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PJ A r F R F N F R c v L I F E <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />W& Board Memorandum <br />P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: NOVEMBER 25, 2019 <br />ITEM NO: 8 <br />SUBJECT: PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR RFP NO. 1872 <br />ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR POLE REPLACEMENT, <br />VAULT REPLACEMENT AND LINE RECONDUCTOR WITH NV5, INC. FOR A TERM <br />ENDING JUNE 17, 2021, IN THE AMOUNT OF $326,904; AND WORK ORDER NO. <br />1903658 FOR A TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF $435,000 <br />ISSUES: <br />Approve a Professional Services Agreement for Request for Proposal 1872 for Electrical Engineering <br />Design Services for Pole Replacement, Vault Replacement and Line Reconductor with NV5, Inc., of <br />Corona, California, for a term ending June 17, 2021, in the amount of $326,904; and approve Work Order <br />No. 1903658 for a total expenditure of $435,000. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities: <br />1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement for Request for Proposal 1872 for Electrical <br />Engineering Design Services for Pole Replacement, Vault Replacement and Line Reconductor <br />with NV5, Inc., of Corona, California, for a term ending June 17, 2021, in the amount of $326,904; <br />2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Professional Consultant Service <br />Agreement for Request for Proposal 1872, including making minor and non -substantive changes; <br />and <br />3. Approve Work Order No. 1903658 for a total capital expenditure in the amount of $435,000 for the <br />Electrical Engineering Design Services for Pole Replacement, Vault Replacement and Line <br />Reconductor Project. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On March 31, 1997, the State of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted General Order <br />165 (GO165) 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 />In March of 1998, the CPUC recommended that all publicly owned utilities comply with the requirements <br />of GO165. Although Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) is not regulated by the CPUC, RPU has chosen to <br />comply with these standards as they represent good industry practice. Overhead and underground <br />