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W A T E R I E N E R G Y I l I E E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T T I I T T F $ BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: June 4, 2010 ITEM NO: 8 SUBJECT: UTILITY AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CITY OF RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORATION COMMISSION,AGREEMENT NOS. 21205, 21206, 21217, 21442 and 21731 ISSUE: Consideration of Utility Agreement Nos. 21205, 21206, 21217, 21442 and 21731 with the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) for the relocating of City of Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) facilities along State Route 91. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that the City Council: 1. Approve Utility Agreement Nos. 21206, 21442 and 21731 between the Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) and the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) for the relocation of RPU water facilities; and 2. Approve Utility Agreement Nos. 21205 and 21217 between the RPU and the RCTC for the relocation of RPU electric facilities. BACKGROUND: The State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)will be widening State Route 91 (SR-91)from Adams Street to the 60/91/215 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 on- ramps and off-ramps, construction of retaining walls, modification of City streets, and all associated utilities relocation work. Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2011. This project is under the direction of, and being financed by RCTC. Caltrans will be serving as the consultant to RCTC for project management and construction contract administration. As part of the project, utilities conflicts have been identified which will need to be relocated prior to the start of Caltrans' construction work. It is anticipated that the electrical and water relocations would occur during the winter of 2011. Utility Agreement No. 21205 contains terms for the installation of new overhead electric facilities within a newly acquired utility easement by RCTC on the north side of SR-91 and removal of existing electric overhead facilities on the south side of SR-91 (See Figure 1). The agreement amount for this work is $1,547,846. Utility Agreement No. 21206 contains terms for the installation of a new 48-inch diameter steel cement mortar-lined and coated pipe within a newly acquired utility easement provided by RCTC within the public storage facility property east of SR-91 and north of Central Avenue (See Figure 1). The existing 42-inch Techite water transmission main would be removed and disposed of. The agreement amount for this work is $2,415,000.