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J � <br />P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />Board Memorandum <br />DATE: JUNE 26, 2017 <br />ITEM NO: 6 <br />SUBJECT: BID NO. RPU -7461 FOR THE GENERAL ORDER 165 OVERHEAD AND <br />UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION INSPECTION PROGRAM - REJECT THE <br />BIDS SUBMITTED BY DAVEY RESOURCE GROUP OF KENT, OHIO, INTEC <br />SERVICES, INC. OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, AND HENKELS & MCCOY OF <br />POMONA, CALIFORNIA — AWARD TO OSMOSE UTILITIES SERVICES, INC. OF <br />PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA, FOR THE GENERAL ORDER 165 OVERHEAD <br />ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION INSPECTION PROGRAM, TERM OF THREE YEARS — IN <br />THE AMOUNT OF $2,537,640 — APPROVAL OF WORK ORDER NO. 1722605 FOR <br />$2,844,000 <br />ISSUES: <br />Reject as non-responsive the bids submitted by Davey Resource Group of Kent, Ohio, in the amount of <br />$2,260,785.27 (Overhead and Underground schedules), Intec Services, Inc. of Fort Collins, Colorado, in <br />the amount of $565,815.00, and Henkels & McCoy of Pomona, California, in the amount of <br />$1,451,055.00; Award Bid No. RPU -7461 to Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. of Peachtree City, Georgia, <br />for a term of three years, in the amount of $2,537,640 for the General Order 165 Overhead Electric <br />Distribution Inspection Program; and approve Work Order No. 1722605 in the amount of $2,844,000. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities: <br />1. Reject as non-responsive the bids submitted by Davey Resource Group of Kent, Ohio, in the <br />amount of $2,260,785.27 (Overhead and Underground schedules), Intec Services, Inc. of Fort <br />Collins, Colorado, in the amount of $565,815.00, and Henkels & McCoy of Pomona, California, in <br />the amount of $1,451,055.00; <br />2. Award Bid No. RPU -7461 to Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. of Peachtree City, Georgia, for a term <br />of three years, in the amount of $2,537,640 for the General Order 165 Overhead Electric <br />Distribution Inspection Program; and <br />3. Approve Work Order No. 1722605 in the amount of $2,844,000. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On March 31, 1997 the State of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted General Order <br />165 (G.O.165) imposing on investor owned utilities standards for the inspection, maintenance, repair and <br />replacement of electric utility distribution facilities. The standards established minimum inspection <br />requirements for certain electric distribution facilities, including maximum allowable inspection cycle <br />lengths, condition rating, record keeping, reporting on scheduling and performance of corrective action. <br />