AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
DEPARTMENT: Water Enterprise
AGENDA NUMBER: 6b
MEETING DATE: July 14, 2026
Calendar: Regular Calendar
Project Manager: Lynn Fong
Approve Modification No. 3 Increasing the Duration for Contract No. WD-2889, As Needed Water Service Line Replacements
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve Modification No. 3 to Contract No. WD-2889, As-Needed Water Service Line Replacements, with JMB Construction, Inc., increasing the contract duration by 365 calendar days (one year), to provide main replacement support services, excavation, and pavement restoration work associated with an 8-inch water main installation and construction , with no change to the contract amount, for a revised contract duration of 1,461 consecutive calendar days (approximately four years).
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Water Enterprise requires as -needed excavation and pavement
restoration work necessary for SFPUC Water Enterprise crews to replace galvanized water service lines throughout the City and County of San Francisco.
On January 24, 2023, by Resolution No. 23-0018, this Commission awarded Contract No. WD -2889, As -Needed Service Line
Replacement Contract, to JMB Construction, Inc. The original not - to-exceed contract amount was $26,663, 850 and the original contract duration was 1,096 calendar days (three years).
Under San Francisco Administrative Code section 6.64, an as - needed construction contract may be modified up to a five-year total duration and up to 150% of the original contract amount; no contract service orders may be issued after four years from the dat e of
Controller certification; and no individual contract service order may exceed the Threshold Amount as set by the Controller.
For Contract No. WD-2889, the recommended increase in duration is requested to allow the contractor to continue performing excavation and pavement renovation work to support water main replacement and repair work as well as service line replacements .
The recommended increase is within the five -year
limit in
conformance with the Administrative Code Section 6.64.
Scope of Contract: The contract work is at various locations within the City and County of San Francisco.
Agenda Title: WD-2889, As-Needed Water Service Line Replacements Commission Meeting Date: July 14, 2026
The contract work consists of:
• Providing ancillary support work for SFPUC’s Lead Service Line Replacement program and Water Enterprise crews;
• Securing applicable permits;
• Providing traffic control at construction sites;
• Saw cutting and trench excavation;
• Shoring and pipe support work;
• Furnishing and placing clean sand backfill;
• Performing all soil compaction and soil compaction testing; and,
• Performing pavement restoration.
Modifications to the
Contract:
Modification No. 1: On November 20, 2023, staff issued Modification No. 1, increasing the contract amount by $2,246,349 (within the original 10%
contingency) to support the emergency
repair work on Fillmore Street for a total contract amount of $28,910,199, with no change to the contract duration.
Modification No. 2: On May 13, 2025, by Resolution No. 25-0073, the Commission approved Modification No. 2, increasing the contract amount by $4,263,992, to add scope for additional pavement restoration work scope upon completion of critical street repair services and installations of water lines greater than two inches and general as -needed paving work for the SFPUC Water Enterprise, for a revised contract amount of $33,174,191, with no change to the contract duration.
Recommended Modification No. 3: Staff recommends that the Commission approv e Modification No. 3, increasing the contract duration by 365 consecutive calendar days, for a revised contract duration of 1,461 consecutive calendar days, with no change to the contract amount, to allow supporting work for main installation and construction work located within the Sea Cliff Neighborhood, City and County of San Francisco,
with no increase to the contract
amount. The Seacliff Avenue Pump Station is a critical wastewater pump station and force main that is currently being upgraded under SFPUC Contract No. WW-
747, Seacliff Avenue Pump Station &
Force Main Upgrade and Seacliff 1 Pump Station Demolition.
During construction, it was determined that the water main in the same street needs replacement due to age, and no other water construction contracts are available to support the replacement work. Following wastewater improvements and water main
replacement, San Francisco Public Works will perform permanent paving upgrades to the entire block.
