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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES ISSUE: The item for Board of Public Utilities consideration is approval of a contract award for the construction of Riverside Canal Repair Project Phase I, Bid No. RPU- 7180, RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve the capital expenditure of $725,000 for Work Order No. 1323231, which includes all design, construction, change order contingencies,,, construction management, inspection and geotechnical testing for the Riverside Canal Repair Project- Phase I, Bid No. RPU -7180; 2. Determine that the bid submitted by Southwest General Engineering, of Riverside, California in the amount of $354,450 is non - responsive; and 3. Award a contract for the construction of the Riverside Canal Repair - Phase I to the lowest responsive bidder, Hemet Manufacturing Co. Inc, dba Genesis Construction, of Hemet,. California, in the amount of $512,777. BACKGROUND: The Riverside Canal conveys irrigation and storm water runoff from the head works in Colton south and west to Jefferson Street in the vicinity of the Riverside Auto Center, and is an integral part of Riverside Public Utilities' (RPU) overall water system. The canal was originally constructed in 1870 and over the past century, portions have been lined, relined and abandoned. As currently operated, the total length of the canal is 13 miles. For the sake of convenience, the Canal is subdivided into 32 reaches. Currently several portions of the canal are in disrepair and require significant maintenance to repair leaks and maintain water quality. In 2003, RPU hired CH2MHILL to perform a condition assessment on the canal that identified and prioritized 9 miles of canal that needed to be repaired, replaced and /or covered. In 2004, RPU awarded two separate contracts to Yeager Skanska of Riverside, to repair 3.7 miles of canal and Superior Gunite of Lakeview Terrace, to repair 3,000 feet of tunnel at Grand Terrace area, affecting ten reaches. This work was completed in 2004 at a cost of $7,106,309, which was largely funded by a grant from the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA). In 2012, staff performed a follow -up assessment of the Riverside Canal, which identified and prioritized remaining work that needed to be done (Exhibit 2). This work is expected to be completed in three phases over three years. This project is for Phase I which consists of relining 1,400 feet of Reach 4 and Reach 13 per Exhibit 2.