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August 28, 2017
Mr. Robert A. Laurie
Assistant General Counsel, Energy
Imperial Irrigation District
81600 Avenue 58
La Quinta, CA 92253
Subject: Dune Palms Road Widening Improvement, City of La Quinta
City Project Number 2009-04
Dear Mr. Laurie:
This is in response to your letter dated August 14, 2017 pertaining to the electrical distribution relocation
along Dune Palms Road north of the storm water channel. As you noted in your letter, the City is
interested in moving the relocation efforts forward.
For clarity, the concept for undergrounding the overhead line to facilitate relocation was originally
proposed by Imperial Irrigation District electrical staff. The City's proposal to pay for the trenching,
placement of conduit and structures, conduit encasement and backfill was based on the original concept
provided by Carlos Partida of your staff. The City understands that the original provided drawing was a
concept that required additional review and assessment before the development of the final drawings.
Based on the costs provided in your letter, if we choose to proceed with the undergrounded relocation, the
City would include the trenching, conduit and structure placement, conduit encasement and backfill into
the contract work for the widening project in accordance with IID approved plans. Therefore, the cost for
these items would not be included in an agreement between the City and IID. Therefore, per your letter, if
the City chooses to proceed with IID's proposed undergrounding relocation, the City would be required to
reimburse IID $141,000 for cabling, cut -overs for the system and removal of the overhead facility.
The City requests verification that the above noted total includes all anticipated costs known at this time.
Furthermore, in order to verify the quantities and estimated unit costs of the cost estimate, we request a
breakdown of the noted costs. Last of all, the City will need clarification on whether the noted costs are
final costs or if they are intended to be adjusted up or down based on actual material and installation
costs.
We agree to disagree on the issue of prior rights but welcome the opportunity to partner to keep this
project moving forward. We look forward to your swift response to the above items so that we can
continue to proceed with the relocation activities to ensure a timely completion of the City's road widening
project.
If you have any questions, please contact Ed Wimmer at (760) 777-7088.
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La Quinta, CA 92253 760.777.7000
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August 14, 2017
Edward J. Wimmer, P.E.
Principal Engineer
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA 92253 Via electronic mail to:ewimmer[a�la-quinta.orq
Re: Dune Palms Road Widening Project
Dear Mr. Wimmer:
www.iid.com
Since 1911
This letter is in response to earlier written communications by and between the City of
La Quinta and the Imperial Irrigation District regarding the utility relocation element of
the City's proposed Dune Palms Road widening project.
In order to move the project along without getting bogged down in legal disputes
regarding "prior rights" and the legal burden of bearing the relocation costs, the city has
indicated an intent to share the expense of the relocation. IID staff has estimated the
cost of a relocated overhead line would be approximately $145,000 while the estimated
cost of undergrounding is estimated at $466,000 ($180,000 for conduit and
infrastructure, $228,000 for the new distribution line and $58,000 for the removal of the
current line). It is IID's protocol that the cost of the "betterment" that is, the relocation of
an overhead line to underground, be borne by the requesting party.
Please recall that IID claims prior rights as the poles pre-existed the City's incorporation.
I am aware that the City disputes IID's claim. The goal here is to get the project done
regardless of the legal arguments regarding prior rights. In light of the above, it is
proposed that regardless of IID's claimed prior rights, IID will bear the cost of the
overhead project provided the City bear the cost of the undergrounding differential
($466,000-145,000 = $321,000). If that would be satisfactory to you, action could be
taken to formalize our understanding and allow the project to move forward in a timely
manner.
Thank you for your consideration. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Ve truly yours,
Robert A. Laurie
Assistant General Counsel, Energy
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT
GENERAL COUNSELS OFFICE • 333 E. BARIONI BLVD PO. BOX 937 • IMPERIAL, CA 92251
TELEPHONE (760) 339-9564 • FAX (760) 339 9062