP7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services, to procure construction management services; and
WHEREAS, On September 15, 2025, the SFPUC received three proposals; and
WHEREAS, Services are anticipated to begin in March 2026 and end in June 2029, and the duration of this contract is 40 months (three years and four months); and
WHEREAS, SFPUC and Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) staff, upon review of the proposal scores, determined that SEP 7 CM Partners JV, a joint venture partnership between Consor PMCM, Inc. and Saylor Consulting Group, is the highest -ranked firm based on the established scoring criteria; and
WHEREAS, The CMD established a 20% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting participation requirement for this contract, and SEP 7 CM Partners JV committed to an LBE subcontractor participation of 23.91%; and
WHEREAS, On March 8, 2018, by Motion No. M -20129, the San Francisco Planning Commission c ertified the Biosolids Digester Facilities Project (Project) Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) (Case No. 2015 -000644ENV), prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, On March 13, 2018, by Resolution No. 18- 0042, this Commission adopted the CEQA Findings, including the Statement of Overriding Considerations and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, as required by CEQA, and approved the Project; and
WHEREAS, On March 12, 2024, by Resolution No. 24- 0060, this Commission awarded Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) Contract No. WW -750, SEP-7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Project and authorized the commencement of pre - construction services only, requesting staff to return to seek the Commission’s approval of the Project and request authorization to proceed with the construction phase upon completion of environmental review under the CEQA; and
WHEREAS, On July 12, 2024, the San Francisco Planning Department issued Addendum 1 to the Final EIR (Modified Case No. 2015- 000644ENV-03) to include a biogas utilization system in the Project; and
WHEREAS, On December 20, 2024, the San Francisco Planning Department issued Addendum 2 to the Final EIR (Modified Case No. 2015- 000644ENV-02) and a Refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program to include various modifications, including new Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings; and
WHEREAS, On January 14, 2025, by Resolution No. 25- 0060, this Commission adopted the Addendum 2 Refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program , as required by the CEQA, and approved CM/GC Contract No. WW -750, SEP -7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Project to proceed to the construction phase; and
WHEREAS, The work under Contract No. PRO.0328, SEP -7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services is within the scope of the Project authorized under the Final EIR and Addendums; and
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Planning Department is the custodian of records, located in File No. 2015-000644ENV, Modified Case No. 2015-000644ENV-02, and Modified Case No. 2015-000644ENV-03 at 49 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 1400, San Francisco, California 94103, which have been made available for review by this Commission and the public, and those files are part of the record before this Commission; and
WHEREAS, Staff has made the Project files, including the Final EIR, Resolution No. 18- 0042, the CEQA Findings, including the Statement of Overriding Considerations and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, the Addendums to the Final EIR and the Refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Resolution No. 24- 0060, and Resolution No. 25- 0060 available for review by this Commission and the public, and those files are part of the record before this Commission; and
WHEREAS, This Commission has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final EIR, Resolution No. 18- 0042, the CEQA Findings, including the Statement of Overriding Considerations and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, the Addendums to the Final EIR and the Refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program,
Resolution No. 24- 0060, and Resolution No. 25- 0060, and all written and oral information provided by the San Francisco Planning Department, the public, relevant public agencies, SFPUC and other experts, and the administrative files for the Project; and
WHEREAS, Funds for Contract No. PRO.0328, SEP7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services , will be available from Project No. 10039505, New Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, This Commission has reviewed and considered the Final EIR and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, the Addendums to the Final EIR and the Refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and the record as a whole, and finds that the Final EIR and Addendums are adequate for its use as the decision–making body for the Project and incorporates the CEQA Findings, including the Statement of Overriding Considerations and Refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Resolution No. 18 -0042, Resolution No. 24-0060, and Resolution No. 25- 0060 by this reference thereto as though set forth in this Resolution; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, This Commission finds that since the Final EIR and Addendums to the Final EIR were finalized, there have been no substantial Project changes and no substantial changes in Project circumstances that would require major revisions to them due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or an increase in the severity of previously identified significant impacts, and there is no new information of substantial importance that would change the conclusions set forth in them; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. PRO.0328, SEP7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services, to SEP 7 CM Partners JV, to provide construction management services in the amount not-to-exceed $7,700,000 and with a duration of 40 months.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of January 13, 2026.
