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W A T E R E N E R G Y 1 1 i- E awd RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: October 18, 2013 ITEM NO: 4 SUBJECT: EMERGENCY WORK ORDER NO. 1326057 - PRIMARY CONDUIT AND PAD MOUNTED JUNCTION CABINET INSTALLATION ON LA SIERRA AVENUE ISSUE: The item for Board of Public Utilities consideration is approval for Emergency Work Order No. 1326057 in accordance with Article XII, Section 1202(2) (b) of the City of Riverside Charter. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities approve the estimated capital expenditure of$71,779.99 for Emergency Work Order No. 1326057 in accordance with Article XII, Section 1202(2) (b) for the City of Riverside Charter. BACKGROUND: On Monday May 13, 2013, a section of 12 kV cable faulted on La Sierra Avenue northerly of Collett Avenue (Attachment 1). In order to facilitate restoration and repairs, crews had to do significant switching and installed additional runs of primary cables from other structures in order to temporarily restore service to existing customers. Most of this work had to be performed at night to minimize the impact on commercial customers- A design was prepared to have a solution to restore the system to its permanent configuration. Contract crews from a member of the Contractors' Panel for Energy Delivery Work were immediately directed to install 20 feet of trenching, 100 feet of conduit, and a pad mounted junction cabinet to restore the electrical system to its normal operating condition. The primary conduit and pad mounted junction cabinet were installed near existing manhole M-1137 to replace the inoperable existing junctions in M- 1137 near 4301 La Sierra Avenue. The work started on May 16, 2013, and was completed on May 21; 2013. City crews installed replacement cable runs to new structure with multiple crews on May 22, 2013. Article XII Department of Public Utilities of the Riverside City Charter, Section 1202(2) (b) allows work to be done under emergency circumstances, and thereafter be presented to the Board of Public Utilities for approval as soon as practicable. Charges continued to be applied to this work order until mid-July, at which time it was apparent that the combination of contractor charges and internal charges would require Board approval. FISCAL IMPACT: The total capital expenditure for Work Order No. 1326057 is $71,779.99. This includes all construction. design, construction management, and inspection, as summarized in the following table: Cost($) % of Total Construction-Electric Conduit & Structures $12,141.75 17.0% Construction-Electric Overhead and Underground $58,510.86 81.5% Design, Construction Management, Inspection $1,127.38 1.5% Total: $71,779.99 100%