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Council Meeting March 3, 1998 Santa MOnica, California
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute
a Professional ServIces Contract with Larry Brunn, Automated Sldeloader
Consultant
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends that the City Council authonze the City Manager to negotiate
and execute a professional services contract with Larry Brunn, Automated Sldeloader
Consultant (ASC), In an amount not to exceed $52,500 to complete preparation for use
of new automated srdeload solid waste collection vehIcles
BACKGROUND
The approved Fiscal Year 1996-97 budget provided funding for 11 new compressed
natural gas refuse collection vehicles Three of these vehicles are configured to collect
metal bins used to service commercial accounts, multi-family dwellings and the
recycling zones The other eight vehicles are fully automated collection vehicles
configured to collect 60, 95, and 300 gallon refuse and recycling containers with the
dnver operating a mechanical arm from InSide the cab to 11ft and dump the containers
After 14 months of production, the first two automated vehicles have arnved and the
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others are expected to be delrvered by the end of March
DISCUSSION
To prepare for the transItion to a fully automated collection system. the Solid Waste
DIvIsion of the EPWM Department enlisted the professional services of ASC Mr
Brunn assisted with development of vehicle specIfications, monitored specification
compliance dUring vehicle production. reviewed eXisting collection routes, analyzed
tonnage, performed container counts, and developed traIning routes and maps for
drivers This phase of the work was completed by purchase order for $45,000
The Implementation stage of the automated collectIon program IS about to begm and
additional expert assistance IS required Ten dnvers, three supervisors and the
superintendent must be tramed In the operation of the equipment Additionally, fleet
maintenance crews must be trained on how to trouble shoot mechanical problems with
the new vehicles and set up preventIve maintenance schedules for the new equipment
Based on collection data and the review of eXisting routes, new refuse and yard waste
collectIon routes must be developed for smgle-fam.ly customers, and new collectIon
routes Implemented after the drivers gam experience on tramlng routes The additional
services to be performed by ASe are to be completed by June 30, 1998
ASe has assisted the Cities of Beverly Hills, Long Beach, and Pasadena with training
and Implementation of their automated collection routes ASe has over 10 years of
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expenence working with automated collection equipment and routes By networking
with other municipalities staff has determined that consulting services for automated
collection routing IS a specIalty service that IS provided only by ASC
Budget!Fln~nclallmDact
Funds are avaIlable In account number 27-500-442-00000-5507-00000 In an amount of
$52,500 for thIs purpose
Recommendation
It IS recommended that the CIty Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a profeSSional services contract with ASC, tn an amount not to exceed
$52,500
Prepared by Craig Perkins, Director, Environmental & Public Work
Joseph Delaney, Solid Waste OperatIons Manager
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