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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum DATE: AUGUST 10, 2020 ITEM NO: 2 SUBJECT: PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH C.E. MECHANICAL, INC. FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 1958 FOR AIR COMPRESSOR MAINTENANCE AT RIVERSIDE ENERGY RESOURCE CENTER UNITS 3 AND 4 AND SPRINGS POWER PLANT FOR A FIVE-YEAR TERM ENDING ON JULY 1, 2025 IN THE AMOUNT OF $364,236 ISSUE: Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with C.E. Mechanical, Inc., of Chino, California, in response to Request for Proposal 1958 for air compressor maintenance at Riverside Energy Resource Center Units 3 and 4 and Springs Power Plant for a five-year term ending on July 1, 2025 in the amount $364,236. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with C.E. Mechanical, Inc., of Chino, California, in response to Request for Proposal 1958 for air compressor maintenance at Riverside Energy Resource Center Units 3 and 4 and Springs Power Plant for a five-year term ending on July 1, 2025 in the amount $364,236; and 2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Agreement with C.E. Mechanical, Inc. including making minor non -substantive changes. BACKGROUND: The Springs Power Plant (Springs) was commissioned in 2002 and the Riverside Energy Resource Center Units 3 and 4 (RERC 3 & 4) in 2011. Part of each plant's construction includes air compressors that operate daily to provide pressurized air to different plant systems. A constant supply of pressurized air is essential for the overall operations at these Riverside owned power plants. Numerous pneumatically operated components and controllers depend on clean, dried and compressed air to function properly. The air compressors at RERC 3 & 4 and Springs are well maintained and have been operating reliably since they were first installed. Air compressors at RERC 3 & 4 have reached 32,000