COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
“To Enrich Lives Through Effective and Caring Service”
900 SOUTH FREMONT AVENUE
ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA 91803-1331
Telephone: (626) 458-5100
http://dpw.lacounty.gov
ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO:
P.O. BOX 1460
ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA 91802-1460
IN REPLY PLEASE
REFER TO FILE: AS-0
001576
Supplement 1
DONALD L. WOLFE, Director
April 17, 2007
The Honorable Board of Supervisors
County of Los Angeles
383 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Dear Supervisors:
FIRESTONE GARBAGE DISPOSAL DISTRICT
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICTS 1 AND 2
3 VOTES
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOUR BOARD ACTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY
OF THE FIRESTONE GARBAGE DISPOSAL DISTRICT:
Approve
and
increase
the
annual maximum
contract
sum
for
Contract No. 001576 for the Firestone Garbage Disposal District (GDD) by an
additional $124,000, increasing the contract's annual fiscal years' amount from
$6,199,987 to $6,323,987 beginning with the current fiscal year through June 30,
2010. Funds are available in Public Works' 2006-07 Firestone GDD Fund
budget.
PURPOSE/JUSTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDED ACTION
The purpose of this recommended action is to increase the annual maximum contract
sum for the Firestone GDD. On July 12, 2005, Agenda 26, your Board approved the
Director of Public Works to enter into this contract for the automated collection,
transportation, disposal, and management of refuse and the separate automated
collection and management of recyclable materials (e.g., newspapers, metal cans, etc.)
and green waste (e.g., lawn clippings, etc.), generated by all residences, multifamily
residences,
businesses,
and
commercial/industrial
establishments
in
the
Firestone GDD. The contract term is 58 months, commencing on September 1, 2005,
The Honorable Board of Supervisors
April 17, 2007
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and ending June 30, 2010. The contract's annual compensation is determined by a
count by Publi