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) 581-2310 General Email [email protected]
MEMORANDUM
Date: November 25, 2025
To: Mario Valdez, SFPUC
Ethan Baker, SFPUC
From: Jason Chow, CMD
Subject: PRO.0328 SEP7 Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Buildings Construction (CM) Staff Augmentation Services
CMD’s Award Review
____________________________________________________________________________
The Contract Monitoring Division (“CMD”) has reviewed three (3) consultant proposals and supporting documentation and applied the appropriate rating bonuses submitted for the above referenced project.
The LBE subcontracting requirement is 20.00% for this project.
CMD received three (3 ) proposals, at the proposal due date, submitted by SEP7 CM Partners JV, MCK Americas & Montez Group Inc. JV (“MCK Americas/Montez Group JV”), and 3D Built. CMD determined that all three (3) proposal s are materially compliant with the pre -award Chapter 14B requirements.
However, SFPUC informed CMD that 3D Built was non-responsive due to its Overhead and Profit Schedule (OPS) exceeding billing rate. As a result, 3D Built was ineligible to participation in the evaluation process.
Rating Bonus
The following is a summary of the rating bonus information:
FIRM Status, Type and Size Rating Bonus
SEP7 CM Partners JV1 Saylor Consulting (SFLBE- Micro, WBE) 7.50% MCK/Montez Group JV Montez Group (SFLBE- Small, MBE) 7.50% 3D Built2 Non-LBE --
Score Sheets and Score Tabulations
The Request for Proposal (“RFP”) indicates 1) the SFPUC anticipates award to the highest ranked proposer, and 2) all responsive proposers will be ranked from the combined score of technical written evaluation, OPS, and DEI submittal, with potential bonus points for SIP submittal will proceed with the award of the agreement. Since 3D Built was deemed non-responsive, only two (2) Proposers: SEP7 CM Partners JV and MCK/Montez Group JV are eligible to move on in the overall evaluation process. For the two (2) responsive
1 This JV entity is a partnership between Consor PMCM, Inc. & Saylor Consulting Group. 2 The SFPUC deemed 3D Built non-responsive for failing to meet its MQ requirements.
firms, CMD has reviewed the SFPUC tabulations for the three (3) above criteria. Based on this information, and after the application of the LBE rating bonus/adding in the SIP bonus points, the proposers are ranked as follows:
RANK FIRM
1 SEP7 CM Partners JV
2 MCK/Montez Group JV
LBE Subconsultant Participation Requirement
SEP7 CM Partners JV met the 20.00% LBE subcontractor participation requirement by listing the following LBE firms on CMD Form 2A:
LBE Firm Service Status, Type
and Size
LBE
Participation
(PS: Percent of
Work (%) and
Percent LBE
(%))
Salimi Management
LLC Civil and Electrical Inspection SF LBE-MBE
(Micro) 18.11%
RES Engineers FCA, Scheduling, Estimating SF LBE-MBE
(Small) 5.80%
TOTAL: 23.91%
SEP7 CM Partners JV did not list any non-LBE firms on CMD Form 2A:
Good Faith Efforts Requirements
SEP7 CM Partners JV utilized Approach A: (35% Approach) on CMD Form 2B to meet the Good Faith Efforts (“GFE”) Requirements.
SEP7 CM Partners JV demonstrated that it met the GFE requirements under Approach A by utilizing its LBE JV (Saylor Consulting Group) partner’s participation to count towards the 35% exception.
Based on the foregoing, CMD has determined that SEP7 CM Partners JV has complied with the pre-award Chapter 14B requirements and is eligible for award of this contract.
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