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Council Meeting July 22, 1997
Santa MOnica, CA
JUL 2 2 1997
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM CIty Staff
SUBJECT. Recommendation to Provide Transfer of Refuse to Landfill Site and
Authonze the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Purchase Order With
Southern California Disposal
Introduction
This report concerns award of a purchase order to provide transfer of refuse to a landfill
site for the Solid Waste DIVISion, Environmental and Public Works Management
Department, at specified Unit pnce, plus applICable sales tax
Background
In accordance With the County Health Department requirements, the City of Santa MOnica
Transfer Station IS reqUired to have a contingent transfer site The City's transfer station
cannot exceed 400 tons of refuse per day and excess tonnage must be taken to an
authOrized transfer site
City refuse trucks bnng trash to the City'S transfer site If the transfer station compactor IS
moperable, If one or more transfer vehicles IS Inoperable, or If the maximum 400 ton per
day capacity has been met at the City Site, dnvers are routed to the contingent transfer
site
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Ordinance number 1743 (CCS), Section 5 paragraph 224080 of the Santa MOnica
MUnicipal Code allows exception to competitive bidding when services are purchased from
a sole source supplier
Southern California Disposal's transfer station is located approximately one block from the
City owned site The closest locations are east of Downtown Los Angeles and Gardena,
Increasing the cost of transport conSiderably since our current fleet of refuse packers, due
to age and amount of use, are not SUitable for freeway use The cost of disposal at the
Southern California Disposal site IS $38 90 per ton
Staff has evaluated the quote and finds that It meets City speCifications
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Fiscal Year 1997/98 appropriatIon authOrity for thiS purchase IS In the Solid Waste
DIVISion, EnVironmental and Public Works Management Department, account number 27-
500-441-00000-5507 -00000 The estimated annual expenditure IS $30,000 00
Recommendation
It IS recommended that the City Manager be authOrized to negotiate and execute a
purchase order With Southern California Disposal at a speCified Unit price plus applicable
sales tax
Prepared By Pam Wortham, PurchaSing Agent
Margarita Lee, Buyer
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