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Consent-Community Services   # 39.
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Board of Supervisors |
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Subject |
Adopt Plans and Specifications for the construction of an In-Vessel Digester – Floating Cover, and certify the Addendum to the Landfill Permit Revisions Subsequent EIR prepared for the project. (No general fund impact) (Echiburu/Yazdani) |
Recommended Action |
- Certify the Addendum to the Landfill Permit Revisions Subsequent EIR prepared for the project and authorize staff to file a notice of determination pursuant to CEQA;
- Adopt the plans and specifications for the construction of In-Vessel Digester – Floating Cover;
- Authorize the Director, Division of Integrated Waste Management to sign the Notice to Contractors;
- Authorize the Division of Integrated Waste Management to advertise for competitive bids;
- Authorize the Director, Division of Integrated Waste Management to execute a construction contract with the lowest responsive bidder, provided the contract amount does not exceed available funds, or to reject all bids; and
- Authorize the Director, Division of Integrated Waste Management to approve all construction change orders, provided the contract amount does not exceed available funds for the project.
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Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Operational Excellence
Sustainable Environment
Flourishing Agriculture |
Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
The recommended actions will allow the Department to solicit competitive bids, expedite contract award and promptly proceed with construction of the in-vessel digester - floating cover.
Background
California has a statewide goal to divert 75 percent of waste from the landfill by 2020. In February 2007, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) adopted Strategic Directive (SD) 6.1, which calls for a 50 percent reduction in the amount of organics being disposed in the landfills by 2020. Organic waste makes up approximately one third of the 35 million tons of waste that is currently landfilled in California. To aid in meeting the state wide 75 percent goal, Assembly Bill 1826 was passed in September 2014 requiring businesses, including state agencies, which generate certain amounts of organic waste per week to have organic waste recycling programs on or after April 1, 2016. To meet these goals, the landfill has implemented a three-part strategy: having an organic waste transfer facility, an anaerobic composter facility, and constructing an in-vessel digester (liquid digester).
The Division of Integrated Waste Management has designed an in-vessel digester (liquid digester) to further divert organic waste from being disposed of in the landfill and surface impoundments. The in-vessel digester will also generate methane for electricity from the diverted organic waste. The construction of the in-vessel digester – floating cover is necessary to start diverting processed food waste into the in-vessel digester that produces biogas for power generation.
It is anticipated that the construction of the in-vessel digester – floating cover would begin in September 2018, and will finish by the end of November 2018. |
Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
County Counsel has approved the agreement as to from. |
Competitive Bid Process |
Project will be advertised on Bidsync.com for competitive bidding. The competitive bid process will be completed in accordance with State law. Bids will be opened and read publicly at the Department of Community Services-Division of Integrated Waste Management. A contract may only be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
Further explanation as needed: |
In-Vessel Digester Floating Cover will be paid by the Sanitation Enterprise Fund, which is funded through the tipping fees collected at the landfill. There will not be an impact to the general fund. The total budgeted amount included in the FY 18-19 Recommended Budget, approved by the Board on June 12, 2018, for the construction of the In-Vessel Digester (Phase 1) including contingency is $1,580,000. The FY 18-19 Adopted Budget will be revised to include the construction of Phase 2 which was planned for FY 19-20. The finalized total budgeted amount for the In-Vessel Digester (Phase 1 & 2) including contingency will be revised to $2,800,000. The engineer's estimate including contingency for construction of the In-Vessel Digester Floating Cover is $300,000.
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