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Committee advances $119.8 million SFPUC wastewater appropriation and approves $15 million construction‑management contract for Irvington Tunnel
Summary
Supervisors heard SFPUC presentations on a $119.8 million wastewater capital package and recommended awarding up to $15 million to Hatch Mott MacDonald for construction management of the 3.5‑mile New Irvington Tunnel; SFPUC described CityBuild workforce commitments and said construction is scheduled to begin in April 2010.
The Budget & Finance Committee voted to forward to the full Board with recommendation an ordinance to appropriate $119,800,000 for wastewater enterprise capital improvements and a concurrent resolution authorizing the SFPUC to execute a professional services agreement with Hatch Mott MacDonald for up to $15,000,000 for construction management of the New Irvington Tunnel.
Tommy Bawala, assistant general manager for SFPUC's wastewater enterprise, and Dan Wade, senior regional manager for the Water System Improvement Program, presented the projects and the workforce‑development approach. Wade described the New Irvington Tunnel as a roughly 3.5‑mile water transmission tunnel with a finished diameter between 8.5 and 10.5 feet intended to increase seismic reliability and allow maintenance of the existing Irvington Tunnel. He said construction on the New Irvington Tunnel was scheduled to begin in April 2010 and highlighted anticipated local labor benefits: the Water System Improvement Program will provide approximately 28,000 jobs in the Bay Area, with about 3,000 jobs in the small region alone.
Harlan Kelly, assistant general manager for infrastructure, and SFPUC staff detailed commitments to local hiring through CityBuild, pre‑apprenticeship programs and pilot contractor commitments to hire and retain San Francisco residents. SFPUC described existing investments in CityBuild (about $625,000 direct funding since FY2007 and additional consulting support) and programmatic steps to secure contractor commitments before awards.
Public comments emphasized accountability for bond‑funded projects and urged better workforce outcomes; a commenter representing indigenous interests urged consultation with regional tribal communities on Hetch Hetchy resources.
The committee accepted budget‑analyst recommendations with a minor technical amendment to a fiscal‑year reference and moved the items forward with recommendation. Several supervisory members requested continued status updates on EIRs, workforce metrics and contractor compliance as projects progress.
