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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water Sewerage Department approves the Professional Service Contract # 6003835 (Project# CS-1962) between DWSD and Mackinaw Administrators, LLC, to administer claims for the June 25, 26 and July 16 rain events for 3 years and a total contract amount not-to-exceed $3,000,000 and 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 August 18, 2021
Item No. 21-0576
Contract No.: 6003835
Contractor: Mackinaw Administrators LLC
Address: 5440 Corporate Drive, Suite 260, Troy, MI 48098
Contract Amount: $3,000,000
Contract Term: 8/18/21 - 8/17/24 (3 years)
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Claims Administrator for June 25 and 26 and July 16, 2021 Rain Events
Mackinaw Administrators, LLC
MOTION
Upon recommendation of General Counsel, Debra N. Pospiech, Esq. the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department approves the Professional Service Contract # 6003835 (Project# CS-1962) between DWSD and Mackinaw Administrators, LLC, to administer claims for the June 25, 26 and July 16 rain events for 3 years and a total contract amount not-to-exceed $3,000,000 and authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
The historic rainfalls of June 25 and 26th 2021 contributed to a substantial amount of flooding and sewage backups in the City of Detroit and surrounding suburbs. On July 16th another rain event occurred that caused flooding and backups in a smaller section of the City. Under the Governmental Liability for Negligence Act (Act 170 of 1964), a governmental agency is immune from tort liability for the overflow or backup of a sewage disposal system unless:
1. The sewage disposal system ha...
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