REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract to Recondition the Harris/AMFAB Transpack Compactor at the SMaRT Station (F18-004) and Finding of CEQA Categorical Exemption
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a maintenance and repair services contract to Western Baler & Conveyor, Inc. of Rocklin, California, in the amount of $168,700, to Recondition the Harris/AMFAB Transpack Compactor at the SMaRT Station, and for a 10% contingency in the amount of $16,870.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for contracts exceeding $100,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination for this project is a Class 1, Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 for maintenance or repair of existing facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond which presently exists.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Harris/AMFAB Transpack (Trash) Compactor is the equipment that compacts and loads residues from the SMaRT Station into transfer trailers for delivery to the landfill. The compactor is 75 feet long, processes 100 tons of residue per hour, and was placed in service in 1993.
The scope of work for this project is to recondition the Harris/AMFAB Transpack Compactor at the SMaRT Station by relining the chamber, replacing common wear parts and replacing the main cylinder with a spare cylinder supplied by the City.
A competitive Invitation for Bid (F17-118) was issued in April 2017, for qualified companies to perform the needed maintenance and repair service on the equipment. DW Nicholson Corporation was the sole bidder, responding with a bid in the amount of $190,000. Staff recommended to Council to reject the sole bid because the bid was considerably higher than the engineer's estimate of $125,000. Council approved this rejection on June, 20, 2017, RTC No. 17-0561.
A new Invitation to Bid (F18-004) was issued on August ...
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