For City Council Meeting [December 10, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Savat Khamphou, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
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Request City Council to Authorize a Purchase Order to Gotham Poured Rubber Corp. in the amount of $149,800 for Rubberized Mulch per the CalRecycle Rubberized Products Grant Award.
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BACKGROUND:
The City has been converting turf landscaped areas to drought tolerant landscaping over the last several years. The Cedar and Easton Reservoirs were selected to have drought tolerant conversions performed. This included removal of the existing turf and installation of drought tolerant plants, decomposed granite and mulch. Site preparation has been completed and is ready for the installation of mulch.
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) offers the Tire-Derived Product Grant Program pursuant to Sections 42872, 42873, and 42889 of the Public Resources Code. The purpose of the grant is to decrease the adverse environmental impacts created by the unlawful disposal and stockpiling of waste tires.
On April 25, 2017 the City Council approved Resolution No. 7108 Certifying the approval of the City's application to CalRecycle for 210 tons of Rubberized Mulch and on October 12, 2017 the City was awarded $149,986 for the purchase. City Council accepted the award of the grant on November 14, 2017 with the project to be completed before April 2020. The Rubberized Mulch will be placed at both reservoirs behind the fencing as weed barrier to aid in the maintenance of these two sites.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
On August 15, 2019, the Procurement Division released Request for Bid (RFB) #20-003, closing on September 12, 2019. A copy of the Request for Bid (RFB) is included as Attachment 1. A total of 385 vendors where formally solicited for bids with two (2) bidders responding; Gotham Poured Rubber Corp. of San Diego, CA and Robertson Industr...
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