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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC23000-B - Southern California Edison - PD Highlands Utility UndergroundingCITY OF PALM DESERT OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORT REQUEST: APPROVAL FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PALM DESERT HIGHLANDS UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 04-01 FROM: PAT CONLON, SPECIAL PROJECTS ADMINISTRATOR DATE: JULY 10, 2004 CONTENTS: LOCATION MAP CONTRACT NO C-23000 WITH MUNI FINANCIAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON WORK ORDER NO. 4-7112 6879-7106 VERIZON LETTER OF 5/28/04 REQUESTING ENGINEERING DEPOSIT Recommendation: By minute motion: 1) Approve Contract No. C- 23000 with MuniFinancial in the amount of $123,087 for assessment district engineering services and include a 10% contingency in the above contract for the amount of $12,308. 2) Approve Southern California Edison Work Order No. 4-7112 6879-7106 in the amount of $3,000 for engineering services. 3) Approve Verizon Engineering pre -deposit in the amount of $5,000 for the engineering services. 4) Authorize the appropriation of $143,395 for the unobligated fund 400 reserves. Discussion: This action is necessary to begin the engineering for the Palm Desert Highlands Utility Under grounding Assessment District. This engineering work will take approximately six months to complete. Upon completion, staff will return to the City Council for the following actions: 1) The preliminary engineering report and a request to advertise for public bids and authorization to send out ballots. 2) After bids are opened, the assessment is spread and ballots are mailed out to property owners. G:tCityMgriAmy HughestWord FifeslConfonlStafReports17f004PDHighiandsEngApprdot Contract NO. C23000 City of Palm Desert Staff Report July 10, 2004 3) The ballots are returned, counted, and if successful the construction contract is awarded. This entire process will take about one year to complete. If all goes well and the assessment district successfully forms, work could begin in summer of 2005 in this neighborhood. The above monies expended by the City for engineering services will be recovered from assessment district bond funds if the assessment district successfully forms. Submitted by: Approval: Ateeridoyi,,_ P t Conlon Paul Gibson Special Projects Administrator Director of Finance/City Treasurer ci,t,i1/2------ Carlos City Manager ah ///"..i./.r L. Orteg _ _ 38H11- ALAMA OR a Q..sal _30_311 V3. LLL 0 OWy' as 1a3A3s / I r. s3b / .. 0 0 0 W ko 0 EXHIBIT A 2004/JUN/24/THU 01:48 PM SCE PLANNING DEPT P5 FAX No. 760 202 4294 P. 001/001 PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND ENGINEERING AGREEMENT The Agreement is between Southern California/Edison Company ("SCE") and G, PA- . S Er- ("Applicant") Applicant may request at a future date that Southern California Edison Company perform Work related to the installation, removal, relocation, reareangernent and / or replacement (" WORK") OF SCE's electric service facilities at /h Applicant therefore requests that SCR estimate the cost to perl'or m the WORK. SCE must incur certain expenses for preliminary design and engineering of the WORK. in order to estimate the cost to perform the WORK contemplated by the APPLICANT. Applicent agrees to pay SCE for au& expenses under the following terms and conditions: Applicant aball pay SCE the sum of $ 2• �� �t • in advance for Moues incurred by SCE for preliminary design and engineering of the WORK contemplated by Applicant. 2. If Applicant desires SCE to perform the WORD oontemplated by the Applicant. Applicant shall execute a separate written contract to perform the WORK. If SCE performs the WORK contemplated by Applicant pursuant to a contract executed by Applicant within one year from the date herein, the sum paid to SCE by Applicant pursuant to this Agreement shall be applied without interest to whatever surer are payable by Applicant pursuant to the contract to perform the WORK. The sums required by the contract to perform tho WORE, may include costs for additional design and engineering Mated to the WORK contemplated, by the Applicant. 3. The sum paid by Applicant pursuant to ibis .Agreement shall be fotfbited to SCE if (a) Applicant requests SCE to perform the WORK but the WORK cannot be completed through no fault of SCEs, or (b) Applicant fails within ono year from the date herein to execute a written contract for SCE to perform the WORK. 4. SCE may require Applicant to pay an additional sum pursuant to the agreement if SCE must modify the scope of the preliminary design and engineering as a result of any change in the WORK contemplated by the Applicant. 5. This Agreement shall not be conatrucd as a contract to provide electric service to Applicant or as a oontract to performthe WORTS contemplated by Applicant. DATED: .1-7/12- L,A'11 —'7IoZ.. SCE 144148 Now 12/0.3( By For Signature Namur and Title Applicant Received Jun-24-04 12:50pm From-760 202 4264 To -PALM DESERT CITY CLE Page 01