DEPARTMENT
Power Enterprise
AGENDA NO. 6a
MEETING DATE
March 10, 2026
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Project Manager: John Zech
Award Contract No. PW-008R Moscone West Solar
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract No. PW-008R Moscone West Solar to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Albion Power Company, Inc., in the amount of $4,293,002 and with a duration of 240 consecutive calendar days (approximately eight months) t o construct a rooftop solar electric system (837 kW/DC) located at 800 Howard Street, San Francisco, 94103. 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 Sa n Francisco
Planning Department has determined that the Project is exempt from the CEQA. The Commission will rely on the determination to make its decision on this action.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ( SFPUC) Power Enterprise currently owns and operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation assets with 30 project locations and a capacity of 3.5 MW. Power has identified a new solar electric project opportunity at the Moscone West Convention Center and will construct an 837 kW/DC photovoltaic (PV) System. The PV system will be owned and operated by the SFPUC Power Enterprise and will support San Francisco’s ongoing climate action priorities by providing additional in-city renewable power generation.
Scope of Contract: The contract work location is M oscone West Convention Center – 800 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.
The contract work consists of constructing a turnkey rooftop 837 kW/DC c PV system at Moscone West Convention Center to be owned and operated by the SFPUC Power Enterprise. The contractor will provide all material and labor to construct a fully operational solar electric system , in conformance with the plans and specifications provided by the SFPUC.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Project ID: 10014653 Moscone West Solar Engineers Estimate: $4,500,000
Award Amount: $4,293,002
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: May 2026
Agenda Title: PW-008R Moscone West Solar
Commission Meeting Date: March 10, 2026
Estimated Completion Date: December 2026
Contract Duration: 240 consecutive calendar days (180 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an additional 60 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion)
Bid History:
Advertised: October 9, 2025
Bids Received: On December 4, 2025, the SFPUC received three sealed bids as follows:
Bid Rank Base Bid
Amount
Compensable
Delay
(10-day
Duration)
LBE Bid
Discount Adjusted Bid
Final
Rank
Albion
Power
Company,
Inc.
$4,293,002.00 $5,000 10% $3,868,201.80 1
Sprig
Electric
Company
$4,386,338.00 $60,000 Not
eligible $4,386,338.00 2
Acosta &
Daughters
LLC
$3,331,731.29 $5,000 Not
eligible $3,336,731.29 N/A
Because the SFPUC anticipates that potential unforeseen conditions or other factors outside of the contractor’s control may impact the schedule, Staff included a requirement in the Advertisement 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 10 days to calculate the Compensable Delay bid adjustment amount. Staff used the daily rate from the bids to determine the total Compensable Delay values shown in the table a bove by multiplying the bidder’s daily rate times 10. The Adjusted Bid value in the table above is the sum of the Base Bid and Compensable Delay less any applicable LBE bid discounts. 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.
Protest and Rejection of Bid : On December 9, 2025, Albion Power Company, Inc., protested the bid submitted by Acosta and Daughters LLC.
The basis for the protest was Acosta and Daughters’ failure to submit a proper Agenda Title: PW-008R Moscone West Solar
Commission Meeting Date: March 10, 2026
bid bond which, under applicable law, is a nonwaivable bid defect. The SFPUC provided Acosta and Daughters an opportunity to respond to the protest and Acosta and Daughters did not do so within the time prescribed or at all. SFPUC staff reviewed the relevant documentation and determined that the Acosta and Daughters’ bid bond was defective because it was issued to a different corporate entity. On January 13, 2026, the SFPUC rejected as nonresponsive the bid submitted by Acosta and Daughters. Following that determination, staff determined that Albion Power Company is the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid.
Environmental
Review:
On January 31, 2019, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be statutorily exempt from environmental review pursuant to the CEQA Section 21080.35(Case No. 2019-001056ENV).
The exemption determination is at:
https://sfpuc.sharefile.com/public/share/web-
saeeccc970c3c458c81ce43a7fbec5a92
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 (CMD) established a 14% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract. The contractor committed to a 19.57% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal.
