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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E <br /> L3W& RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br /> Board Memorandum <br /> PUBLIC UTILITIES <br /> BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: November 16, 2012 <br /> ITEM NO. 5 <br /> SUBJECT: ELECTRIC STREET WELL ELECTRICAL UPGRADES—WORK ORDER NO.1225881 <br /> ISSUE: <br /> That the Board of Public Utilities consider approval of the capital expenditure of$1 56,200 for Work Order No. <br /> 1225881 for the electrical upgrades at the Electric Street Well. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> That the Board of Public Utilities approve the expenditure of$156,200 for Work Order No. 1225881 for the <br /> electrical upgrades at the Electric Street Well. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The Electric Street Well was originally constructed in 1929 and supplies potable water to Riverside. The <br /> Well's electrical transformer,electrical switchgear and pump control panel are approximately 50 years old and <br /> do not meet current standards. The proposed work includes upgrading of the electrical equipment to improve <br /> operational reliability. <br /> This Work Order includes the purchase of a replacement pump control panel, new switchgear, and fees for <br /> the installation of the newelectrical equipment and electrical service. Quotes were solicited and received for <br /> all new equipment and installation work. The pump control panel and switchgear installation will be <br /> completed by Asplundh Construction Corporation of Cypress, California, who is on the Riverside Public <br /> Utilities(RPU)Electric Contractors'Panel, and the RPU Electric Field Operations Division staff will install the <br /> new electric service. <br /> FISCAL IMPACT: <br /> The total project cost is estimated at $156,200. Sufficient funds are available in the Public Utilities' Water <br /> Facility Rehab Account No. 6230000-470803 and are proposed to be allocated as follows: <br /> Item Cost Percent <br /> of Total <br /> Replacement Switch Gear—Brithinee Electric $27,000 17% <br /> Pump Control Panel—Pacific Parts and Control, Inc. $23,000 15% <br /> Installation work—As lundh Construction Corporation $56,000 36% <br /> RPU Electric Service Charge $36,000 23% <br /> Contingencies 10% of above $14,200 9% <br /> Total $1569200 100% <br />