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CC - Approval of an Agreement with American Restore in the Amount of $304,044.00 to Install Concrete Overlay on the Existing Transfer Station Tipping Floor.
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Meeting Date: October 12, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Kim Braun/PW
Phone Number: 310-253-6421
Fiscal Impact: Yes [x] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [x]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [x] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/07/2020);
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson, Public Works Director/ City Engineer (10/01/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve an agreement with American Restore in the amount of $ 304,044.00 to install a concrete overlay on the existing transfer station tipping floor.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
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 to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday, and 5:30 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday
All inbound collection trucks from Culver City and City of Los Angeles 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 requiring the floor to be repaired. 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.
Three sections of the floor are showing signs of t...
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