Bid Details
WW-780
Pump Station Security Upgrades (Cesar Chavez, Channel, Griffith, and Merlin Morris)

Bid due

01/29/2026
2:00 PM

  • Type Construction
  • Department Infrastructure
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Project Description
An electronic version of the bidding forms, contract specifications, drawings, and available project information are available by request.   To request these materials, email qbd@sfwater.org with this Contract No. WW-780, 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.

The objective of the project is to provide security upgrades to the Cesar Chavez Pump Station, Griffith Pump Station, Channel Pump Station, and Merlin Morris Pump. Work includes but not limited to the electrical and physical security including installation of the sole sourced Lenel brand Security System and accessories and hardening of physical environment with fencing improvements. The work is to be performed in San Francisco, California. 
Bid discounts may be applied as per San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 14B and Section 2.01 of CMD Attachment 1.  The Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement is 9.00%. The LBE subcontracting requirement can only be met with CMD certified San Francisco Micro and Small-LBEs.  The LBE subcontracting requirement is less than 20% for the following reason: the work involves specialized scopes of work for security equipment, such as Lenel access card readers, alarm monitoring system, and Milestone video surveillance. There are manufacturer specific certifications that the electrical contractor would need to have in order to install and commission the security devices 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 Jason.chow@sfgov.org for further information about the LBE requirements.  Subcontracting opportunities may include, but not limited, to the following major types of work: Site clearing and grubbing, civil work, fencing, security, system integration, electrical, architectural. The objective of this project is to provide security upgrades to the Cesar Chavez Pump Station, Griffith Pump Station, Channel Pump Station, and Merlin Morris Pump. Work includes but not limited to the electrical and physical security including installation of the sole sourced Lenel brand Security System and accessories and hardening of physical environment with fencing improvements. 

Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend by remote means a teleconference pre-bid and contractor networking conference to be held on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM. To participate by remote means, please access the meeting at this website https://sfwater.zoom.us/j/85839478612?pwd=cyBeNybBeSBxs3jVYqGJOUAiQ5tPQJ.1 The Meeting ID is 858 3947 8612. To join, enter Meeting ID and click Join.  When prompted, enter the meeting Passcode 850127.  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. Site inspection will be held at Griffith Street Pump Station on 1/8/2026 at 8:00 AM. After Griffith Street Pump Station, the site inspection will continue to Cesar Chavez Pump Station, Merlin Morris Pump Station, and conclude at Channel Pump Station.  

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. 

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.

Request for proposal

  • ESTIMATED COST
    $3,800,000
  • DUE DATE
    01/29/2026
  • DUE TIME
    2:00 PM
  • DURATION
  • LOCATION
    https://sfwater.zoom.us/j/87811945391?pwd=Q0JOVzRCbnBCb0lFWlRJbUt2MWRudz09
  • CONTACT
    Contract Administration Bureau at QBD@sfwater.org

Pre-Bid Conference

  • DATE
    01/07/2026
  • TIME
    11:00 AM
  • ATTENDANCE
    Not Mandatory
  • LOCATION
    https://sfwater.zoom.us/j/85839478612?pwd=cyBeNybBeSBxs3jVYqGJOUAiQ5tPQJ.1
  • ADVERTISEMENT DATE
    12/19/2025
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