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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum F U S L I C U T I L 1 T I E 5 BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: December 2, 2011 ITEM NO: 7 SUBJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF THE SIERRA VISTA AVENUE AND PEACOCK LANE 8-INCH WATER DISTRIBUTION MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT — WORK ORDER NO.1121 254 ISSUE: That the Board of Public Utilities consider approval of the capital expenditure in the amount of $1,300,000 to construct the Sierra Vista Avenue and Peacock Lane 8-Inch Water Distribution Main Replacement Project. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities approve the capital expenditure of $1,300,000 for Work Order No. 1121254 which includes all design, construction, paving, contract administration and construction contingency costs for the Sierra Vista Avenue and Peacock Lane 8-Inch Water Distribution Main Replacement Project. BACKGROUND: The construction of the Sierra Vista Avenue and Peacock Lane 8-Inch Water Distribution Main Replacement Project is part of the on-going water main replacement program to replace old and high priority leaky mains. The project area consists of a combination of existing 2-inch, 4-inch and 10-inch steel and asbestos cement water mains that were installed more than 50 years ago. The work will entail the construction of approximately 3,900 linear feet of eight-inch ductile iron pipe, 12 fire hydrants, 66 service tie-overs and 12 system connections. The work identified will be constructed by the Water Division's field forces. Once the new water pipelines are installed, Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) will be responsible for standard trench repaving per the Public Works standard. Near the end of pipeline construction, staff will solicit paving bids for paving the trench area through the Public Utilities Paving Contractor Panel. A budgetary estimate for the paving work has been included in this authorization. FISCAL IMPACT: The total capital expenditure for Work Order No. 1121254 is estimated to be $1,300,000 which includes all design, construction, paving, contract administration and construction contingency costs necessary to perform the work, as summarized in the following table: