RFB for WW-756 Lower Alemany Area Stormwater Improvements [NO BIDS RECEIVED]

An electronic version of the bidding forms and contract drawings are available by request. To request these materials, email [email protected] with this Contract No. WW-756, 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. Please be advised that prior to receiving these materials, all requestors will be required to complete, sign, and comply with a Confidentiality Agreement.Only the following three Qualified Contractors are eligible to Bid on WW-756: Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc., Obayashi Corporation, and Ward & Burke Tunneling Inc., based on the completion of a Request for Qualifications process.The objective of the project is to construct an auxiliary wet weather combined sewer to mitigate flooding at the lower Alemany area during a LOS storm. The work is to be performed in San Francisco, California.There will be no LBE bid discounts for this contract. The Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement is 7.00%. The LBE subcontracting requirement can only be met with CMD certified San Francisco Micro and Small-LBEs. The majority of the contract scope is primarily large tunneling work. The tunneling work is a very specialized construction that includes large shafts and trenchless technology. As such, very limited contractors can perform this work nationwide. 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 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 Jason Chow at 415-554-0631 or [email protected] for further information about the LBE requirements. Subcontracting opportunities may include, but not limited, to the following major types of work: tunnel and shaft construction, ventilation shaft, varies utility relocation, trench support of excavation, dewatering and large concrete box sewer related construction.Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend by remote means a teleconference pre-bid and contractor networking conference to be held on 12/16/2025 at 10:00 A.M. Toparticipate by remote means, please access the meeting at this website: https://sfwater.zoom.us/j/88132783932?pwd=czN00lnPhvJV3h5e97rrISYVbdJKTC.1. The Meeting ID is 881 3278 3932 and Passcode is 370862. To join, enter Meeting ID and click Join. When prompted, enter the meeting Passcode. To participate by phone, dial +1.213.338.8477 and enter the Meeting ID followed by # key. When prompted, enter the meeting Passcode and # key. Attendance of remote attendees will be completed at the end of the pre-bid meeting. SFPUC highly recommends that Bidders attend the site inspection, which will be held at Industrial Street and Boutwell Street intersection on 12/16/2025 at 12:30 P.M.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.SFPUC invites Bidders to participate in the Social Impact Partnership (SIP) Program. A Bidder may choose to participate in this Program if its Bid is equal to or greater than $25 million.