DEPARTMENT
Hetch Hetchy Water and Power
Division of the Water Enterprise
AGENDA NO.
9e
MEETING DATE
October 13, 2026
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract/Project Manager: Blake Rothfuss
Award Contract Nos. PRO.0347.A-E, As-Needed Engineering Services for HHWP R&R Services: Operations and Maintenance
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract No s. PRO.0347.A-E, As -Needed Engineering Services for HHWP R&R Services: Operations and Maintenance, to AECOM/WRE – a Joint Venture (PRO.0347.A); Black & Veatch Corporation (PRO.0347.B); GFT Infrastructure, Inc. (PRO.0347.C); Stantec Consulting Services Inc. (PRO.0347.D); and Terra Engineers, Inc. (PRO.0347.E); each for an amount not-to-exceed $9,000,000 and with a duration of five years to provide as-needed professional planning and design services to support Hetch Hetchy Water and Power.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) requires the assistance of consultants to assist the SFPUC with planning and design services for Hetch Hetchy Water and Power (HHWP) rehabilitation and replacement projects , and programmatic, operating, regulatory, and emergency repair projects , both on an as-needed basi s, for assets spanning from O’Shaughnessy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park to Newark and/or to Sunol in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Scope of Contract: The contract work location(s) will be the HHWP area, from O’Shaughnessy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park to Newark and/or to Sunol in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The work under these contracts will provide as-needed professional planning and design services to support HHWP in the following areas:
• Water Conveyance Planning and Design;
• Powerhouses and Pump Stations;
• Power Transmission and Distribution;
• Dam and Reservoirs;
• Roads and Bridges;
• Communications Systems;
• Buildings;
Agenda Title: PRO.0347.A-E, As-Needed Engineering Services for HHWP R&R Services: Operations and Maintenance Commission Meeting Date: October 13, 2026
• Small Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities; and
• Security
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Hetch Hetchy Water and Power 10-year Capital Improvement Program
Total Not -To-Exceed Contract Amount: $9,000,000 (per
contract)
Schedule: Advertised: January 27, 2026
Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: February 2027
Estimated End Date: February 2032
Duration: five years
Evaluation and
Selection Criteria:
By March 24, 2026, the SFPUC received six proposals , five of which the Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) and staff determined to be responsive.
Staff recommends award to the five responsible proposers that submitted responsive proposals.
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 C MD established a 20% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract.
AECOM/WRE – a Joint Venture; Black & Veatch Corporation; GFT Infrastructure, Inc. ; Stantec Consulting Services Inc .; and Terra Engineers, Inc., each committed to LBE subcontractor participation of 20% respectively with their proposals.
Attachment(s): CMD Memorandum
Agenda Title: PRO.0347.A-E, As-Needed Engineering Services for HHWP R&R Services: Operations and Maintenance Commission Meeting Date: October 13, 2026
Red – denotes water coverage area
Black – denotes transmission coverage area
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) requires consultants to assist the SFPUC with planning and design services for Hetch Hetchy Water and Power (HHWP) rehabilitation and replacement projects , and programmatic, operating, regulatory, and emergency repair projects, both on an as-needed basis; and
WHEREAS, It is necessary to procure the services of up to five qualified consulting firms to provide specialized and technical support to supplement SFPUC staff; and
WHEREAS, The estimated cost of services for each agreement is $9,000,000; and
WHEREAS, On January 27, 2026, SFPUC advertised a Request for Proposals for as-needed planning and design services; and
WHEREAS, On March 24, 2026, the SFPUC received six proposals; and
WHEREAS, The Contract Monitoring Division (CMD) staff determined that one proposer was non-responsive; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC and CMD staff, upon review of the proposals, determined AECOM/WRE – a Joint Venture (AECOM/WRE); Black & Veatch Corporation (B&V); GFT Infrastructure, Inc. (GFT); Stantec Consulting Services Inc. (Stantec); and Terra Engineers, Inc (Terra) to be the five responsible proposers that submitted responsive proposals; and
WHEREAS, Services are anticipated to begin in February 2027 and end in February 2032 and the duration of this contract is five years; and
WHEREAS, The CMD estab lished a 20% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subconsultant participation requirement for this contract and AECOM/WRE; B&V; GFT; Stantec; and Terra each committed to an LBE subconsultant participation of 20%; 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, Funds for Contract No. PRO.0347.A-E, As -Needed Engineering Services for HHWP R&R Services: Operations and Maintenance , will be available from Hetch Hetchy Water and Power’s Operating, Programmatic and Capital budgets ; now, therefore, be it,
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby awards Contract Nos. PRO.0347.A-E, As-Needed Engineering Services for HHWP R&R Services: Operations and Maintenance, to provide planning and design services , to AECOM/WRE (PRO.0347.A); B&V (PRO.0347.B) ; GFT (PRO.0347.C) ; Stantec (PRO.0347.D) ; and Terra (PRO.0347.E), each with an amount not-to-exceed $9,000,000 and each with a duration of five years.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of October 13, 2026.
Director of Commission Affairs
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission