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Folsom Streetscape reaches substantial completion in Phase 1; unforeseen utilities add $1.5M and a two-month delay
Summary
Project manager Carol Huang said the $34.98 million Folsom Streetscape project has reached substantial completion for Phase 1 between 5th and 8th; unforeseen utility conflicts (including a high-voltage duct bank) and coordination with major events produced about $1.5 million in additional cost (under 5% of contract) and roughly a two-month schedule impact so far.
Project manager Carol Huang told the commission the Better Market Street phase 1 and the Folsom Streetscape project are progressing, and reported that the Folsom Streetscape contract was awarded for $34,979,747.50 with a 950-calendar-day construction schedule.
Huang said the contract includes a broad set of complete-streets improvements: a two-way cycle track, curb-ramp upgrades, sidewalk widening, a raised crosswalk, traffic-signal and lighting upgrades, new medians and landscaping, sewer lining and utility improvements. She said the project team encountered multiple unforeseen utility conflicts during construction, including a high-voltage duct bank running atop an existing brick sewer near the Moscone Center; the finding required close coordination with PG&E and design adjustments.
Huang estimated roughly $1,500,000 in additional costs and about two months of added duration to date, describing that amount as "less than 5% of the overall project cost" and roughly "6% of the overall project duration" so far. She said the contractor (Mitchell Engineering) is coordinating sequencing around major events (e.g., Moscone Center activities, Folsom Street Fair, Dreamforce) and that the project website is regularly updated with construction schedules.
Commissioners asked for more specific breakdowns of the emerging change orders and whether federal funds were fully obligated; staff said federal funds on the project are obligated and pledged to return with more detailed cost and schedule numbers as contract modifications are formalized.
Next steps: staff will continue to formalize contract modifications, pursue reimbursements from utility owners under franchise agreements where appropriate, and provide periodic updates to the commission.
