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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract 6005050 with Five Star Energy Services for Full Lead Service Line Replacements at Various Locations Throughout Detroit (Project WS-735), for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $25,000,000 (reimbursable by ARPA) and a term of three years. 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 February 15, 2023
Item No. 2023-27
Contract No. 6005050 (WS-735)
Contractor: Five Star Energy Services, Inc.
Address: West 228th St 7055 Enterprise Dr, Suite 2, Big Bend, WI 53103
Contract Amount: $25,000,000
Contract Term: 1,095 calendar days (3 years) - to begin ASAP
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Proposed DWSD Contract No. 6005050 / Project No. WS-735
Full Lead Service Line Replacements at Various Locations Throughout Detroit
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 DWSD Contract 6005050 with Five Star Energy Services for Full Lead Service Line Replacements at Various Locations Throughout Detroit (Project WS-735), for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $25,000,000 (reimbursable by ARPA) and a term of three years.
BACKGROUND / JUSTIFICATION
Detroit has an estimated 80,000 lead service lines (LSLs), connected to an aged and historically under-maintained water network, with high incidences of water main breaks. Main breaks and service leaks frequently affect LSLs and require disconnecting the LSL to make a repair. As part of the DWSD Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for the replacement of water mains, lead service lines are converted to new copper service lines along wi...
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