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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve Amendment No. 3 to DWSD Contract 6006362 with LGC Global, Inc., for Minock Park Greening Services (Project PC-814), by adding $590,000.00 in funding, for an amended total contract amount not-to-exceed $1,989,818.10. No changes to scope of work, terms and conditions, or expiring date of 6/30/26. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of January 21, 2026
Item No. 2026-13
Proposed Amendment No. 3
Contract No.: 6006362 (PC-814)
Contractor: LGC Global, Inc.
Address: 7310 Woodward Avenue, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48202
Initial Contract Amount: $1,399,818.10
Proposed Contract Amount: $590,000.00
Proposed New Total Contract Amount: $1,989,818.10
Current Contract Term: 8/1/24 - 6/30/26
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Proposed Amendment No. 3 for Contract 6006362 (PC-814)
Minock Park Greening Services
LGC Global, Inc.
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Marqaicha Welch, Procurement Manager, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve Amendment No. 3 to DWSD Contract 6006362 with LGC Global, Inc., for Minock Park Greening Services (Project PC-814), by adding $590,000.00 in funding, for an amended total contract amount not-to-exceed $1,989,818.10. No changes to scope of work, terms and conditions, or expiring date of 6/30/26. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND / JUSTIFICATION
DWSD received a USDA Forest Service - GLRI Forest Restoration Grant for the proposed project. DWSD will provide additional funding for expenditures above the granted amount. The proposed contract will provide the DWSD with additional infrastructure to address potential street flooding and improve the drainage in the catchment area.
The Minock Park Greening Project is in the Minock Park neighborhood on Detroit’s westside and is in the Main 3-4 sub-watershed of the Rouge River. This project is part of a larger stormwater master planning effort that seeks to reduce combine sewer overflows (CSOs) by removing imperviousness, incorporating green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) (i.e. large-scale residential bioretention cells), planting trees, and creating reserved green pedestrian corridors to promote neighborhood stabilization. Specifically, this project involves the de-paving of Blackstone Street between Keeler and Midland streets, the creation of two shallow GSIs practices, and the planting of 250 trees along with watermain reroute.
The Proposed Amendment No. 3 request to add funds in the amount of $590,000.00 will address an overage for bid items, whereas the vendor encountered unforeseen contamination issues which as not discovered until after the initial work began, and modifications were made to the original design during construction. This project is currently underway and nearing its substantial completion term of Spring 2026. The additional funds will enable DWSD to pay invoices for the authorized work, as to not impact the future timeline and performance for this project’s completion.
PROCUREMENT METHOD
This procurement was competitively solicited through a Request for Bids (RFB) per Requisition 509002, which was fully approved on 3/31/24. The RFB was advertised on the Michigan Inter-Governmental Trade Network (MITN) BidNet website for 35 calendar days (4/5/24 - 5/10/24). MITN published this opportunity to 1080 companies, and 60 firms downloaded the bid package. Four (4) bids were received:
|
Bidder |
Bid Total |
Equalizations |
Total |
|
LGC Global |
$1,399,818.10 |
N/A |
$1,399,818.10 |
|
Major Contracting |
$1,462,801.00 |
N/A |
$1,462,801.00 |
|
Gibraltar Construction |
$1,860,496.27 |
N/A |
$1,860,496.27 |
A bid from Inner City Contracting was deemed non-responsible because the bid failed to meet minimum qualifications for the project.
The evaluation of the bids was based on the lowest bid price. As the apparent equalized low bidder, LGC Global, Inc., was evaluated and determined to be responsive. Therefore, it is recommended that LGC Global, Inc. be awarded the contract resulting from the RFB for PC-814 in the amount of $1,399,818.10. The bid tab and responsiveness evaluation, and LGC’s bid was forwarded to the Engineering Division.
Amendment 1 was submitted through requisition #538100, which was approved by Budget on 7/30/2025. The Amendment requested to add time to extend the term by 106 days for a new contract expiration date of 11/14/2025. The proposed amendment will allow for any planting and restoration for 2025 that must be completed during the planting window.
Amendment No. 2 was submitted through requisition #541611, which was approved by Budget on 11/5/25. This Amendment requests to add time to extend the term by 228 days for a new expiration date of 6/30/26. This proposed amendment will account for any plantings and restoration for 2025 that must be completed during the planting window as specified in the contract documents, and to allow for maintenance under the contract through the end of FY26.
Proposed Amendment No. 3 was submitted through requisition #543378, which was approved by Budget on 1/7/26, to add funding in the amount of $590,000.00. The proposed amendment will ensure payment for invoices due to encountered contamination issues unforeseen prior to the project's initiation and design modifications during construction.
LGC Global clearances are valid through 1/6/27 and the formal amended contract document has been sent to the vendor for review and signature.
SUMMARY
A. Contract No.: 6006362 (PC-814)
B. Contractor: LGC Global, Inc.
C. Initial Contract Term: 8/1/24 - 7/31/25 (1 year)
D. Amendment No. 1: 8/1/25 - 11/14/25 (+106 days)
E. Amendment No. 2: 11/15/25 - 6/30/26 (+228 days)
F. Initial Contract Amount: $1,399,818.10
G. Proposed Amendment No. 3: $590,000.00
H. Proposed New Total Contract Amount: $1,989,818.10
I. Funding Source: CIP Funds
J. GL String:
5821-20243-497711-617900-900370-30129-0000-000000
- 100% Sewer
This proposed contract amendment was presented to the BOWC Finance Committee on January 13, 2026. Per DWSD procurement protocol, no additional approvals are needed.