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W A T E R E N E R G Y € E E E 21 RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES W& Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: August 5, 2011 ITEM NO: 8 SUBJECT: RELOCATION OF ELECTRIC FACILITIES - STATE OF CALIFORNIA ROUTE 91 HOV PROJECT -WORK ORDER NO. 1022593 ISSUE: Board of Public Utilities approval is requested for Work Order No. 1022593. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities approve Work Order No. 1022593 for the relocation of electric facilities due to the freeway widening along State Route 91 in the reimbursable amount of$1,378,434 associated with Utility Agreement 21975. BACKGROUND: The State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be widening State Route 91 (SR-91) from Adams Street to the 50/91/215 Interchange to construct two High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes. This work will involve the securing of additional right-of-way property, replacement of bridges, reconstruction of on-ramps and off-ramps, construction of retaining walls, modfcation of City streets, and all associated utilities relocation work. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2011. This project is under the direction of, and being financed by, the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC). Caltrans will be serving as the consultant to RCTC for project management and construction contract administration. Riverside Public Utility (RPU) staff briefed the Board about RCTC's project at the January 7, 2011 Board meeting. The Board and City Council have previously approved the corresponding agreement related to this work order. Utility Agreement 21975 is between RPU and RCTC for the completion of the relocation work that will facilitate the widening of SR-91. Facilities owned by RPU that will need to be relocated along SR-91 at Jefferson Street, Brockton Avenue, Boxwood Place, and Tenth Street (see Figure 1 and 2) before construction can begin on the freeway include: • 69 kV Transmission and 33 kV and 12 kV Distribution Lines; and ■ Secondary and services. Engineering will be performed by RPU staff. All civil work including trenching, conduits and other infrastructure work will be performed by a contractor through a competitive bidding process. The electric work will be completed by either Utility staff or by a contractor selected through the competitive bidding process. FISCAL IMPACT: The capital expenditure for this project is estimated to be $1,378,434. All costs wil[ be reimbursed from Caltrans through funding by RCTC. These estimates include all construction contingencies, construction management, inspection and design as summarized in the table below: