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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of an Agreement with American Restore in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $196,425 to Install Concrete Overlay on the Existing Transfer Station Tipping Floor.
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Meeting Date: July 10, 2023
Contact Person/Dept: Sean Singletary/Public Works - EPO
Phone Number: 310-253-6457
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas (07/06/2023)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (06/28/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve an agreement with American Restore in an amount not-to-exceed $196,425 to install a concrete overlay on the existing transfer station tipping floor.
BACKGROUND
The City owns and operates a 500 ton per day solid waste and recycling Transfer Station Facility located at 9255 Jefferson Boulevard operating six (6) days a week. The tipping floor is operational between the hours of 4:30 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and from 5:30 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday.
All inbound collection trucks dump their loads on the upper level tipping floor and a large tractor loader pushes the material through an opening in the tipping floor and into transfer trucks parked on the lower level. Culver City also collects construction and demolition debris which is tipped on the upper level of the transfer station. Construction and Demolition debris is extremely heavy, and the loading activities wear the surface of the tipping floor. In addition, the tractor loader and newer collection vehicles are much heavier than those used 10 years ago which is contributing to the surface degradation.
Over the past year, leaks have become evident from the tipping station floor into the employee break room and storage areas below, creating odors and ...
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