Regional Solid Waste System
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Parkway Transfer Station Conversion to Top Load; Project No. 401-0447-16; Outsourced Inspection Services Agreement, and Authorize Internal Inspection Services
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SUBJECT
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Authorize Outsourced Inspection Services to Foster CM Group, Inc. in the amount of $868,400 and Internal Inspection Services in the amount of $18,000.
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PURPOSE
This project will improve the efficiency of the Parkway Transfer Station by reconfiguring the operational flow to utilize a top-load method, moving waste directly from the tipping floor into the transfer truck trailer as it waits in a lower-level tunnel.
RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Director and NTMWD staff recommend the Board of Directors authorize the Executive Director to execute inspection services as follows:
Consultant:
Foster CM Group, Inc.
Scope:
Outsourced and Internal Inspection Services
Project:
No. 401-0447-16, Parkway Transfer Station Conversion to Top Load
Amount:
Outsourced Inspection Services: $868,400
Internal Inspection Services: $18,000
Committee:
This was an item on the September 25, 2024, Solid Waste Committee meeting agenda
DRIVER(S) FOR THIS PROJECT
Strategic Objective:
1.4 - Provide Reliable and Resilient Systems
? Regulatory Compliance
? Asset Condition
? Capacity
? Redundancy/Resiliency
? Relocation or External Requests
? Operational Efficiency
? Safety
? Administrative
? Policy
? Other _____________
BACKGROUND
PROJECT PURPOSE
* Parkway Transfer Station (Parkway) currently utilizes compactor technology, which loads and compresses solid waste through the rear of the transfer trailer by means of a hydraulic ram compactor. A loading configuration that incorporates top load technology, in which the trailer is stationed in a tunnel under an opening in the tipping floor and loaded by pushing waste into the opening, is faster and more co...
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