Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Capital Projects topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commission approves $31.8M and $21.7M construction contracts; WSIP nearing closeout
Summary
The commission approved two construction contracts (Cinahl Yard admin building for $31,777,000 and a WSUP pipeline for $21,729,720), accepted CIP timing updates including a four‑month extension to a recycled‑water pilot, and heard that WSIP is 93% complete with Calaveras Dam foundational work underway.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission approved two construction contracts and received an update on capital programs that remain a major focus of the water enterprise.
Kathy Howe, AGM for Infrastructure, described Item 9: plans and specifications for demolishing existing facilities at Cinahl Yard and constructing a new LEED Gold administrative building along with prefab shops and canopies. Six bids were received and all came in over the engineer’s estimate; the commission approved award of contract WD2794A to S.J. Amoroso Construction in the amount of $31,777,000. Staff said additional base bid funding (approximately $5–6 million) will be temporarily shifted from the Watershed Center project while teams pursue value engineering opportunities.
Item 10, a pipeline construction contract that is part of the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP), was presented for approval as contract WD2798 in the amount of $21,729,720 to JNB Construction. This contract is the first of three construction contracts to connect the recycled‑water plant to the reservoir and pump station in Golden Gate Park and is within the engineer’s estimate. The commission approved the item by voice vote.
Dan Wade reviewed the water enterprise capital improvement program and the WSIP, reporting the overall WSIP status at 93 percent complete. Highlights included an extended pilot testing phase for the Daly City recycled‑water expansion (forecast completion moved about four months), initiation of the first clay lift in the Calaveras Dam replacement foundation and recent completion of an intake tower, and an upcoming CEQA draft publication for the Alameda Creek recapture project planned for Nov. 30 with public review and anticipated certification next year.
Commissioners asked about bid inflation in the local construction market and contingency planning; staff attributed higher bids to high construction activity citywide and said they will return with value‑engineering options and updated baselines for several projects early next year.
Votes at a glance: the consent calendar (items A, B and D) and Items 9 and 10 were carried by voice vote. Several items (14–15) were later settled and approved in closed session.
The commission moved into closed session to consider litigation and claims and later announced settlement approvals for items 14 and 15 on the record.
