Transit center itself and we are very, very careful about the interaction of the two buildings structurally, one with the other. The elevator core is also part of the structural system. It is four feet thick, at the lowest level and tapered in size of the tower and goes up and so it allows an enormous amount of stability to the towers structure. And in a building this tall, it is very interesting, obviously seismic design is critical but at this height of 1070, it is really wind that one has to design for primarily over seismic, if you design for wind, appropriately you have designed to seismic. That is the key to the very robust central core that has a concrete box surrounding it. You see the three exit stairs and you see the great number of elevator and this happens to be one of the lowest floors and that is the low, rise, elevator core that is colored in. This is the mid point of the tower and this is about a 20,000 foot square plate and then the top plate of the tower, 18,500 squar
And equally that it is all to supply the materials provided for all shifts and all shifts not just eight hours a day. And one of those will be a certified mechanic as well and so any instant repairs can be done. They will conduct all maintenance and inspections on a regular basis. Including certifications and dismantle all of the equipment at the end. We started with. We received a cost estimate independent one from webb corp in july, and for duration of four years starting in january, for 12,000,000. Three proposals received on december the 14th and anvil builders was selected on september the 20th. And notice of intent to negotiate was issued but this is an asneeded, or you need each piece of equipment and so it is therefore as need and we need to negotiate rates and an appeal was received from one of the other bidders and it was concerning licenses it was reviewed, the licenses were checked and the appeal was denied. We then entered negotiations on the contract, which was completed
Of this work or nearly all of it themselves. But they conducted to ten small sbe companies to cover specialized work and they are all in fact, companies five of them in San Francisco, that we worked with before, with Specialized Knowledge on and can use that without having to reinvent and have done the traffic counts for other projects for the city planning and they have done, Hazardous Material inspection and they have down archaeological and Historical Building works all for us. And so it is a very good team that acom has put together and no need for a learning cycle and they actually propose a schedule of 14 months which was less than what we would advertise. So we look forward with all of this experience that they have and some of the individuals on it worked for other companies and another company which did in fact some of the high speed rail. So really, you can go in and you have one proposal. We got the best one, and i would have wanted in the first place and so i have no hesita
All of the three proposals were inside of the original estimate. So the staff is really quite comfortable to recommend that the board authorizes the contract for 9. 2 million to anvil builders. Are there any questions . I just have one quick question. And so, being that you had three applicants but two were not responsive, because they didnt submit all of the required documents . Did we get an understanding as to why that happened during the process . It would appear that that would, pure laziness, frankly and it was obvious in the documents and they signed off the check as to say that they had done all of this and provided it and yet it is like fly america, all of these documents which were required, were just not signed and submitted. A successful one has every single piece and i considered the longer one than any of the others. Thank you. Any other questions . Okay. Move approval. Yes. The first and second and members of the public, wishing to address you under this item . Director
So if youd be good enough to withdraw your language in the appropriation bill or tell mr. Mccarthy to do that, that would be a good first start for us. We are not going to get 1 as long as there is a long voyage language in the appropriation bills that says no federal money can be spent on california high speed rail. That does not help us. That does not help but get any more product money to the project. That is why i say we are looking for private investment. Amendments are not meant to help you. They are meant to stop this product until we see a plan terry we have been talking about this for two years. But something i can bring back to my state, my district and say this is the plan. Like the last time we talked about it, i suggested he said that with mr. Dan richard and go over the plan and review it. I would be happy to have mr. Iraq mr. Richard sit down with you and review what the plan is. If he does that, would you withdraw your language . When you can jammeh this project is full