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W A T E R E N E R G Y I I F F. RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: January 18, 2013 ITEM NO: 8 SUBJECT: UTILITY AGREEMENTS NO. 2 AND NO. 398 BETWEEN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ISSUE: The issue for Board of Public Utilities consideration is approval of Utility Agreements Nos. 2 and 398 with the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) for reimbursement of construction inspection activities for the encasement of the City of Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) water facilities along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) rail corridor and for reimbursement for installation of overhead and underground electric facilities near Marlborough and Rustin at the new Metrolink Station. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that the City Council: 1. Approve Utility Agreements No. 2 between the Riverside Public Utilities and Riverside County Transportation Commission for reimbursement of construction inspection activities for the encasement of City of Riverside Public Utilities water facilities along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail corridor, and 2. Approve Utility Agreements No. 398 between the Riverside Public Utilities and Riverside County Transportation Commission for reimbursement for the installation of overhead and underground electric facilities near Marlborough and Rustin at the new Metrolink Station. BACKGROUND: RCTC has proposed a construction project to extend 24 miles of commuter rail service from the existing Riverside Downtown Station to the cities of Moreno Valley and Perris in western Riverside County. This new rail extension, known as the Perris Valley Line, would be operated by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), the operators of the Metrolink commuter rail system. The Perris Valley Line would be created by using the existing BNSF and San Jacinto Branch Line (SJBL) rail corridors with a new connection. The new connection between the BNSF and SJBL branch lines will cross over RPU's existing 48-inch San Bernardino water transmission main, approximately 1,500 feet northeast of the intersection of Citrus and Iowa Avenues. This pipeline is one of two main supply lines which transport water from San Bernardino into the City. This segment of 48-inch transmission main recently replaced an aged and undersized 42-inch concrete pipeline back in 2008. RCTC will be encasing the existing 48-inch water transmission main to protect the pipe from the additional loading, as well as to comply with SCRRA1Metrolink requirements. The construction work will consist of installing approximately 239 lineal feet of steel casing around the existing segment of pipeline which will remain in place beneath the new rail connection. This encasement work will be performed by RCTC's general contractor and paid for by RCTC. Construction is currently scheduled for the winter of 2013114. RPU will have an inspector present to inspect the encasement work on the City's 48-inch pipeline. RCTC will reimburse the City for inspection services, as well as RPU staff time for any engineering review utilized during construction. RPU construction inspection activities are estimated at$47,035.