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W A T E R E N E3W& RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: July 16, 2010 ITEM NO: 5 SUBJECT: CABLE REPLACEMENT FOR VICTORIA HEIGHTS APARTMENTS WORK ORDER NO. 1022070 ISSUE: Board of Public Utilities approval is requested for Work Order No. 1022070. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities approve the estimated capital expenditure of$251,000 to replace out of date and deteriorating underground electrical equipment and structures, located at Victoria Heights Apartments along Lincoln Avenue and Grace Street. BACKGROUND: The underground electric system at Victoria Heights Apartments, along Lincoln Avenue and Grace Street, is over 42 years old and needs to be replaced. As part of our HMPE cable replacement program and to prevent unplanned outages this project will replace a total of three transformers as well as approximately 1,286 feet of obsolete 15 kV High Molecular Poly Ethylene (HMPE) insulation cable with our current standard 15 kV underground cables and install new conduit. The electrical engineering will be performed by Riverside Public Utilities (RPU). All civil work including trenching, conduits and other infrastructure work will be performed by a contractor through the competitive bid process. Electrical work will be performed by RPU field forces. FISCAL IMPACT: The capital expenditure for the project is estimated to be $251,000 and includes all construction, contingencies, construction management, inspection and design, as summarized in the following table: % Of Total Design, Construction Management, Inspection $49,665.49 19.79% Construction-RPU Electrical Work & Materials $19,108.08 07.61% Contingency 15% $10,316.08 04.11% Construction-Electric Conduit & Structures $171,910.35 68.49% Subtotal: $251,000.00 1 100 % Funds are budgeted and available for this project in the Cable Replacement Account No. 6130000- 470635.