AG
ENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
DEPARTMENT: Wastewater Enterprise AGENDA NUMBER: 6e MEETING DATE: July 14, 2026
C
alendar: Consent Calendar
Contract/Project Manager: Pauson Yun
A
ward Contract No. PRO.0319, Urban Watershed Planning, Program & Policy Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract No. PRO.0319, Urban Watershed Planning,
Program & Policy, to Lotus-Bionic Joint-Venture, in an amount not- to-exceed $8,000,000, and with a duration of four years, to provide urban watershed planning services.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Enterprise, Urban Watershed Planning Division seeks to retain the services of a qualified consultant to provide expertise in watershed planning and analysis; policy development and implementation strategy; program development strategy and innovation; blended funding and financing strategies for green infrastructure and large scale nature- based solutions; flood resilience strategies and governance; watershed stewardship, community engagement, and water
shed education; and green infrastructure planning, policy, program, and project development support.
Scope of Contract: The primary role of the consultant will be to perform work in the following areas, including but not limited to the following Watershed planning services:
• Policy development, strategy planning, and operational strategy services
• Program development services
• Stormwater Management Ordinance Implementation
Support and Regulatory Compliance Services
• Watershed stewardship, and community engagement
services
• Support services for Green Infrastructure implementation Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Wastewater Enterprise operating and project specific funds
Total Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount: $8,000,000
Schedule: Advertised: April 9, 2026
Estimated Start Date: October 2026
Agenda Title: PUC.PRO.0319, Urban Watershed Planning, Program & Policy Commission Meeting Date: July 14, 2026
Estimated End Date: September 2030
Duration: four years
Evaluation and
Selection Criteria:
The evaluation and selection process consisted of three components: 1. Written Proposal ; 2. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) submittal; and 3. Social Impact Partnership (SIP) Submittal bonus evaluation. The consultant teams could be awarded up to a maximum of 1049.75 points: 995 points for the written proposal submittal ; 5 points for the DEI submittal; and
49.75 bonus points for the SIP Submittal.
On May 19, 2026, one proposal was received. Staff recommends award to the sole qualified proposer that submitted a responsive proposal, Lotus-Bionic Joint-Venture.
Environmental Review: This action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378 because it will not result in a physical change in the environment, and it does not represent an approval of a specific project.
Staff will not authorize any work involving ground disturbance (such as geotechnical investigations) or any other physical changes in the environment until any necessary environmental review has been completed pursuant to the CEQA.
Local Business
Enterprise Utilization
and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) established a 20% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract. The contractor committed to a 20% LBE subcontractor participation with its proposal.
Attachment(s): 1. CMD Memorandum
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise, Urban Watershed Planning Division seeks to retain the services of a qualified consultant to provide expertise in urban watershed planning services; and
WHEREAS, It is necessary to procure the services of qualified consulting firm to provide specialized urban watershed planning services to supplement SFPUC staff for proposed PUC.PRO.0319, Urban Watershed Planning, Programs and Policy; and
WHEREAS, The estimated cost of services is not-to-exceed $8,000,000; and
WHEREAS, On April 9, 2026, SFPUC advertised a Request for Proposals for Urban Watershed Planning, Programs & Policy services , received one proposal , and recommends award to the sole proposer; and
WHEREAS, Services are anticipated to begin in October 2026 and end in September 2030 and the duration of this contract is four years; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC and Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) staff, upon review of the proposal scores, determined that Lotus-Bionic, Joint-Venture (Lotus-Bionic) is the sole qualified proposer and it submitted a responsive proposal; and
WHEREAS, This action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378 because it will not result in a physical change in the environment, and it does not represent an approval of a specific project; and
WHEREAS, Staff will not authorize any work involving ground disturbance (such as geotechnical investigations) or any other physical changes in the environment until any necessary environmental review has been completed pursuant to the CEQA; and
WHEREAS, The CMD established a 20% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subconsultant participation requirement for this contract and Lotus-Bionic committed to a LBE subconsultant participation of 20% with its proposal; and
WHEREAS, Funds for Contract No. PRO.0319, Urban Watershed Planning, Program & Policy, will be available from Wastewater Enterprise operating and project specific funds; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. PRO.0319, Urban Watershed Planning, Program & Policy, to Lotus -Bionic for an amount not -to- exceed $8,000,000, and with a duration of four years , to provide urban watershed planning, programs, and policy services.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of July 14, 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: June 11, 2026
To: Kevin Byrne, SFPUC
Pauson Yun, SFPUC
From: Jason Chow, CMD
Subject: CMD Review of Proposals Submitted on 5/19/2026 for PRO.0319 Urban Watershed Planning, Programs and Policy
**Note to the SFPUC-- Please use the tables with the blue headers for your Peoplesoft project team entry.
Proposals and Rating Bonus
The RFP indicates that a contract will be awarded to the highest ranked proposer.
