Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
File #: 16-0194    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract Status: Passed
In control: Board of Water Commissioners
On agenda: 12/21/2016 Final action: 12/14/2016
Title: The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to grant an increase of $200,000.00 in the contract price for Contract No. CS-1820 "Drainage Charge Program Consulting Services" with Galardi Rothstein Group, LLC (Consultant), and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
Indexes: Finance Committee
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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to grant an increase of $200,000.00 in the contract price for Contract No. CS-1820 "Drainage Charge Program Consulting Services" with Galardi Rothstein Group, LLC (Consultant), 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 December 21, 2016
Item No. 16-0194
Proposed Contract No. CS-1820
Change Order No. 1
Amount: $200,000.00

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

FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department

RE: DWSD Contract No. CS-1820, Change Order No. 1
"Drainage Charge Program Consulting Services"
Consultant: Galardi Rothstein Group

MOTION

Upon recommendation of Marcus Hudson, Chief Financial Officer Officer, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to grant an increase of $200,000.00 in the contract price for Contract No. CS-1820 "Drainage Charge Program Consulting Services" with Galardi Rothstein Group LLC (Consultant), and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.

JUSTIFICATION

The requested contract amendment will provide funding to continue the Drainage Charge Program's management and financial/rate analysis support through the remainder of the fiscal year. Contract funding will be exhausted earlier than anticipated due to (at least) three factors that have resulted in incurrence of more time and expense than originally anticipated for work under this contract:
1. Clergy-Community Drainage Coalition Support - a new requirement for support of a range of Drainage Program Management activities associated with this initiative including supporting the planning, technical work, meeting facilitation, and documentation of outcomes of this initiative.
2. GLWA...

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