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AGENDA TITLE: Approve Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Directional
Boring, Excavation and Conduit Installation
MEETING DATE: December 18, 2013
PREPARED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for
directional boring, excavation and conduit installation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Electric Utility (EU) maintains approximately 123 miles of
overhead electric lines and 12 miles of underground cable to
provide service to nearly 26,000 customers. As the underground
system ages, unforeseen and predictive failures are addressed by replacing and upgrading the
underground cables, increasing EU's reliable delivery of electric service.
Past industry practices utilized a trench with direct buried cables without conduit and, in some cases,
conduit was installed and consequently crushed or damaged beyond repair.
EU endeavors to utilize the least intrusive and most economically sensible approach to installing conduit
for replacement and upgrade of failed or failing underground cables. This approach requires the use of
directional boring to minimize disturbances to the community, minimize replacement of sidewalk, gutter or
road surfaces while expediting the conduit installation process.
The proposed directional boring, excavation and conduit installation agreement will replace the expiring
agreement that has been in place since October 4, 2012. The specifications are on file at the Electric
Utility, 1331 South Ham Lane.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not to exceed $500,000.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Included in FY2013/14 Account No. 161075. Funding for Agreement
extensions shall be approved on a year-to-year basis.
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Electric Utility Director
PREPARED BY: Charles J. Berry, Electric Utility Superintendent
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APPROVED: i[ ;�
Konradt Bartlam, City Manager