SR-506-003-08
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Council Meeting: November 28, 2000 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Approve Rental Costs for Curb and Gutter
Equipment
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends that the City Council authorize payment in the amount of $95,569
to the Nixon-Egli Company for rental of a Curb and Gutter Machine used by the Street
Maintenance Division for the Alley Revitalization Project.
BACKGROUND
The Street Maintenance Division has pursued the Alley Revitalization Project since the
beginning of FY1999-2000. Early in the project, the Division found that by using a newly
developed Curb and Gutter Machine, it could increase productivity, reduce costs, reduce
the risk of injury and reduce the time necessary to repave each alley segment. On a single
alley segment, the machine allows the Division to cut the working time necessary for
pouring and finishing the concrete gutter from up to three working days to one day. This
has allowed the Division to more than double the number of alley segments, which can be
completed per year.
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For each year of the four-year Alley Revitalization Project, a savings of $200,000 to
$250,000 will be achieved in labor and materials costs for a total of $800,000 to
$1,000,000 savings over the life of the project.
Additionally, the versatile Curb and Gutter Machine will have a positive fiscal impact on the
operating division. It will be used for maintaining and repairing the re-surfaced alleys and
for construction of curbs. For repairs to alley gutters, the machine will save approximately
$500 to $750 per repair. Savings in labor costs will be approximately $800 to $1,000 for
each curb constructed.
DISCUSSION
In October 1999, after reviewing the features and capabilities of a Curb and Gutter
Machine, the Street Maintenance Division rented the equipment from the Nixon-Egli
Company. Concurrently, the Division completed a vehicle enhancement request to
purchase the machine in the FY 2000-01 CIP budget cycle.
The Street Maintenance Division continued to use the machine pending final decision on
the budget request and the subsequent bidding process. As a result, the length of the
rental has exceeded the originally anticipated term and it is necessary to process payment
for the accrued rental cost.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT
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Funds in the amount of $95,569 are available for payment of rental costs in Alley
Revitalization Project: C10725001.589000.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council authorize payment in the amount of $95,569 to the
Nixon-Egli Company for rental of a Curb and Gutter Machine.
Prepared by: Craig Perkins, Environmental and Public Works Management Director
Renee Cowhig, Maintenance Manager
Ralph Merced, Fleet Maintenance Superintendent
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