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W A T E R l E N E R G Y i L I F E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2014 ITEM NO: 12 SUBJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRUNTON 1 -R WELL PROJECT (PHASE 1) — AWARD OF BID NO. 7278 ISSUE: The item for Board of Public Utilities consideration is approval of a contract award for the construction of the Brunton Well 1 -R Project (Phase 1), Bid No. 7278. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: Award a contract for the construction of the Brunton 1 -R Well Project (Phase 1), Bid No. 7278 to the lowest responsive bidder, Best Drilling and Pump, Inc. of Colton, California, in the amount of $917,615.00; and 2. Approve the capital expenditure of $1,128,900 for Work Order No. 1501422, which includes all design, construction, change order contingencies, construction management and inspection for the Brunton 1 -R Well Project (Phase 1), Bid No. 7278. BACKGROUND: The Riverside Basin provides about 30% of Riverside Public Utilities Department's (RPU) water supply. In terms of the 1969 Judgment, RPU's right to produce water from the Riverside Basin is far more flexible than its ability to produce water in the San Bernardino area. For this reason. wells in this area are important when managing RPU's water rights. Due to aging wells and lowering water tables, RPU's ability to use the Riverside Basin has diminished. The Board awarded a contract to Geoscience for Geohydrologic Consulting Services on June 21, 2013. As part of its work, Geoscience analyzed the capacity of the North Orange area of the Riverside Basin and found that it could support two new wells. The Brunton 1 -R Well project is for the construction of the first of these two wells. This well is planned to replace Brunton 1 Well, which was originally drilled in 1953 and is no longer in service. The new well is estimated to provide up to 2,700 acre -ft per year (AFY) of potable water and will help manage water rights, meet future water demands, improve system reliability and restore production capacity within the North Orange Well Field. The first phase of the project will generally entail drilling a domestic water well approximately 500 feet deep, installing a 20 -inch diameter well casing, development and test pumping and all other necessary incidental work. This work is being done now in order to have the project completed in time for the next warm season as several long lead items cannot be ordered until the well is complete.