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<br />port <br /> RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br /> Board Memorandum <br /> <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 <br />SUBJECT: BID NO. RPU-7915 FOR THE STREETLIGHT REPLACEMENT PROJECT, <br />PHASE 4, TO COMET ELECTRIC, INC. OF CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA IN <br />THE AMOUNT OF $4,953,008; CONTRACT CONTINGENCY OF 10% IN THE <br />AMOUNT OF $495,301; WORK ORDER NO. 1904073 FOR A TOTAL OF <br />$5,600,000 <br />ISSUES: <br />Consider awarding Bid No. RPU-7915 for the Streetlight Replacement Project, Phase 4, to Comet <br />Electric, Inc., of Chatsworth, California, in the amount of $4,953,008; approve a contract <br />contingency of 10% in the amount of $495,301; and approve the capital expenditure for Work <br />Order No. 1904073 in the amount of $5,600,000. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities: <br />1. Award Bid No. RPU-7915 for the Streetlight Replacement Project, Phase 4, to Comet <br />Electric, Inc., of Chatsworth, California, in the amount of $4,953,008; <br /> <br />2. Approve a contract contingency of 10% in the amount of $495,301; <br /> <br />3. Approve the capital expenditure for Work Order No. 1904073 in the amount of $5,600,000 <br />which includes all design, construction, construction support, contract administration, <br />inspection and construction change order authority costs for the Streetlight Replacement <br />Project, Phase 4; and <br /> <br />4. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents necessary to <br />effectuate the project described herein, as well as the ability to make minor non-substantive <br />changes in alignment with all purchasing policies. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On October 18, 2013, the Board of Public Utilities (Board) approved Work Order No. 0809099 <br />and Work Order No. 0809101, for a total amount of $1,909,600 for the design and construction, <br />respectively, of the Wood Streets Streetlight Replacement Project, Phase 1. The project included <br />the installation of 205 new concrete streetlight standards replacing the century old streetlight <br />system in the area. The new streetlight standards used for the project are replicas of the original <br /> <br />