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CITY C�F CULTON �.� � iea� .+� ��% INTEROFFICE MEM� To: Nabar E. Martinez City Manager From: Thomas K. Clarke � 4�� Electric Utility Director Date: November 30, 1994 Subject: Award of Bid for Construction of the 66 kV Transmission Line In anticipation of the same type of discussion regaxding the Electric Utility's proposed capital improvement program and the portion associated with the County Medical Facility, it is prudent to go through a brief explanation of any actions requested of City Council related to these activities. The construction of the 66 kV transmission line is part of the overall transmission/substa.tion/d.istribution project on the west side of Colton. This is the initial construction portion of that plan. This phase is the placement of poles and conductor along Agua Mansa Road from the Colton Substation to Pepper Avenue and a continuation of distribution lines to the RIX Facility. The transmission line will be the southem portion of the planned transmission loop back to the Hub Substation and the power carrier to energize the new Drews Substation. The poles will also accommoda.te the distribution underbuild to serve the electric requirements of the RIX plant. The Electric Utility has alrea.dy executed a"will serve" letter to SAWPA confirnung that we will ha.ve permanent electric service to the facility by April, 1995, the projected sta.rtup of the plant. Following a subsequent request by them for service earlier than that, we were moving forward at an accelerated pace to ma,ke every effort to ha.ve our work completed sometime in March. All this is contingent upon adhering to an aggressive schedule of materials acquisirion and construction. The materials have all been ordered with the anticipation tha.t construction would commence in December. The December date is solely contingent on the award of the constructian bid by the City Council meeting scheduled for December 6, 1994. The low bid is good for 60 days {until January 15) before it would be retracted. However, if the award were delayed until that time, the Utility would not ha.ve enough time to construct the facilities to meet the April in-service da.te, let alone the requested earlier date. This phase of the overall project performs tow functions. It serves the RIX load, and puts in place the first portion of the transmission loop. It would be impractical to build just the distribution line and come back six months later to do the tra.nsmission portion. The most ef�iicierrt manner is to do the combined functions part of the construction plan. A delay in any part constra.ins or obligation to serve the electric needs of the RIX facility. The alternative to approving this request is simple. All of the materials for this phase of the project are already purcha.sed. If the construction were nat approved, the expense would go for nothing. In addition, the Electric utility would not be able to serve the RIX Facility and the load would go to Edison. Fiinally, without the transmission portion of the construction, the new substation could not be energized and the service to the new Hospital would also be lost to Edison. CC: City Council City Clerk