Votes at a glance: SFPUC approves contracts, service-area amendment, credit facility and contract amendments

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on the record approved meeting minutes, consent calendar items and a series of financing and procurement actions covering revolving credit capacity, a water-service-area amendment, contract awards and contract amendments needed to support SFPUC capital projects.

Key outcomes

- Minutes (Item 3): The commission approved the minutes of the Feb. 11, 2025 meeting. Vote: President Stacy, Vice President Arce, Commissioner Jamdar and Commissioner Leberone — all "Aye." (Motion passed.)

- Consent calendar (Items 7A and 7C): Approved. Vote: unanimous.

- Revolving credit agreement with Wells Fargo (Item 8): The commission approved a revolving credit agreement totaling $200,000,000 made up of two separate $100,000,000 facilities (one for water, one for power) with three-year terms. The facilities provide interim funding capacity and may be used for tax-exempt or taxable borrowings tied to an index (SOFR). Vote: President Stacy, Vice President Arce, Commissioner Jamdar and Commissioner Leberone — all "Aye." (Motion passed.)

- Cal Water service-area expansion and Fourth Amendment (Item 9): The commission approved an amendment to the individual water sales contract and updated service-area map to add a San Mateo County Park parcel served by California Water Service Company (Cal Water). Vote: unanimous.

- Contract amendments for Hetch Hetchy technical services (Item 10): The commission approved first amendments to four as-needed technical services contracts (PRO.0231 A–D) to support Hetch Hetchy-area capital work. Vote: unanimous.

- Snow Valley Water Treatment Plant short-term improvements (Item 11): The commission adopted a refined mitigation monitoring and reporting program under CEQA and awarded Contract WD2909 to Western Water Constructors as the lowest responsive bidder; staff reported the engineer’s estimate of $47,400,000 and a low bid of $44,900,000. Vote: unanimous.

- Cathodic protection duration increase (Item 12): The commission approved a 365-calendar-day increase to the duration contingency for Contract WD2845 (cathodic protection for transmission pipelines) to accommodate PG&E delays with no change to contract price. Vote: unanimous.

- Channel Force Main intertie contingency increase (Item 13): The commission approved an increase of $2,000,000 to the construction cost contingency and an additional 350 calendar days to the duration contingency for Contract WW723R with Anvil Builders Inc., revising the contract limit to $19,375,899 and total contract duration to 1,131 calendar days; staff cited unanticipated dewatering needs and timing constraints as drivers. Vote: unanimous.

- Hetch Hetchy construction management amendments (Item 14): The commission approved increases of $2,000,000 per agreement (three agreements comprising PRO.0275 a–c) to continue providing as-needed construction management for Hetch Hetchy capital improvement projects; no change to contract duration. Vote: unanimous.

- Closed-session privilege and settlement recommendation (Item 18): The commission voted to assert attorney-client privilege to discuss litigation with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and, in open session, announced it recommended the Board approve the settlement referenced in the closed session and voted not to disclose the closed-session deliberations. Vote: unanimous.

Each action passed on recorded unanimous votes by the four commissioners present. Where staff presented cost estimates or bid amounts, those figures were read into the record by presenters and are noted above.

Ending: Staff and the commission agreed to return with more detailed materials on some items as requested; staff will continue to provide contract and budget oversight as the projects proceed.