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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of Final Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Publish a Notice Inviting Bids for the Construction of the Transfer Station West Push Wall Project, PZ-948.
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Meeting Date: September 9, 2024
Contact Person/Dept.: Javier De La Cruz/Public Works Environmental Programs & Operations Division
Phone Number: (310) 253-6421
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: E-Mail: Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/03/2024)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director / City Engineer (08/19/2024)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the final plans and specifications and authorize the publication of a notice inviting bids for the construction of the Transfer Station West Push Wall Project, PZ-948.
BACKGROUND
The City owns and operates a 500 ton per day solid waste Transfer Station at 9255 Jefferson Boulevard operating six (6) days a week between the hours of 4:00 am and 4:00 pm. Solid waste, recyclable materials, and organics waste collected by City Environmental Programs and Operations Division (EPO) staff is tipped at the transfer station and transferred to tractor/trailer transfer trucks for transit to area landfills, materials recovery facilities, and compost sites. In addition, the City provides roll-off service for the collection of construction and demolition debris. All processing of materials functions is performed at this facility.
The Transfer Station is a two-story reinforced concrete structure. EPO collection trucks dump recyclable, organics waste and solid waste loads on the upper-level tipping floor for sorting, and tractor loaders push the material through two openings (pits) in the tipping floor into transfer trucks parked in the tunnel on the lower level. The construction and demolition debris are placed along the south and west side of the tipping floor and stockpiled up against the...
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