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CC - Approval of a Purchase Order with Terrecon, Inc. for the Purchase of Rubber Sidewalk Pavers in an Amount Not-To-Exceed $73,013.43 Including all Fees and Taxes.
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Meeting Date: March 27, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Eric Mirzaian/PW
Phone Number: 310-253-6444
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/22/17);
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson (03/16/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a purchase order with Terrecon, Inc. for the purchase of rubber sidewalk pavers in an amount not-to-exceed $73,013.43 including all fees and taxes.
BACKGROUND
On December 8, 2014, the City Council approved a grant application submittal in the amount of $150,000 for the Tire-Derived Grant Program through the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) for the purchase and installation of rubber sidewalk pavers to be utilized on a specific project. The purpose of this grant is to decrease the adverse environmental impacts created by the unlawful disposal and stockpiling of waste tires.
As part of the application, Staff submitted two project proposals; the first to replace uplifted concrete pathways at Syd Kronenthal Park with these rubber sidewalk panels and the second at Carlson Park with the same scope of work.
In July of 2015, Staff was notified that only $66,600 in grant funding had been approved; thus Staff determined to purchase as many pavers as possible with this amount and to have the Public Works-Maintenance Operations crews remove the concrete pathway at Carlson Park and install the pavers at this location.
The Maintenance Operations Division utilizes rubber sidewalk pavers for sidewalk repairs in...
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