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WATER ENERGY LIFE <br />rr� <br />CITY OF <br />RjVEIZSIDE <br />lag <br />PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />Board Memorandum <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />DATE: DECEMBER 11, 2023 <br />SUBJECT: BID NO. SUB -866 FURNISHING AND DELIVERING 66KV SWITCHYARD <br />EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL FOR CASA BLANCA SUBSTATION <br />EXPANSION, WITH ONE SOURCE, LLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,166,081, <br />INCLUDING A 15% OR $174,912 CHANGE ORDER AUTHORITY FOR A <br />TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF $1,340,994 <br />ISSUES: <br />Consider awarding Bid No. Sub -866 for furnishing and delivering 66kV switchyard equipment and <br />material to One Source, LLC in the amount of $1,166,081 with a 15% change order authority in <br />the not -to -exceed amount of $174,912 for the Casa Blanca Substation Expansion. The material <br />purchase is part of the Riverside Transmission Reliability Project Work Order No. 642975. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities: <br />1. Award Bid No. SUB -866 for the procurement of 66kV switchyard equipment and material <br />to One Source, LLC, of Oceanside, CA in the amount of $1,166,081; <br />2. Authorize additional change order authority to One Source, LLC for a not -to -exceed <br />amount of 15% or $174,912 of the original contract price for Bid No. SUB -866; and <br />3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents necessary to <br />effectuate the procurement described herein, as well as the ability to make minor non - <br />substantive changes in alignment with all purchasing policies. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Riverside Transmission Reliability Project (RTRP) is a joint project with Southern California <br />Edison (SCE) to provide Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) with a critical second connection to the <br />state electric transmission grid by connecting to the existing 230kV SCE Mira Loma - Vista line, <br />to address long-term capacity and reliability needs of the City's electric utility system. In addition, <br />the project includes improvements to RPU's 66kV sub -transmission and substation system within <br />the City to increase the capacity of key substations. <br />Casa Blanca Substation is one of the key substations that require improvements. The 66kV <br />system upgrades required at this station involve equipment expansion and enhancement as part <br />