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AGENDA TITLE: Approve Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Directional
Boring and Conduit Installation
MEETING DATE: October 3,2012
PREPARED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for
directional boring and conduit installation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City of Lodi Electric Utility Department (EUD) maintains
approximately 123 miles of overhead power lines and 12 miles of underground cable in order to supply
electric power to its customers. As part of routine maintenance and upgrades to the electric system,
underground cable needs replacement. When replacing underground cable, EUD crews first attempt to
pull in new conductor via plastic conduit that was buried when the system was first installed. Often times
it is crushed and unusable due to aging, ground movement, or tree root intrusion. When that is the case,
new conduit must be installed for the replacement cable. This is done by either trenching or directional
boring. EUD staff recommends directional boring to mitigate time delays, inconvenience to the public
and costly repairs to sidewalks, street and landscaping.
The proposed directional boring agreement covers the period of October4, 2012 to June 30, 2013 with
the option for up to three additional one-year extensions covering fiscal years 2013/14 and 2014/15 and
2015/16.
FISCAL IMPACT: Estimated electric utility cost of $300,000 per year.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Funding is available in FY2012/13 EUD BudgetAccount Number 161651.
Funding for Agreement extensions shall be approved on a year-to-year
basis.
Elizabeth Irkley
Electric Utility Director
PREPARED BY: Kevin Riedinger, Electric Operations Superintendent
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Konradt Bartlam, City Manager