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r~'~' JJ}~ ;~~J{S ) ~'T.ph: ...~.,.~....... OITY OF RIVERSIDE Riverside ~ AI~America c; '1111. CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM i HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY CdUNCIL People Serving People 1998 DATE: April 6, 2004 ITEM NO: 17 SUBJECT: TWIN BUTTES CANAL, DEMOLITION AND ABANDONMENT - AWARD OF BID NO. 6120 , BACKGROUND: Riverside Public Utilities recommendsl the award of a contract for the Twin Buttes Canal Demolition and Abandonment. The project consists of approximately 4,482 lineal feet of canal demolition, filling and abandonment. The City of Riverside thrlough the Public Utilities Department has owned the Twin Buttes Canal ("Canal") in the La Sierra area since ~ 965. When the City purchased the Canal, certain portions were acquired in fee and others as easemen~s. The main purpose of the Canal was to transport irrigation water to adjacent properties. This began in the 1920s by the Twin Buttes Canal Company and lasted until 1992, when the City ceased use of the Canal. , I Under the original Agreements by which Riverside acquired the Canal, Riverside was obligated to reconvey the easements to the underlying fee qlvvners, after Riverside ceased use of the Canal. To comply with its contractual obligations, the Public Utilities Department is in the process of disposing of the easement portions of the Canal to the underlying fee~wners. Also, to eliminate maintenance costs the Public Utilities Department intends to transfer owne hip of the fee-owned portions of the Canal to the adjoining property owners. Therefore, as the first step in t ansferring ownership to the adjacent property owners, the Canal will have to be demolished, filled-in and a~andoned. Eleven bids were received and openedlon March 3, 2004. The lowest responsive bid was received from Doja Inc. Staff has reviewed all provided dpcumentation and has determined that Doja Inc., has met all of the requirements of the specifications. , I The Board of Public Utilities approved and recommended that the City Council award a construction contract to the lowest responsive bidder, as detlilrmined by the City Council, at its regular meeting on March 19, 2004. (See attached Bid Award Recommendation for bid summary.) I FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are budgeted and available fo~ this project in the Public Utilities' Water Fund, Twin Buttes Canal Abandonment Account No. 6230000-470716. I I ALTERNATIVES: Another alternative is not to complete t~e Canal demolition. Since the City has ceased use of the Canal for irrigation purposes, the City is contr~ctually obligated to return the easement portions of land to the underlying fee owners. Also, the PubliC; Utilities Department would transfer ownership offee-owned portions of the Canal to the adjoining property ~wners to reduce future maintenance and liability issues. I I For the properties that are fee-owned by the City, it would be unlikely that the transfer of ownership to the adjacent property owners would take pl~ce without the Canal improvements. For those property owners who would not accept the transfer of owner~hip, would create land-lock pieces of land with no access. Therefore, all property owners would have to agree to the transfer of ownership. This alternative is not recommended. I 17-1