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i RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I F$ BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: AUGUST 7, 2015 ITEM NO: 17 File ID — 15 -2465 — D SUBJECT: TYLER STREET WIDENING PROJECT — WORK ORDER NOS. 0913192 AND 1518574 FOR $957,000 ISSUES: The issues for Board of Public Utilities consideration are: 1) approval of the capital expenditure of $816,000 for Work Order No. 0913192 for the Tyler Street Widening Project; and 2) approval of the capital expenditure of $141,000 for Work Order No. 1518574 for the installation of 12 street lights for the Tyler Street Widening Project. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve the estimated capital expenditure of $816,000 for Work Order No. 0913192 for the Tyler Street Widening Project; and 2. Approve the estimated capital expenditure of $141,000 for Work Order No. 1518574 for the installation of 12 street lights for the Tyler Street Widening Project. BACKGROUND: On June 30, 2015 the Purchasing Department opened Public Works Bid No. 7317 for the Tyler Street Improvements from Wells Avenue to Hole Avenue. Ten vendors submitted bids. Public Works Department Staff reviewed bids and deemed R.J. Noble Company to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. City Council award is scheduled for consideration on August 11, 2015. The street improvement project requires the relocation of various underground and overhead electrical facilities and street lights. Work Order 0913192 includes electrical relocation work consisting of the installation of approximately 590 trench feet of conduit, 597 feet of underground feeder cable, 47 poles, and 4,935 feet of overhead distribution lines. Work Order 1518574 includes the installation of 12 streetlights. Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) engineering staff performed the design to eliminate any negative visual impacts to the project and surrounding area, with sensitivity to the existing neighborhood, and within City Planning guidelines for the designated area of the project.