The rating bonus was applied to proposers that are certified by the Contract Monitoring Division, (“CMD”) as an LBE in the type of work that is specified for the prime by the Contract Awarding Authority.
The rating bonus is also applied to proposers with at least one LBE joint venture partner (certified by CMD as an LBE in the type of work that is specified for the prime by the Contract Awarding Authority) that will perform at least 35% of prime level work.
Proposer
Rating Bonus
Rank with
Rating Bonus
Rating Bonus
applied due
to LBE Prime:
LBE Status, Type and
Size
Percentage of
prime level work
committed to LBE
JV partner:
Lotus-Bionic JV 7.50% --1 Bionic SF LBE – OBE (Micro) 41.00% Lotus-Bionic JV– Sole Proposer
LBE Subcontracting Participation Requirement
Lotus-Bionic JV 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. Lotus-Bionic JV’s commitment for this contract:
1 The SFPUC only received one (1) proposal for this solicitation. Thus, the proposal evaluations were not applicable. 1455 Market Street, Suite 16A, San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone (415) 554-0630
Requirement % Commitment %
Micro/Small LBE 20.00% 20.00%
Lotus-Bionic JV is a joint venture formed by these partners:
Joint Venture
Partner
Scope of Work
Performance
Split
LBE
LBE Size
Percent
LBE (%)
Percent of
Work (%)
Bionic
Landscape, Inc.
Watershed
Planning Services; Policy
Development, Strategy
Planning & Operational
Strategy; Program
Development; Watershed
Stewardship &
Community Engagement;
Support Services For GI
Implementation
41 LBE
MICR
100
28 Sustainable
Watershed
Designs, Inc.
Watershed
Planning Services; Policy
Development, Strategy
Planning & Operational
Strategy; Program
Development; SMO
Implementation Support
& Regulatory Compliance;
Watershed Stewardship &
Community Engagement;
Support Services for GI
Implementation
59 N/A
N/A
N/A
41 In their proposal, Lotus-Bionic JV listed the following subcontractors on this contract.
Supplier Name
Scope of Work
LBE
LBE Size
LBE
Percent
Percent
Of
Work
Climate Adaptive
Systems, LLC
Watershed Planning; Policy
Development, Strategy
Planning & Operational
Strategy; Program
Development
LBE
MICR
100%
3.50%
Coord LLC
Policy Development, Strategy
Planning & Operational
Strategy; Program
Development; SMO
Implementation
Support & Regulatory
Compliance
LBE
MICR
100%
3.50%
InCommon LLC
Watershed Planning;
Program Development;
Watershed Stewardship &
Community Engagement
LBE
MICR
100%
4.50%
Pathways Climate
Institute
Watershed Planning; Program
Development LBE MICR 100% 4.00%
SITELAB URBAN STUDIO
Watershed Planning;
Watershed Stewardship &
Community Engagement
LBE SML 100% 4.50%
BFK Engineers
Watershed Stewardship &
Community Engagement;
Support Services For GI
Implementation
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.00%
Herrera Environmental
Consultants, Inc.
Watershed Planning Services,
Policy Development, Strategy
Planning & Operational
Strategy, Program
Development, SMO
Implementation Support
& Regulatory Compliance,
Watershed Stewardship &
Community Engagement,
Support Services For GI
Implementation
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.00%
Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc.
Watershed Planning Services;
Policy Development, Strategy
Planning & Operational
Strategy; Support Services
For GI Implementation
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.00%
The Watershed Project Watershed Stewardship &
Community Engagement N/A N/A N/A 2.00%
Good Faith Efforts” Requirement
Lotus-Bionic JV satisfied the “Good Faith Efforts” requirement.
Lotus-Bionic JV, a JV Prime Proposer, utilized Approach A and relied on Bionic—its LBE JV partner self- performed contract work to meet the requirement.
CMD Determination
CMD finds Lotus-Bionic JV 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: Jason Chow, [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. [Jason Chow/JC]