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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES • ' Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: APRIL 13, 2020 ITEM NO: 9 SUBJECT: OVERHEAD TO UNDERGROUND CONVERSION AND STREETLIGHT INSTALLATION COMPONENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BID NO. 7696 FOR IOWA AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS WITH H&H GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $933,670; AND WORK ORDER NO. 1818275 FOR A TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,430,000 ISSUES: Approve the expenditure in the total amount of $933,670 with H&H General Contractors, Inc., of Highland, California, for the overhead to underground conversion of electric facilities and streetlight installation component of the Public Works Bid No. 7696 for Iowa Avenue Improvements Project from Martin Luther King Boulevard to University Avenue; and Work Order No. 1818275 for a total capital expenditure of $1,430,000. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve the expenditure in the total amount of $933,670 with H&H General Contractors, Inc., of Highland, California, for the overhead to underground conversion of electric facilities and streetlight installation component of the Public Works Bid No. 7696 for Iowa Avenue Improvements Project from Martin Luther King Boulevard to University Avenue; and 2. Approve Work Order No. 1818275 in the amount of $1,430,000 for the overhead to underground conversion of electric facilities and streetlight installation work associated with the Public Works Bid No. 7696 for the Iowa Avenue Improvements Project from Martin Luther King Boulevard to University Avenue. BACKGROUND: On January 14, 2019, the Board of Public Utilities (Board) approved Work Order No. 1709454 for the installation of two new 12kV electrical feeders for the California Air Resources Board (CARB). This scope of work has now been completed and electric distribution facilities are ready to serve the CARB facility, expected to be ready for occupancy February 2021. At the January 14, 2019 meeting, the Board was informed that staff would seek Board approval later for the overhead to underground conversion of electric facilities component of the Iowa Avenue Improvement project. The Public Works Department plans for street and maintenance improvements for arterial streets throughout the City. Iowa Avenue between Martin Luther King Boulevard and University Avenue is currently a two-lane, undivided roadway, separating the agricultural research property for the University of California, Riverside (UCR). The Public Works Department will soon be starting construction work for the