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Council Meeting October 22, 1996 Santa Monica, CA
TO Mayor and City CouncIl
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT Recommendation to Provide Transfer of Refuse to Landfill Site and
Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Contract with
Southern Callforma Disposal
Introduction
This report concerns award of a contract to provide transfer of refuse to a landfill site for
the Solid Waste DIvIsion, Environmental and Public Works Management Department, at
speCified Unit price, plus applicable sales tax The estimated annual expenditure IS
$30,00000
Background
I n 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 brmg trash to the City'S transfer site If the transfer station compactor
IS Inoperable, If one or more transfer vehicles IS Inoperable, or If the maximum 400 ton
per day capacity has been met at the City site, drivers 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 next nearest site IS located In 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
BudqeUFlnanclal Impact
Fiscal Year 1996/97 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
Recommendation
It IS recommended that the City Manager be authOrized to negotiate and execute a
contract With Southern California Disposal at a speCified Unit price plus applicable sales
tax
Prepared By Pam Wortham, Purchasing Agent
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