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w n' f n E N c E G V L [ ` . { RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC U71LI1IE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: November 18, 2011 ITEM NO: 14 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 1287, INSTALLATION OF SMART IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS FOR THE SMART IRRIGATION CONTROLLER AND HIGH- EFFICIENCY SPRINKLER NOZZLE DIRECT INSTALLATION PROGRAM — CONTRACT AWARE] ISSUE: That the Board of Public Utilities consider approval of an Agreement with Valley Soil, Inc. for the installation of Smart Irrigation Controllers. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities approve a Professional Services Agreement with Valley Soil, Inc. of Temecula, California in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for the Smart irrigation Controller and High- Efficiency Sprinkler Nozzle Direct-install Program. BACKGROUND: In November 2009, the Governor and State Legislature approved a comprehensive water package that set ambitious water conservation policy and goals. included in this package, Senate Bill SBX7-7 mandates urban water suppliers lower per capita water usage 20% by the year 2020. In an effort to achieve the mandated goal, the City Council approved the multi-year Smart Irrigation Controller and High-Efficiency Sprinkler Nozzle Direct Installation Program (or Smart irrigation Program (SIP)) on July 12, 2011. The SIP will actively target high outdoor water-using Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) residential and commercial water customers and then phase-in over several years customers who use lesser amounts of water. Utility analyses have shown that over 50% of overall daily water use in Riverside is directly attributed to landscape irrigation. Smart controllers use factors such as soil and plant type, local weather data and historical weather patterns to automatically schedule irrigation for a landscape, These controllers have been proven to save as much as 25% of the water applied by conventional controllers and high-efficiency sprinkler nozzles have been proven to save up to 1,200 gallons of water a year per head. The SiP will be available to RPU water customers once a water audit is performed and an analysis of possible water savings is determined. These parameters will be documented and part of the program materials. A Request for Proposal (RFP) for a multi-year Smart Irrigation Program direct install plan was posted and circulated to local landscape contractors and is now being presented for approval. The four (4) proposals received are summarized as follows: