PUC approves consent calendar and a set of contract and advisory actions at Jan. 27 meeting

At its Jan. 27 regular meeting the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission approved a set of consent and action items by voice votes.

What passed: • Consent calendar (single vote): included final payment for a solar photovoltaic installation at Pier 96 (Norcal Recycling Center) totaling $2,249,544.27; several water enterprise paving contracts and contract modifications were also finalized.

• Item 11: Commission adopted proposed rules for commission actions on contracts, real‑estate matters and claims after discussion about thresholds and quarterly reporting. The commission voted in favor.

• Item 14: Approved Modification No. 3 to the East‑West Transmission Main (WD2476) contract to address an unforeseen rock formation encountered when tunneling under BART; the contractor was granted an additional 100 calendar days and a contract amount increase.

• Item 15: Approved amendments to wastewater commercial paper dealer agreements to remove an inventory clause and align them with the water program; staff said the change would increase competition among dealers.

• Item 16: Authorized an as‑needed laboratory analytical services agreement (agenda referenced MWH Laboratories) to provide overflow and specialized testing; staff noted prior year expenditures near $300,000 and requested a contract authorization ceiling to cover contingency needs.

• Item 17: Approved a prequalified advisory pool of 18 individual technical experts to assist WESIP and related projects on an as‑needed basis; the pool term was approved for up to five years.

How votes were taken: motions were moved and seconded and carried by voice; roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript for these items. No item was defeated or tabled at the Jan. 27 meeting.

Next steps: staff will implement contract amendments and proceed with procurement and quarterly reporting as described to the commission.