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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: JUNE 28, 2021 SUBJECT: BID NO. RPU-7636 FOR THE CANYON CREST CABLE REPLACEMENT AREA PROJECT WITH HOT LINE CONSTRUCTION, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $889,677; WORK ORDER NO. 1619972 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,300,000 ISSUES: Award of Bid No. RPU-7636 to Hot Line Construction, Inc. for the Canyon Crest Cable Replacement Area 1F, Phase 3 Project in the amount of $889,677; and approve the capital expenditure for Work Order No. 1619972 in the amount of $1,300,000. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Award Bid No. RPU-7636 to Hot Line Construction, Inc., of Brentwood, California, in the amount of $889,677 for the Canyon Crest Cable Replacement Area 1F, Phase 3 Project; 2. Approve the capital expenditure for Work Order No. 1619972 in the amount of $1,300,000 which includes all design, construction, construction support, contract administration, inspection, and construction change order authority costs for the Canyon Crest Cable Replacement Area 1F, Phase 3 Project; and 3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents necessary to effectuate the project described herein, as well as the ability to make minor non-substantive changes in alignment with all purchasing policies. BACKGROUND: Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) has experienced power outages and reliability issues in the Canyon Crest area for the past 20 years, due to the high failure rate of aged cable. The area is served by HMPE insulated cable (high molecular weight polyethylene) and CIC type infrastructure (cable-in-conduit). electric system outages due to failures. The Electric System Master Plan (ESMP) recommends the planned replacement of obsolete HMPE and CIC type infrastructure to improve system capacity and reliability. Canyon Crest neighborhoods are designated high priority for infrastructure upgrades and replacement based upon recent comprehensive engineering studies to improvement system reliability.