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SFPUC approves consent calendar; ratifies general manager actions, authorizes easement sale and a Moccasin land purchase, and awards WD2543 contract
Summary
The commission approved a broad consent calendar of resolutions (080143–080160), ratified emergency repairs, authorized staff to request Board of Supervisors legislation for the sale of three utility easements for $21,426,344 and the direct purchase of 5.61 acres near Moccasin for water-quality protection, and approved contract WD2543 for water-main, sewer and pavement work.
At its Sept. 9, 2008 meeting the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission approved a routine consent calendar that covered a series of resolutions (Resolution 080143 through Resolution 080160) authorizing contract awards, contract modifications and other administrative actions, and ratified general manager actions taken when no quorum was in office.
Key approved items and outcomes included:
- Consent calendar (Resolutions 080143–080160): The commission voted to ratify determinations made by the general manager during the period after Aug. 1 when a quorum was not in office and to assign commission resolution numbers for the record. Item 11a contained detailed contract actions grouped for single-vote approval; commissioners approved items 11a through 11f with item C removed for separate discussion.
- Item C (Contract WD2586): Commissioners removed Item C for discussion after noticing unusually high bids. Staff explained the award-criteria factor (ACF) on the WD2586 job-order contract bid came in at 1.69 versus the typical ~1.5; engineering staff (Harlan Kelly) described outreach and planned revisions and the commission voted to reject the bids and re-advertise the contract (to be returned with a recommendation for award).
- Item 12 (Easement sale authorization): Real Estate Services (Gary Dowd) presented the proposed sale of three unused utility easements at the intersection of Crescent Way and Executive Park Boulevard, San Francisco, reporting a sale price of $21,426,344. The commission authorized the general manager to request the Director of Property prepare and submit legislation to the Board of Supervisors to accommodate the sale; the motion carried.
- Item 13 (Moccasin land acquisition): The commission authorized staff to request legislation to accommodate the direct purchase of 5.61 acres (portion of Tuolumne County assessor parcel 607006) near Moccasin for water-quality protection; commissioners moved, seconded and approved the request.
- Item 14 (Contract WD2543 award): WESIP staff presented contract WD2543 (North University Mound system upgrade — water main installation, sewer replacement and pavement renovation). The low bid was reported as 23% below engineering estimates and the commission approved the plans and awarded the contract.
After completing open-session business the commission retired to closed session to consult with legal counsel on several matters. Upon returning the chair announced Item 17 and Item 18: no action; Item 19: settled. The commission then voted not to disclose closed-session details and adjourned the meeting.
Where the transcript records roll-call tallies only as voice votes, the commission recorded motions and announced that the motions "carry" after 'Aye' votes.
