AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
DEPARTMENT: Wastewater Enterprise
AGENDA NUMBER: 9c
MEETING DATE: October 13, 2026
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract Manager: Jessalynn Wong
Award
Contract No. WW -782R2, Wastewater Enterprise Elevator Maintenance, Repair, and Modernization 2026-2030
Summary of
Proposed
Commission
Action:
Award Contract No. WW -782R2, Wastewater Enterprise Elevator Maintenance, Repair, and Modernization 2026- 2030, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Specialized Elevator Corporation DBA San Francisco Elevator, in the amount of $4,576,600 and with a duration of 1,490 consecutive calendar days (approximately four years and one month), to service and maintain all Wastewater Enterprise and Southeast Community Center elevators.
Background: This contract will provide monthly elevator maintenance, repair, and modernization services by a certified and qualified conveyance (elevator) company for all San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise
and Southeast Community Center elevators. For
regulatory, liability, and safety reasons, any work on elevators in the State of California must be performed by a certified qualified conveyance (elevator) company.
Scope of
Contract:
The contract work locations are at Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant, North Point Wet Weather Facility, Bruce Flynn Pump Station, Channel Pump Station, North Shore Pump Station, Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant, Southeast Community Center , and the Westside Pump Station, all within the City and County of San Francisco.
The contract work consists of:
• Providing elevator maintenance, repair, and modernization services to keep 24 Wastewater Enterprise elevators in a safe and operable condition in co nformance with California State la w, and for asset protection.
Funding and
Costs:
Funding Source:
Wastewater Enterprise Operating and Capital Budget funded Project No. CWWRNRTF57 , to support Wastewater Enterprise Elevator Maintenance, Repair, and Modernization 2026-2030
Engineer’s Estimate: $5,950,000
Award Amount: $4,576,600
Agenda Title: Contract No. WW-782R2, Wastewater Enterprise Elevator Maintenance, Repair, and Modernization 2026-2030 Commission Meeting Date: October 13, 2026
Bid Rank Bid
Amount
Bid
Preference
Compensable
Delay
Adjusted
Bid
Final Rank
1. Specialized
Elevator
Corporation
DBA San
Francisco
Elevator
$ 4,576,600 N/A N/A $ 4,576,600 1
2. Star Elevator
Inc.
$ 5,039,000 N/A N/A $ 5,039,000 2
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: November 2026 Estimated Completion Date: November 2030
Contract Duration: 1,490 consecutive calendar days (1,460 consecutive calendar days to Substantial Completion and an additional 30 consecutive calendar days to Final Completion)
Bid History:
Advertised: March 10, 2026
Bids Received: SFPUC received sealed bids from one firm on April 9, 2026. The SFPUC determined that it was in the best interest of the City and County of San Francisco to reject all bids and re-advertise.
Re-advertised: April 21, 2026
Bids Received: SFPUC received sealed bids from two fir ms on May 21, 2026. The SFPUC determined that it was in the best interest of the City and County of San Francisco to reject all bids and re-advertise.
Re-advertised: June 29, 2026
Bids Received: SFPUC received sealed bids from two firms on July 23, 2026, as follows:
Agenda Title: Contract No. WW-782R2, Wastewater Enterprise Elevator Maintenance, Repair, and Modernization 2026-2030 Commission Meeting Date: October 13, 2026
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.
Environmental
Review:
This action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378 because it will not result in a physical change in the environment.
Local
Business
Enterprise
Utilization and
Non-
Discrimination
in Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division waived the Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontractor participation requirement for this contract.
Agenda Title: Contract No. WW-782R2, Wastewater Enterprise Elevator Maintenance, Repair, and Modernization 2026-2030 Commission Meeting Date: October 13, 2026
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RESOLUTION NO. __________________
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) owns and operates Wastewater Enterprise and Southeast Community Center facilities with elevators for which the SFPUC is responsible for maintaining its good working order; and
WHEREAS, On June 29, 2026, the SFPUC advertised Contract No. WW-782R2, Wastewater Enterprise Elevator Maintenance, Repair, and Modernization 2026- 2030, to provide for monthly elevator maintenance, repair, and modernization services by a certified and qualified conveyance (elevator) company; and
WHEREAS, The Engineer’s Estimate is $5,950,000 for this construction work to service and maintain all Wastewater Enterprise and Southeast Community Center elevators; and
WHEREAS, The contract duration is 1,490 consecutive calendar days (approximately four years and one month); and
WHEREAS, On July 23, 2026, SFPUC received and publicly opened two bids; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC staff and the Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) review ed the bids and the application of bid preferences and have determined that Specialized Elevator Corporation DBA San Francisco Elevator is the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, The CMD waived the Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontractor participation requirement for this contract, and Specialized Elevator Corporation DBA San Francisco Elevator did not commit to any LBE subcontractor participation in its bid submittal; and
WHEREAS, This action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378 because it will not result in a physical change in the environment; and
WHEREAS, Funds are available from Wastewater Enterprise operating and capital budget, Project No. CWWRNRTF57, to support Wastewater Enterprise Elevator Maintenance, Repair, and Modernization 2026-2030; now, therefore, be it,
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract No. WW -782R2, Wastewater Enterprise Elevator Maintenance, Repair, and Modernization 2026- 2030, in an amount of $4,576,600, and a duration of 1,490 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Specialized Elevator Corporation DBA San Francisco Elevator.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of October 13, 2026.
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Director of Commission Affairs
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission