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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 6008034 (CS-2010) with AECOM Great Lakes, Inc. for Project Scoping-Cost Effective Flood Mitigation Design Alternatives-Detroit West Side, for a total contract not-to-exceed amount of $1,252,788.00 and a term of four hundred seventy-nine (479) calendar days. 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 16, 2026
Item No. 2026-188
Contract No. 6008034 / CS-2010
Contractor: AECOM Great Lakes, Inc. (DBB)
Address: 4219 Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Detroit, MI 48201
Contract Amount: $1,252,788.00
Contract Term: Four hundred seventy-nine (479) calendar days after notice to proceed
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Proposed Contract No. 6008034 / CS-2010
Project Scoping-Cost Effective Flood Mitigation Design Alternatives-Detroit West Side
AECOM Great Lakes, 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 6008034 (CS-2010) with AECOM Great Lakes, Inc. for Project Scoping-Cost Effective Flood Mitigation Design Alternatives-Detroit West Side for not-to-exceed amount of 1,252,788.00 and a term of four hundred seventy-nine (479) calendar days after notice to proceed.
BACKGROUND / JUSTIFICATION
In 2021, Detroit experienced large rain events leading to systemwide flooding. Severe flooding was observed in many parts of the city, including the Michigan/Martin, Claytown, and Midwest neighborhoods in southwest Detroit, which contribute to the Lonyo and Livernois sewers. In 2025, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) was awarded a FEMA Building Resilient Infras...
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