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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIESDATE: JANUARY 8, 2018 ITEM NO: 5 SUBJECT:STREETLIGHTINSTALLATION FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS WELLS-ARLANZA SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTSPROJECT–APPROVE WORK ORDER NO. 1725687 FOR $460,000 ISSUE: Approve the capital expenditure of $460,000 for Work Order No. 1725687 for the Electric Utility’s share of the City of Riverside Public Works Wells-Arlanza Sidewalk ImprovementsProject. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilitiesapprove the estimated capital expenditure of $460,000 forWork Order No. 1725687 for the Electric Utility’s share (streetlight installation) ofthe City of Riverside Public Works Wells-Arlanza Sidewalk ImprovementsProject. BACKGROUND: The Public Works Wells-Arlanza Sidewalk Improvement Project is part of a Federal Grant from the Active Transportation Program and it is administered by Caltrans. Grants from the Active Transportation Program provide funding for eligible infrastructure projects. The Active Transportation Program Cycle I, allocated funds in the amount of $1,464,470 for this project. Additional sources offunding include local matching, along with RPU’s share of the cost for the project. The project will promote active transportation such as walking, biking, and any alternate way of commute besides automobile. It will benefit the area residents and students of the Wells-Arlanza community. Public Work’s scope of work includesremoving existing rolled curband replacing it with City standard curb and gutter, reconstruction of driveway approaches and curb ramps to conform to American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, removal of existing trees and landscaping in order to clear space for the new sidewalk improvements. The scope of work also includes the installation of 23 new concrete streetlight standards, 6,200 trench feet, 6,500 feet of conduit, 24pull-boxes, 7,400 circuit feet secondary cables, and related street lighting equipment. The work also includes the removal of 21secondary poles withmast arm lighting, and the relocation of a service pole. Intermittentelectric service disruptions will be coordinated during construction and advanced outage notifications will be issued to minimize the impact to customers. The project will replace existing aging infrastructure witha new streetlight system, including underground conduits, streetlight wires,and concrete streetlight pole standards. The new streetlight system will improve lighting in the area, increase system operations, reliability and safety. The work will upgrade streetlight facilities from High Pressure Sodium (HPS) to Light Emitting Diode (LED) and complement the city’s overall effort to improve sustainability.The streetlight upgrade is in alignment with the City-wide Streetlight LED Conversion Program. Page 16