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SFPUC upholds award for Southeast plant repair despite LBE protest
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission approved a $9,058,000 award to Monterey Mechanical for corrosion repairs at the Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant after local contractors protested removal of a 10% Local Business Enterprise preference, and after staff and the City Attorney said the procurement followed rules.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted June 26 to award contract WW522 — Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant dewatering facility corrosion repairs — to Monterey Mechanical despite formal protests from local contractors who said the project’s engineer’s estimate was increased after the pre-bid period, eliminating a 10% Local Business Enterprise (LBE) bid preference.
Don Cabianca, representing Cal State Constructors, told the commission he opposed the staff recommendation and asked that WW522 "not be awarded to Monterey Mechanical," saying the advertised engineer’s estimate shifted after addenda and that "the existence of the 10% bid preference for LBE firms was made very clear by city staff during the pre bid conference." Alan Coe, also representing Cal State…
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