Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
File #: 2025-48    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Financial Services
On agenda: 3/19/2025 Final action:
Title: The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Purchase Order 3080762 with ARI Phoenix, Inc., dba ARI Hetra, for the purchase of mobile vehicle column lifts, for a total purchase order amount not-to-exceed $163,441.40. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
Indexes: Board of Water Commissioners, Finance Committee
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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Purchase Order 3080762 with ARI Phoenix, Inc., dba ARI Hetra, for the purchase of mobile vehicle column lifts, for a total purchase order amount not-to-exceed $163,441.40. 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 March 19, 2025
Item No.: 2025-48
Purchase Order No.: 3080762
Contractor: ARI Phoenix, Inc., dba ARI Hetra, 11163 Woodward Lane, Sharonville, Ohio, 45241
Purchase Order Amount: $163,441.40

TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan

FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department

RE: Proposed DWSD Purchase Order No. 3080762
Purchase of Mobile Vehicle Column Lifts
ARI Phoenix, 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 approve DWSD Purchase Order 3080762 with ARI Phoenix, Inc., dba ARI Hetra, for the purchase of mobile vehicle column lifts, for a total purchase order amount not-to-exceed $163,441.40. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.

BACKGROUND / JUSTIFICATION

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) Fleet Operations have requested the purchase of two (2) sets of six (6) mobile vehicle column lifts.

This purchase also includes (2) hours of training for DWSD's fleet personnel.

This purchase is a part of the 2024/2025 Capital Improvement Purchase (CIP) and supports the Fleet Division in the areas of Safety & Efficiency for in-house maintenance and repair services.

PROCUREMENT METHOD

The Fleet Operations Department submitted requisition #526229 that was approved on 10/2/24. This contract was advertised on the Michigan Inter-Governmental Trad...

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