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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />Board Memorandum <br />P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />DATE: JUNE 25, 2018 <br />ITEM NO: 5 <br />SUBJECT: AWARD BID NO. 7557 TO OLDCASTLE PRECAST OF FONTANA, CALIFORNIA, IN <br />THE ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $284,155 FOR PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURES FROM <br />JULY 1, 2018 TO JUNE 30, 2020 <br />ISSUE: <br />Award Bid No. 7557 for the purchase of precast concrete structures to Oldcastle Precast, of Fontana, <br />California, in the annual amount of $284,155 for three years through June 30, 2020, totaling $852,465. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities award Bid No. 7557 for the purchase of precast concrete structures to <br />Oldcastle Precast, of Fontana, California, in the annual amount of $284,155 for three years through June <br />30, 2020 totaling $852,465. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Concrete structures include pull boxes, underground vaults, hand -holes, and other electrical enclosures used <br />to protect and/or support the more delicate sections of the system's electrical grid. Currently, Riverside Public <br />Utilities (RPU) procures concrete structures through a formal bid or panel construction contract with installation <br />by the selected contractor, which includes a minimum 15% markup on the material cost. <br />The pictures below show the installation of a typical underground vault concrete structure used to protect <br />cable or underground electrical equipment. <br />Page 22 <br />