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PUC deadlocks on Lake Merced pump-station award after protests over LBE credits
Summary
A contested $30M–$40M award for the Lake Merced Pump Station (WD2548) produced bidder protests and union objections over local-business (LBE) crediting. The commission lacked the three affirmative votes needed to act; staff said the item will be re-agendized.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission failed to act on a disputed contract for the Lake Merced Pump Station on March 24 after protests from competing bidders and objections from labor representatives about how Local Business Enterprise (LBE) credit was calculated.
Assistant General Manager for Infrastructure Harlan Kelly told the commission that engineering estimates for contract WD2548 ranged from $52 million to $60 million but that bids came in between about $29.9 million and $40 million; the apparent low bidder later withdrew, and the second-lowest bidder, Western Water, faced protests alleging it did not meet Human Rights Commission (HRC) compliance. "The engineering estimate was $52,000,000 to $60,000,000," Kelly said, then explained staff and HRC had reviewed technical and compliance issues.
Why it matters: the award would advance a major seismic- and capacity-upgrade project on a…
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