Site work for a water / sewer project in San Francisco, California. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement of prevailing wage requirements by the California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") and the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement. No contractor or subcontractor may be listed in a bid for a public works project and no contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the DIR per California Labor Code Section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under California Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)]. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission authorized the Water System Improvement Program Project Labor Agreement ("WSIP PLA") to be extended to the Sewer System Improvement Program ("SSIP") and the Auxiliary Water Supply System ("AWSS") Pumping Station 2 project. The agreement to extend the WSIP PLA to all SSIP projects and the AWSS project is known as the Extension Agreement. This Project is covered by the WSIP PLA and Extension Agreement (collectively referred to as "PLA"). A copy of the PLA documents are included as Section 00 73 18.10 in the contract documents. Bidders are advised that the PLA is incorporated into and made a part of any contract awarded for this Project, subject to exceptions in the Extension Agreement. The objective of the project is to rehabilitated existing 3'x5' brick sewers. The work is to be performed in San Francisco, California. The Engineer's Estimate is $18,000,000. The City may award the contract to the responsible Bidder that submits the lowest responsive Bid. Bid discounts may be applied as per San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 14B and Section 2.01 of CM D Attachment 1. The Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement is 8.00%. The LBE subcontracting requirement can only be met with CM D certified San Francisco Micro and Small-LBEs. The LBE sub requirement is less than 20% as the project scope includes rehabilitation of existing sewer lines constructed of either a 3x5' brick and/or 6/8" VCP laterals. The CIPL rehabilitation method is an appropriate technique for areas where digging or trenching would be disruptive and impractical. The procedure includes liner insertion and liner curing using either stream or water or UV which consequently then forms a replacement pipe. CIPL rehabilitation is a specialty work that only a limited number of Contractors with specific qualifying experience can perform. In addition, the lining of the laterals requires a subcontractor with a specific experience that can use the same technique on a much smaller scale. PUC-LBEs cannot be counted towards meeting the LBE subcontracting requirement(s). Prime and Joint Venture level LBE participation cannot be counted towards meeting any of the LBE subcontracting requirement(s). LBE subcontractors must be certified with CM D in the scope of work they are being listed to perform. All Bidders shall submit documented Good Faith efforts with their Bids as directed on CM D Form 2B, except those who exceed the above-stated subcontracting requirement(s) by at least 35%. Refer to CM D Attachment 1. Failure to comply with Chapter 14B requirements may result in a Bid being deemed non-responsive and ineligible for Contract award. Please contact Jovi Cuntapay-Vitin at (415) 554-0632 or jovineth.cuntapay-vitin@sfgov.org for further information about the LBE requirements. Subcontracting opportunities may include, but not limited, to the following major types of work: saw-cutting, paving, excavation, traffic control, and concrete. When prompted, enter the meeting Passcode and # key. Attendance of remote attendees will be completed at the end of the pre-bid meeting. A Class "A" California Contractors License is required to bid. Furthermore, each listed subcontractor must possess appropriate active licenses for the work each subcontractor will be performing. In accordance with San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 6, the City and County of San Francisco will not accept any offer/bid or award any contract in excess of $1,170,000 until such time as (a) the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission recommends the contract for award and (b) the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission then adopts a resolution awarding the contract. Pursuant to Charter Section 3.105, all contract awards are subject to certification by the Controller as to the availability of funds. Bidders are hereby advised that the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded must be certified by the Contract Monitoring Division as being in compliance with the Equal Benefits Provisions of Article 131 of the City's Labor and Employment Code within two weeks after notification of award by the SFPUC General Manager. This Project is subject to the requirements of the San Francisco Local Hiring Policy for Construction ("Policy") as set forth in Section 6.22(g) and Chapter 82 of the Administrative Code. Bidders are hereby advised that the requirements of the Policy will be incorporated as a material term of any contract awarded for the Project. Refer to Contract Section 00 73 30 for more information. If a Bidder objects on any ground to any bid specification or legal requirement imposed by this Advertisement for Bids, the Bidder shall, no later than the 10th working day prior to the date of Bid opening, provide written notice to the Manager, Contract Administration Bureau, setting forth with specificity the grounds for the objection.