Springs Circuit Reliability Project bid error
Summary
Staff overlooked nearly a mile of conduit in bid documents, forcing a $213,071 budget increase mid-construction. The work is already done and the contractor was still the lowest bidder, but the board pressed staff on new quality-assurance and peer-review steps to prevent a repeat.
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Last discussed Jul 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
The project cost rose by $213,071.51 to a revised total of $3,498,071.51.
Southeast Riverside residents get better electric reliability and faster outage restoration from the new circuit ties.
Ratepayers bear the cost of the internal bid-preparation error.
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