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<br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />Board Memorandum <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: FEBRUARY 28, 2022 <br /> REPORT <br />SUBJECT: RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES ELECTRIC PANEL UPDATE <br />AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 <br />To streamline the bidding process for routine work, the Board of Public Utilities and City Council <br />approved an to be established. The use of the Panel is <br />beneficial in meeting deadlines related to construction work and urgent repair or replacement of <br />qualified to perform work on <br />an asneeded basis through a master agreement. This saves time and money by simplifying the <br />bidding process for specific types of routine work. <br />maintenance, repair, modification, or extension of work, the Purchasing Manager sends a bid <br />solicitation with a set of engineering plans and specifications to the appropriate Panel contractors. <br />includes the general and legal requirements of the contract, they only have to address the <br />technical aspects of t <br />three criteria: 1) Construction of the project needs to start within two months from start of design; <br />2) Project cost is less than $500,000; and 3) City forces do not have the ability or the resources <br />needed to construct the project within the time frame required. Projects that deviate from these <br />criteria proceed through the formal bidding process. <br /> <br /> <br />