Attachment(s): 1. Contract Monitoring Division Memorandum
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Power Enterprise provides renewable energy generated within the City and County of San Francisco and has identified a new solar electric project opportunity at the Moscone West convention building; and
WHEREAS, On October 9, 2025, the SFPUC advertised Contract No. PW-008R, Moscone West Solar; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $4,500,000 for this construction work to provide an 837kW/DC rooftop solar electric system; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is 240 consecutive calendar days; and
WHEREAS, On December 4, 2025, SFPUC received and publicly opened three bids; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC staff and the Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) reviewed the bids and the application of bid preferences and have determined that Albion Power Company, Inc. is the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, The CMD established a 14% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract, and Albion Power Company, Inc., committed to 19.57% LBE subcontractor participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, On January 31, 2019, the San Francisco Planning Department determined the Project to be statutorily exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Section 21080.35 (Case No. 2019-001056ENV); and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Power Enterprise, Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Project No. 10014653, Moscone West Solar; now, therefore, be it,
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby a wards Contract No. PW-008R, Moscone West Solar, in the amount of $4,293,002, and with a duration of 240 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Albion Power Company, Inc.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of March 10, 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
MEMORANDUM
Date: February 18, 2026
To:
John Zech, SFPUC
Jonathan Silva, SFPUC
From: Adriana Duran, CMD
Subject:
Revised CMD Review of Bids Submitted on December 04, 2025, for PW-008R Moscone West Solar
Acosta & Daughters LLC 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
Compensable
Delay
Total Bid
Bid Discount
Adjusted Bid
with
Bid Discount
Acosta &
Daughters LLC
Non-LBE $ 3,331,731.29 $ 5,000.00 $ 3,336,731.29 Not eligible $ 3,336,731.29
Albion Power Co.,
Inc.
SF LBE-OBE
(Micro)
$ 4,293,002.00
$ 5,000.00 $ 4,298,002.00
10%
$ 3,868,201.80
Sprig Electric Co. Non-LBE $ 4,386,338.00 $ 60,000.00 $ 4,446,338.00 Not eligible $ 4,446,338.00
Acosta & Daughters LLC’s bid price was the apparent lowest bidder however, the contract awarding authority did not find them responsive to bid requirements.
Albion Power Co., 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. Albion Power Co., Inc. commitment for this contract:
Requirement % Commitment %
Micro/Small LBE 14.00% 19.57%
The LBE sub requirement is less than 20% because the contract work includes solar specific experience and specialized soar supplies required for this project are typically not available through normal electrical supply chains.
In their bid, Albion Power Co., Inc. listed the following subcontractors on this contract:
Supplier Name Scope of Work LBE LBE Size
LBE Percent
Percent
of
Work
Amount
Sheedy Drayage Crane operator, lift
plan engineering,
traffic control, SFMTA
permits; R/H/S, trade
coordination
SF LBE-
OBE Small 100% 10.62% $456,000
Mervue Electric Inc. Supply Modules, Take
Possession Perform
testing, palletize to
city lift plan, manage
delivery
SF LBE-
OBE Micro 100% 8.95% $384,296
State Roofing Systems U-Anchor Structural
Roof Attachment,
Waterproofing, Walk
pads
$442,911
Bass Electric Electrical, Array
Installation,
Interconnection
$1,583,901
SFPUC utilizes the SOLIS system. For ease of entry, included here are the figures captured by SOLIS:
LBE Subcontractor LBE Category, Type
and Size
Listed Original
Participation
Amount
Participation
Amount Subject
to LBE Goal
CMD Awarded
LBE Goal %
Sheedy Drayage SF LBE-OBE (Small) $456,000 $456,000 10.62% Mervue Electric Inc. SF LBE-OBE (Micro) $384,296 $384,296 8.95% TOTAL $840,296
$840,296 19.57%
Albion Power Co., Inc. satisfied the “Good Faith Efforts” requirement.
Albion Power Co., Inc. utilized Approach A and exceeded the LBE subcontractor participation requirement by 35% counting its own self-performed work under this approach.
CMD find Albion Power Co., 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.