AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
DEPARTMENT: Wastewater Enterprise
AGENDA NUMBER: 6m
MEETING DATE: September 8, 2026
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Laura Wen
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. CS-1248, Equipment and Software Maintenance
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. CS-1248, Equipment and Software Maintenance, with Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc., increasing the contract amount by $5,352,254, and increasing the contract duration by five years, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $6,897,586, and a total contract duration of eight years, due to ongoing maintenance that is needed for the existing Wastewater Enterprise distributed control system.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ( SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise requires support services for the equipment and software related to its distributed control system (DCS). Due to the proprietary software and equipment, no competitive solicitation was required as provided under San Francisco Administrative Code Section 21.30.
On December 10, 2024, by Resolution No. 24 -0244, this
Commission awarded Contract No. CS-1248, Equipment and
Software Maintenance, to Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.
Scope of Contract: The contract work locations are Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant and Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant.
The contract work consists of:
• 24/7 emergency support, priority response for on- site corrective assistance, software version upgrades and
maintenance releases, scheduled preventative maintenance visits, and accelerated shipment of material;
• Lifecycle assessment and upgrade planning;
• Module exchange program;
• Training;
• Consulting services;
• Provision of spare parts; and
• Test and offline development system licenses.
Amendments to the
Contract:
Proposed Amendment No. 1: Staff recommends Commission
approval of Amendment No. 1 to increase the contract amount by Agenda Title: CS-1248, Equipment and Software Maintenance Commission Meeting Date: September 8, 2026
$5,352,254, and extend the contract duration by five years , for continued DCS support, increasing the total not-to-exceed contract amount to $6,897,586 and extending the contract duration to eight years.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Wastewater Operating Fund
Original Not-to-Exceed Amount: $1,545,332
Proposed Amendment No. 1: $5,352,254
Total Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount: $6,897,586
Schedule: Original Not-to-Exceed Amount: three years
Proposed Amendment No. 1 Duration: five years
Total Duration: eight years
Local Business
Enterprise Utilization
and Non-
Discrimination in
Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division waived the Local Business Enterprise subconsultant participation requirement for this contract.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO. __________________
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise requires support services for the equipment and software related to its distributed control system (DCS); and
WHEREAS, On December 10, 2024, by Resolution No. 24-0244, this Commission awarded Contract No. CS-1248, Equipment and Software Maintenance as a sole source proprietary service, in an amount not-to-exceed $1,545,332, and with a duration of three years, with Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc. (Schneider Electric); and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends approval of Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. CS- 1248 to increase the contract amount by $5,352,254, and the contract duration by f ive years, for ongoing maintenance of the existing Wastewater Enterprise distributed control system (DCS) , increasing the total not -to-exceed contract amount to $ 6,897,586 and extending the contract duration to eight years; and
WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Division waived the Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subconsultant participation requirement for this contract; and
WHEREAS, Funds for the contract are available from Wastewater Enterprise Operating funds; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby approves Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. CS-1248, Equipment and Software Maintenance, for ongoing maintenance of the existing Wastewater Enterprise DCS , increasing the contract amount by $5,352,254 and extending the contract duration by five years, for a total not -to-exceed contract amount of $6,897,586, and a total contract duration of eight years.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of September 8, 2026.
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Director of Commission Affairs
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission