Estimated Cost: $2,500,000
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. WW-797, 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.
The objective of the project is to rehabilitate portions of the Griffith dry-weather force main, install new connection manhole, inspect the remaining concrete portion of the force main and replace if conditions are deemed poor. The work is to be performed in San Francisco, California. The Engineer's Estimate is $2,500,000.00. The City may award the contract to the responsible Bidder that submits the lowest responsive Bid.
Bid discounts may be applied in accordance with San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 14B - Rules and Regulations, and Section 2.01 of CMD Attachment 1. The Neighborhood LBE Pilot Program applies to this project. Firms whose principal place of business is located within Supervisorial District 10 and project zip code 94124 may be eligible for additional bid discounts as work is anticipated to be performed in this specific neighborhood and zip code.
The Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement is 20.00%. The LBE subcontracting requirement can only be met with CMD certified San Francisco Micro and Small-LBEs. 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 Helen Smolinski at 415-554-0649 or
helen.smolinski@sfgov.org for further information about the LBE requirements. Subcontracting opportunities may include, but not limited, to the following major types of work: earthwork & paving, trucking & hauling, pipeline, plumbing, concrete, landscape and traffic control.
Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend by remote means a teleconference pre-bid and contractor networking conference to be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. To participate by remote means, please access the meeting at this website: https://sfwater.zoom.us/j/83795881335?pwd=YHz4Do16zw2Gzukod7mFQZ5DXA34iw.1. The Meeting ID is 837 9588 1335 and meeting Passcode is 502932. 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.
A site inspection will be held at 1601 Griffith Street, San Francisco, CA at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
SFPUC encourages Bidders to complete the Safety Prequalification Web Form at
https://www.sfpuc.gov/?construction-contracts?????/contract?-opportunities-payments/prequalify-construction at least 3-weeks prior to the date of Bid opening in accordance with Section 00 21 13 – Instructions to Bidders. Bidders are required to pass the Safety Prequalification prior to SFPUC considering their bid submission complete. SFPUC will notify Bidders that have passed the Safety Prequalification prior to or on the date of Bid opening. Refer to Section 00 21 13 – Instructions to Bidders, “Bidder Qualifications” and the website listed above for additional information.
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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.
Location: https://sfwater.zoom.us/j/87811945391?pwd=Q0JOVzRCbnBCb0lFWlRJbUt2MWRudz09
Pre-Bid Conference: Date: 08/12/2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Attendance: Not Mandatory
Location: https://sfwater.zoom.us/j/83795881335?pwd=YHz4Do16zw2Gzukod7mFQZ5DXA34iw.1
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