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CC - CONSENT ITEM: (1) Approval of a General Services Agreement with Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. for Solid Waste, Recyclables, Organics and Demolition Waste Transport Services Utilizing Alternative Fuel Tractor-Trailers for a Term of Five Years with an Approximate Annual Cost of $2.8 million in the First Year; and (2) Authorization to the City Manager to Approve Two Additional One-Year Terms.
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Meeting Date: August 11, 2025
Contact Person/Dept.: Sean Singletary/Public Works-EPO Division
Phone Number: (310) 253-6457
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: E-Mail: Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/07/2025)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (07/16/2025)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve a general services agreement with Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. for Solid Waste, Recyclables, Organics and Demolition Waste Transport Services Utilizing Alternative Fuel Tractor-Trailers for a term of five years with an approximate annual cost of $2.8 million in the first year; and (2) authorize the City Manager to approve two additional one-year terms.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Culver City's Public Works Department, Environmental Programs and Operations Division (EPO), operates an in-house waste management collection service for residents and businesses. EPO employs approximately 50 staff members who collect waste, recyclables, organics, bulky items, and construction demolition debris on a daily basis, and operates a 500-ton-per-day transfer station.
Materials collected from the City's residents and businesses are brought to the Culver City Transfer Station and segregated into four piles of material: solid waste, mixed recycling, organic waste, and construction and demolition materials. The materials are then transferred to large trailers for transport to ultimate processing facilities elsewhere in Southern California. S...
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