Port approves $500,000 amendment to CH2M Hill contract to continue seawall and flood‑study work
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Summary
The Port Commission authorized a $500,000 amendment to the CH2M Hill professional services contract for the Waterfront Resilience Program, increasing the not‑to‑exceed total to about $60.48 million to support remaining technical and policy review tasks associated with the Army Corps flood study.
The Port Commission approved an amendment to the professional services contract with CH2M Hill Engineers Inc. to continue planning, engineering and environmental services for the Waterfront Resilience Program, which includes the Embarcadero Seawall Program and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood‑resiliency study.
Carlos Colon, Waterfront Resilience Program staff, briefed commissioners that the original contract (awarded in 2017) and a prior 2019 amendment supported work on the Embarcadero Seawall program and that the Army Corps flood study now covers the Port’s full 7.5 miles of jurisdiction under a 50/50 cost share agreement. Colon said the Army Corps study has three remaining federal review milestones — agency technical review, policy review and the chief’s report to Congress — and that the consultant contract would be exhausted at month‑end without the amendment. He said the requested amendment of $500,000 would be funded from the Seawall bond and would increase the amended contract amount to a total not‑to‑exceed $60,477,071, with an option to extend the contract term one year.
Colon also noted Local Business Enterprise (LBE) participation: CH2M Hill’s subcontracting to LBEs has met about 27.5% of contract value to date, representing about $4 million of LBE work. Staff said the amendment does not exceed the city’s CMD approval threshold and that the Port would present the amendment for approval by the Civil Service Commission on Oct. 20 before execution.
Commissioner questions focused on congressional funding for the Army Corps share. Colon and staff noted the cost‑share agreement remains in effect; the Port has authority to accelerate local funds to allow Corps staff to continue work during federal funding lapses and the Port will pursue the Corps’ congressional appropriation when the study completes.
The Commission approved the amendment by voice vote; no members recorded opposition.
Ending: The amendment was approved; staff said the additional funds are intended to allow the Army Corps and Port consultants to complete the remaining technical and policy reviews that lead to submission of the chief’s report to Congress.
