CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Option Year #3 to Contract 23-152, Underground Distribution, Directional Boring and Services, to Meade Electric Company, Inc. and Electric Conduit Construction, for an amount not to exceed $19,867,145.69
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Raheel Arshed, Deputy Director
BACKGROUND:
The Electric Utility (Utility) leverages directional boring to install underground conduits beneath roads, driveways, and landscaped areas. This provides for minimal pavement disruption making it a faster, more community-friendly option for developed residential and commercial neighborhoods. The purpose of this contract is to provide the Utility with services necessary to perform underground electric distribution, capital improvement, and emergency maintenance work.
The City Council originally awarded Contract 23-152, Underground Distribution, Directional Boring and Services, to Meade Electric Company, Inc. (Meade) in the amount of $6 million on December 5, 2023, for a one-year term from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, with two, two-year options to extend.
On April 4, 2024, the City Manager approved the award of Change Order #1 to add overhead transmission and distribution services to the Meade contract.
On June 4, 2024, the City Council approved the award of Change Order #2 to add Electric Conduit Construction (ECC) as a second contractor to perform work that Meade was unable to complete.
On December 3, 2024, the City Council approved the award of Option Year #1 for the period of January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025 in the amount of $8 million.
On December 2, 2025, the City Council approved the award of Change Order #2 to Option Year #1 to add $800,000 to finish work delayed by customer scheduling.
Most recently, on December 16, 2025, the City Council approved the award of Option Year #2 from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026 in the amount of $8.1 million.
DISCUSSION:
During t...
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