Project Description

An electronic version of the bidding forms is available by request. To request these materials, email qbd@sfwater.org with this Contract No. JOC-95, the firm name, full address, email address, phone number, copy of contractor’s license or business card, and a copy of a government-issued identification. Visit https://webapps.sfpuc.org/bids/ for updates .

A Job Order Contract (“JOC”) is an indefinite quantity contract pursuant to which the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission may accomplish a series of projects with a single, competitively bid contract awarded before the projects are identified. Contractors bid an adjustment factor to pre-set unit prices. Work is accomplished by issuing Task Orders to the successful contractor during the two-year term of the contract. The work is to be performed in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties. The Maximum Contract Amount is $5,000,000.00. The contract will be awarded to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid.

Bid discounts may be applied as per San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 14B. The Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement is 10.00%. The LBE subcontracting requirement can only be met with CMD certified San Francisco Micro and Small-LBEs. SFPUC-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 CMD 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 CMD Form 2B, except those who exceed the above-stated subcontracting requirement(s) by at least 35%. Refer to CMD 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) 554-3136 or jovineth.cuntapay-vitin@sfgov.org for further information. Subcontracting opportunities may include, but not limited, to the following major types of work: Building / Moving / Demolition; Carpentry; Cathodic Protection; Concrete; Construction Traffic Control Services; Earthwork and Paving; Electrical; General Building Construction; General Engineering Construction; Hazardous Materials; Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning; Marine Related Services; Painting / Waterproofing; Pipeline; Plumbing; Reinforcing Steel; Roofing; Sheet Metal; Structural Steel; Trucking and Hauling; Welding; Well Drilling; and Well Pump Repair.

Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend by remote means a teleconference pre-bid and contractor networking conference to be held on April 25, 2023 at 1:00 P.M. To participate by remote means, please access the meeting at this website: https://sfwater.zoom.us/j/86267134932?pwd=TTZOMGhQcFp4QU51cWM5cEthVDBVZz09 . Enter meeting ID and then enter Passcode to join. The meeting ID is 862 6713 4932 and the Passcode is 979033. To participate by phone, dial +1 669 219 2599 and enter the meeting ID followed by the # key and then enter the Passcode followed by the # key to join. Attendance of remote attendees will be completed at the end of the pre-bid meeting.

Bidders are encouraged to submit a Safety Prequalification Form at least 3-weeks prior to the date of Bid opening; however, Bidders are required to submit the completed Form no later than 7 calendar days prior to the date of Bid opening. SFPUC will notify Bidders who have passed the Safety Prequalification prior to or on the date of Bid opening. Bidders must pass the Safety Prequalification prior to SFPUC considering their bid submission complete. Refer to Section 00 21 13 – Instructions to Bidders, “Bidder Qualifications” and Section 00 45 12 – Safety Prequalification for additional information.

A Class “A” California Contractors License is required to bid. In addition to an A-License, the prime bidder must have successfully completed work on three public works projects within the past ten years, each project with a minimum construction value of $1,000,000. Furthermore, each listed subcontractor must possess appropriate active licenses for the work each subcontractor will be performing.