AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
DEPARTMENT: Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NUMBER: 6b
MEETING DATE: June 9, 2026
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Project Manager: Mary Tienken
Award Contract No. WW-668, Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract No. WW-668, Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project, to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid, Bauman Landscape and Construction Inc., in the amount of $15,265,175, and with a duration of 880 consecutive calendar days, to construct green infrastructure and restore right of way and public access areas within and adjacent to McLaren Park in San Francisco.
Background: The Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project is the last of eight Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP) Early Implementation Projects (EIP). The goal of the EIPs is to demonstrate the use of performance-based green infrastructure technologies to remove or attenuate stormwater from the combined sewer system. The purpose of this project is to manage stormwater while testing a capillary action irrigation system that reuses stormwater for irrigation purposes.
On July 8, 2025, by Resolution 25- 0109, this Commission authorized the General Manager to prescribe EPIC Total Water Solution, Inc. , capillary action irrigation system for Contract No.
WW-668, Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project , contract specifications to conduct a five-year pilot project in accordance with the requirements set forth in San Francisco Administrative Code Section 6.73(e)(1) and California Public Contract Code Section 3400.
Scope of Contract: The contract work location is largely within McLaren Park along Wayland Street between Oxford and University Streets , within the City and County of San Francisco.
The contract work consists of:
• Overflow structures at Yosemite Marsh and McNab Lake
• Underground stormwater storage cistern
• Capillary action irrigation system with soccer field
renovations
• Stormwater conveyance channel with in -line bioretention planters
• 12-inch, 15-inch, and 18-inch vitrified clay pipe
• Two Fire hydrant relocations
Agenda Title: WW-668, Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project Commission Meeting Date: June 9, 2026
Bid History:
Advertised: February 25, 2026
Bids Received: On April 9, 2026, SFPUC received and publicly open seven sealed bids, as follows:
Bid Rank Bid Amount
Bid
Preference Adjusted Bid
Final
Rank
2. Bauman Landscape &
Construction Inc.
$15,265,175.00 2% $14,974,571.5 1
1. McGuire and Hester $14,995,510.00 0% $15,003,010.00 2
3. Minerva Construction, Inc. $15,686,179.00 2% $15,401,855.42 3
4. Gordon N. Ball, Inc. $15,695,202.00 0% $15,710,202.00 4
5. GECMS Inc $16,702,633.00 2% $16,387,690.34 5
6. Mitchell Engineering $17,359,487.00 2% $17,034,347.26 6
7. NTK Construction, Inc. $18,515,567.00 2% $18,159,955.66 7
Application of bid preferences in accordance with Chapter 14B of the San Francisco Administrative Code changed the final ranking of the low bidder. McGuire and Hester moved from 1
st to 2nd place,
and Bauman Landscape & Construction Inc moved from 2nd place to 1st place.
• Stacked stone, boulder and concrete type retaining walls • Two Pedestrian bridges
• Gathering space with decorative paving and site furnishing • Asphalt and concrete pedestrian paths
• Interpretive signage
• Planting and irrigation installation
• Sidewalk, curb and accessible ramp installation
• Asphalt roadway paving restoration
• Landscape maintenance necessary to support underground systems
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Sewer System Improvement Program , Project No. 10026810, Yosemite Green Infrastructure
Engineer’s Estimate: $17,500,000
Award Amount: $15,265,175
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: August 2026 Estimated Completion Date: December 2028
Contract Duration: 880 consecutive calendar days (700 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an additional 180 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion).
Environmental
Review:
On March 29, 2024, the Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15304, Agenda Title: WW-668, Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project Commission Meeting Date: June 9, 2026
Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land) (Case No. 2015-004546ENV).
View exemption here.
The work under this action is within the scope of the P roject authorized under the exemption.
Local Business
Enterprise Utilization
and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division established a 12% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract. The contractor committed to a 12.49% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal.
