For City Council Meeting [July 9, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Sean Grayson, Acting Public Works Director
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Request City Council to (1) Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order to Southern California Edison in the amount of $96,289.10 for the Extension of Service and Undergrounding of Electrical Aerial Lines and; (2) Delegate authority to the City Administrator in the Not to Exceed amount of $155,000 for Change Orders with Pacific Hydrotech Corporation for Utility Undergrounding and connection of utility services for Fire Station 205.
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BACKGROUND:
On August 14, 2018, City Council awarded a construction contract to Pacific Hydrotech Corporation (PHC) in the Amount of $3,646,800 for construction of Fire Station 205 Phase 1 Project, City Project No. 170203. The project is currently under construction.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
During the design phase, the City identified electrical service requirements for the project including the undergrounding of existing distribution lines along the Willow Avenue frontage through Southern California Edison (SCE). The design team coordinated with SCE for the subject services and SCE provided design plans. A copy of the SCE plans is included as Attachment 1. Along with the design plans, SCE has provided two (2) invoices totaling $96,289.10 for work SCE will complete, as identified on Table 1 below. SCE Invoices for the service extension are included as Attachment 2.
Staff is currently negotiating with Pacific Hydrotech Corporation to perform the following tasks:
* Undergrounding conversion of utilities (SCE, AT&T, CrownCastle fiber optic, and MCI fiber optic).
* Connecting services from SCE and AT&T for the Fire Station 205.
Table 1- SCE Service Cost / Requested Delegated Authority for Change Order
Invoices / CO Authority
Description
Cost
7590217824
Relocate Pole and Primary UG
$ 86,810.60
7590217817
New Meter and Service
$ 9,478.50
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