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W A T E R E N E R C Y I RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES WI& Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: NOVEMBER 6, 2015 ITEM NO: 8 File ID — 15 -3580 — C SUBJECT: CONDUIT AND CABLE REPLACEMENT FOR CANYON CREST AREA CIRCUIT 1215 — WORK ORDER NO. 1409723 FOR $1,175,000 — BID NO. 7333 ISSUES: The issues for Board of Public Utilities consideration are: 1) approval of the capital expenditure of $1,175,000 for Work Order No. 1409723 for Conduit and Cable Replacement for Canyon Crest Area Circuit 1215; and 2) award of Bid No. RPU -7333 for the Conduit and Cable Replacement for Canyon Crest Area Circuit 1215. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: Approve the estimated capital expenditure of $1,175,000 for Work Order No. 1409723 for the Conduit and Cable Replacement for Canyon Crest Area Circuit 1215; and 2. Award a contract for the Conduit and Cable Replacement for Canyon Crest Area Circuit 1215, Bid No. RPU -7333 to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder High Light Electric, Inc. of Riverside, California, in the amount of $677,777. BACKGROUND: On September 4, 2015, the Board of Public Utilities (Board) received a report of planned routine infrastructure projects. The purpose of that report was to provide the Board an overview of the routine infrastructure projects, over $500,000, planned for FY 2015/16, and to highlight the importance of those projects. Discussion of these projects provided context and familiarity to streamline Board approval of individual project actions throughout the fiscal year. One of the projects discussed was the planned replacement of obsolete High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (HMPE) cable -in- conduit (CIC) in the Canyon Crest residential service area for $3,747,000. This work order is the first portion of that replacement this fiscal year. The Canyon Crest area experienced the highest incidence of cable failures, over the past 10 years, and was prioritized for cable replacement to enhance reliability. During the time of cable replacement, associated terminations and switching equipment will also be replaced and brought up to current standards. This project will replace existing aging infrastructure with new conduit and underground electrical distribution facilities to improve the electric service to customers in the area. Replacement of aging underground infrastructure was identified as part of the Utility 2.0 Electric Infrastructure Road Map. The work will upgrade electric distribution facilities west of Canyon Crest Drive including all streets between Via Vallarta and Country Club Drive. The work includes the installation of approximately 9,211 trench feet of conduit, 9,600 circuit feet of underground primary cable, three secondary pull- boxes, 16