Attachment(s): 1. Contract Monitoring Division Memorandum Agenda Title: WW-668, Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project Commission Meeting Date: June 9, 2026
Location Map
The location map illustrates the project site at Wayland Street between Oxford and University Streets, and is identified with a red arrow pointing to the project area which is enclosed by a red circle.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO. __________________
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)’s Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP) included eight Early Implementation Projects (EIP) to demonstrate the use of performance- based green infrastructure technologies to remove or attenuate stormwater from the combined sewer system; and
WHEREAS, Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project, located in McLaren Park in San Francisco, is the last of the eight EIPs , and the project purpose is to manage stormwater with green infrastructure while testing a capillary action irrigation system that reuses stormwater for irrigation purposes; and
WHEREAS, On July 8, 2025, by Resolution 25-0109, this Commission authorized the General Manager to prescribe EPIC Total Water Solution, Inc. , capillary action irrigation system for Contract No. WW -668, Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project , contract specifications in order to conduct a five-year pilot project in accordance with the requirements set forth in San Francisco Administrative Code Section 6.73(e)(1) and California Public Contract Code Section 3400; and
WHEREAS, On February 25, 2026, SFPUC advertised Contract No. WW -668, Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $17,500,000 for this construction work to construct green infrastructure within and adjacent to McLaren Park in San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is 880 consecutive calendar days; and
WHEREAS, On April 9, 2026, SFPUC received and publicly opened seven bids; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC staff and the Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) reviewed the bids and the application of bid preferences and have determined that Bauman Landscape and Construction Inc. , is the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, The CMD established a 12% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract, and Bauman Landscape and Construction Inc., committed to 12.49% LBE subcontractor participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, On March 29, 2024, the Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15304, Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land) (Case No. 2015-004546ENV), and the work under this action is within the scope of the P roject authorized under the exemption; and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Project No. 10026810, Yosemite Green Infrastructure; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. WW -668, Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project, in the amount of $15,265,175, and with a duration of 880 consecutive calendar days , to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Bauman Landscape and Construction Inc.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of June 9, 2026.
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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: April 28, 2026
To: Mary Tienken, SFPUC
Monique Johnson, SFPUC
From: Helen Smolinski, CMD
Subject: CMD Review of Bids Submitted on April 9, 2026 for WW-668 Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting
Bids and Bid Discount
Bauman Landscape & Construction Inc (“Bauman”) 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.
Contractors Base Bid Compensable
Delay
Total Bid with
Compensable
Delay
CMD Bid
Discount
Adjusted Total
Bid with CMD
Discount
Bauman Landscape &
Construction Inc $15,265,175.00 $15,000.00 $15,280,175.00 2% $14,974,571.50 McGuire and Hester $14,995,510.00 $7,500.00 $15,003,010.00 0% $15,003,010.00 Minerva Construction Inc $15,686,179.00 $30,000.00 $15,716,179.00 2% $15,401,855.42 Gordon N. Ball, Inc $15,695,202.00 $15,000.00 $15,710,202.00 0% $15,710,202.00 GECMS, Inc DBA Giron
Construction $16,702,633.00 $19,500.00 $16,722,133.00 2% $16,387,690.34 Mitchell Engineering $17,359,487.00 $22,500.00 $17,381,987.00 2% $17,034,347.26 N T K Construction Inc $18,515,567.00 $15,000.00 $18,530,567.00 2% $18,159,955.66
LBE Subcontracting Participation Requirement
Bauman 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. Bauman’s commitment for this contract:
Requirement
%
Commitment
%
Micro/Small
LBE 12% 12.49%
In their bid, Bauman listed the following subcontractors on this contract:
Supplier Name Scope of Work
LBE
LBE
Size
LBE
Percen
t
Percent
of
Work
Amount
Baird Trucking Inc Trucking LBE MICR 100% 1.31% $200,000.00 M C Metal Inc Metal Work,
Railing LBE MICR 100% 0.22% $32,970.00
Esquivel Grading &
Paving Inc Grinding & Pave LBE SML 100% 0.92% $141,000.00 DR Traffic Control Traffic Control LBE MICR 100% 0.26% $40,000.00 Taz Demolition Demo/Grade LBE MICR 100% 5.24% $800,000.00 Michael
O’Shaughnessy
Construction Inc
Underground/
Switches LBE MICR 100% 4.53% $691,910.00
Epic Total Water
Solutions (Supplier) Epic System N/A N/A N/A -- --*
Incompli, Inc SWPPP Plan and
Inspection N/A N/A N/A 0.13% $20,000.00
Camblin Street Steel/Rebar N/A N/A N/A 0.13% $20,000.00 CT Electric
Electrical – wiring
and fixture supply,
install and
connections
N/A N/A N/A -- --*
Construction
Survey Survey Layout N/A N/A N/A -- --*
*Per clarification from Bauman, the amounts for these non-LBEs will be:
Epic Total Water Solutions: $2,000,000.00
CT Electric: $120,000.00
Construction Survey: $20,000.00
“Good Faith Efforts” Requirement
Bauman satisfied the “Good Faith Efforts” requirement.
Bauman, an LBE prime contractor, utilized Approach A and relied on self-performed contract work to meet the requirement.
CMD Determination
CMD finds Bauman 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: Helen Smolinski, [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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