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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to enter into Contract No. WS-706 "Water System Improvements: Various Streets Throughout the City of Detroit" with Major Cement Company (Contractor), at a cost not to exceed $10,294,167.00 for a duration of 730 calendar days, and 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 September 19, 2018
Item No. 18-0215
Proposed Contract No. WS-706
Project Length: 730 Calendar Days
Amount: $10,294,167.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Proposed DWSD Contract No. WS-706 "Water System Improvements: Various Streets Throughout the City of Detroit"
Contractor: Major Cement Company
Designer: DWSD
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Palencia Mobley, Deputy Director/Chief Engineer, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to enter into contract No. WS-706, "Water System Improvements: Various Streets Throughout the City of Detroit" with Major Cement Company (Contractor), at a cost not-to-exceed $10,294,167.00 for a duration of 730 calendar days, and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
DWSD Contract No. WS-706 is part of an ongoing distribution piping system water main replacement program. The work consists of replacing existing six through sixteen inch diameter water mains along select residential streets and several Wayne County roadways within Detroit that have a history of frequent breaks and high maintenance cost. Also, to protect customer health, any services with lead present will be replaced, as they are encountered, over the course of the work using 1-inch, 1 1/2-inch, or 2-inch copper pipe...
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