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SFPUC adopts revised WSIP budget and schedule; Calaveras and Harry Tracy projects drive increases
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted July 28 to rebaseline the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP), approving a revised $4.58 billion budget and a Dec. 4, 2015 completion date. Commission documents and staff cited heavy cost and schedule impacts from Calaveras Dam and the Harry Tracy plant as the primary drivers.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on July 28 approved a rebaseline of the Water System Improvement Program, adopting a revised program budget of $4.58 billion and a new overall completion date of Dec. 4, 2015. Commissioners voted to approve the rebaseline with an amendment directing staff to update system performance analysis, monitor schedule compression and report regularly on cost estimates versus awards and change orders.
Julie Labonte, the WSIP director, told the commission the revision reflects new project scopes, risk mitigation measures and recent low construction bids. Labonte said two projects account for much of the program increase: the Calaveras Dam project and the Harry Tracy long-term improvements, which together represent $285 million of the change. She said the…
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