Extending this contract allows supportive work for main installation including shoring, pipe support work, coordination with San Francisco Water Department crews, as well as pavement
excavation and restoration work upon conclusion of critical water main replacement work, in order to ensure continuity of water Agenda Title: WD-2889, As-Needed Water Service Line Replacements Commission Meeting Date: July 14, 2026
service to the residents and the adjacent community while reducing construction impacts to the wastewater contract within the same project limits of this work.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Water Enterprise Local Conveyance/Distribution System Program-Project No. 10036916, As-Needed Water Service Line Replacement
Original Contract Amount: $26,663,850
Original 10% Cost Contingency: $2,666,385
Modified Increases to Contract Amount: $6,510,341
Recommended Modification No. 3 Amount: $0
Total Contract Amount : $33,174,191
Schedule: Notice-to-Proceed Date: March 27, 2023
Original Contract Duration: 1,096 consecutive calendar days Original 10% Duration Contingency: 109 calendar days
Modified Increases to Contract Duration: 0 days
Recommended Modification No. 3 Duration : 365 calendar days [Proposed] Total Contract Duration: 1,461 consecutive calendar days
Environmental
Review:
On June 13, 2023, the Planning Department determined the Seacliff 1 Pump Station and Force Main Upgrades Project to be
categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and 15303, Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) (Case No. 2023- 001723ENV).
On June 17, 2026, the Planning Department determined that the modifications to replace the 4- inch water main with a new 8- inch water main on Sea Cliff Avenue from El Camino Del Mar to the dead-end are not substantial, are categorically exempt under the CEQA, and no additional environmental review is required.
View the CEQA exemption determination and Planning Department concurrence.
Local Business
Enterprise Utilization
and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division established a 5% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract. The contractor committed to an 8.07% LBE subcontractor participation with its bid submittal, and this amount remains unchanged.
Agenda Title: WD-2889, As-Needed Water Service Line Replacements Commission Meeting Date: July 14, 2026
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO. __________________
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Water Enterprise requires as-needed excavation and pavement renovation work necessary for SFPUC Water Enterprise crews to replace 2- inch and smaller galvanized service lines throughout the City and County of San Francisco, to be determined by SFPUC Water Enterprise staff; and
WHEREAS, On January 24, 2023, by Resolution No. 23-0018, the Commission awarded Contract No. WD-2889, As-Needed Water Service Line Replacements to JMB Construction, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, The original contract amount was for $26,663,850 and the original contract duration was 1,096 consecutive calendar days; and
WHEREAS, The contract Notice-to-Proceed date was March 27, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Staff issued Modification No. 1, increasing the contract amount by $2,246,349 (within the original contingency) to support the emergency repair work on Fillmore Street for a total contract amount of $28,910,199, with no change to the contract duration; and
WHEREAS, On May 13, 2025, by Resolution No. 25- 0073, th e Commission approved Modification No. 2, increasing the contract amount by $4,263,992, for a total contract amount of $33,174,191, with no change in contract duration; and
WHEREAS, Supporting work for main installation including shoring, pipe support work, coordination with S an Francisco Water Department crews for tie -ins, as well as excavation and pavement renovation work , is necessary to support SFPUC Water Enterprise crews to replace an 8- inch water line in the Sea Cliff neighborhood in conjunction with Contract No. WW-747, Seacliff Avenue Pump Station & Force Main Upgrade and Seacliff 1 Pump Station Demolition; and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends approval of Modification No. 3 to increase the contract duration by 365 calendar days to support this critical main replacement, including permitting, pavement excavation , and restoration, within the Seacliff neighborhood on Seacliff Avenue from El Camino Del Mar to cul-de-sac end; and
WHEREAS, On June 13, 2023, the Planning Department determined the Seacliff 1 Pump Station and Force Main Upgrades Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and 15303, Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) (Case No. 2023-001723ENV); and
WHEREAS, On June 17, 2026, the Planning Department determined that the modifications to replace the 4-inch water main with a new 8-inch water main on Sea Cliff Avenue from El Camino Del Mar to the dead- end are not substantial, are categorically exempt under the CEQA, and no additional environmental review is required; and
WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Division established a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting participation of 5% for this contract, and the contractor committed to an LBE subcontractor participation of 8.07% with its bid submittal, and this has not changed; and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Project No. 10036916, As-Needed Water Service Line Replacements; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby approves Modification No. 3 to Contract No. WD-2889, As-Needed Water Service Line Replacements, increasing the contract duration by 365 calendar days, to provide main replacement support services, excavation, and pavement restoration work associated with an 8- inch water main installation and construction, for a total contract duration of up 1,461 consecutive calendar days, with no change to the contract amount.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of July 14, 2026.
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Director of Commission Affairs
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission