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Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
File #: 2025-205    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Financial Services
On agenda: 9/17/2025 Final action:
Title: The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract 6007390 with D/A Central, Inc., for the hardware and software development, configuration and upgrade of the DWSD Security System; for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $600,000.00 and a term of 4 years. 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 Contract 6007390 with D/A Central, Inc., for the hardware and software development, configuration and upgrade of the DWSD Security System; for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $600,000.00 and a term of 4 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 September 17, 2025
Item No. 2025-205
Contract No.: 6007390
Contractor: D/A Central, Inc., 13155 Cloverdale, Oak Park, MI 48237
Contract Amount: $600,000.00
Contract Term: 10/1/25 - 9/30/29


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

FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department

RE: Proposed DWSD Contract No. 6007390
For the hardware and software development, configuration and upgrade of the DWSD Lenel S2 Security System
D/A Central, 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 to approve DWSD Contract 6007390 with D/A Central, Inc., for the hardware and software development, configuration and upgrade of the DWSD Security System; for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $600,000.00 and a term of 4 years. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.

BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION

To improve the integration, maintenance and management of the current security system, there needs to be improvement in the hardware, software, security monitoring and integration requirements to provide risk mitigation, minimizing unexpected theft that can significantly disrupt the entire operation of DWSD, leading to costly delays and repairs. The planned procurement of the hardware/software, renovation of the se...

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