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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: April 6, 2012 ITEM NO: 15 SUBJECT: BID NO. 7024 — AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONDUIT AND STRUCTURE INSTALLATION FOR UNDERGROUND CABLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER NO. 1108341 ISSUE: Board of Public Utilities approval is requested to award a contract for the Canyon Crest Cable Replacement Project, Bid No. 7024. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve the award of a contract for the Canyon Crest Cable Replacement Project, Bid No. 7024, to the lowest responsive bidder, Herman Weissker, Inc. of Riverside, California, in the amount of$572,121; 2. Authorize the General Manager, or his designee, to issue change orders for the construction contract awarded in an amount not-to-exceed 10% of the original contract amount; 3. Reject the bid of Asplundh Construction Corp. as non-responsive; and 4. Approve a decrease in the total for Work Order No. 1108341 from $1,052,000 to $791,808 as a result of favorable construction bids. BACKGROUND: The cables and related high voltage equipment in the Canyon Crest area are nearing the end of its useful life and is not meeting our high standards for reliability. The Canyon Crest Cable Replacement Project includes the replacement of underground cables, transformers and other equipment in an effort to increase reliability in this area, and is representative of Riverside Public Utilities' (RPU) effort to replace troublesome cable-in-conduit infrastructure throughout the City of Riverside. Work Order No. 1108341 was approved on September 16, 2411 in the amount of$1,052,000 to replace transformers and failing underground cable in the Canyon Creeks Apartment complex (Attachment 2). This area was identified as part of the Electric System Master Plan Section 3-UG3 which recommended the development of a scheduled underground replacement program. Part of this work requires the services of contractors to perform labor and install infrastructure. On February 14, 2012, 12 bids were received for the cable replacement construction work. The scope of work involves the installation of 28 pad mounted transformers and installation of 12,652 feet of new underground cable which will replace failing cable-in-conduit (CIC) infrastructure. The pad-mounted equipment was designed and will be installed with consideration given to the surrounding aesthetics.