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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to secure the purchase of Five Mobile Industrial Vacuum and High Pressure Jet Rodders -- four (4) Fan type units at $1,842,699.72 ($460,674.93 cost per unit), plus one (1) Positive Displacement type unit at $462,674.93, for a total amount of $2,305,374.65 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 March 15, 2017
Item No. 17-0053
Purchase: Five Mobile Industrial Vacuum & High Pressure Jet Rodder Units
4, Fan Type + 1, Positive Displacement Type
Amount: $2,305,374.65
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Mobile Industrial Vacuum & High Pressure Jet Rodders Four Fan type and
one Positive Displacement (PD) type) - Purchase
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Marcus Hudson, Chief Finance Officer, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to secure the purchase of Five Mobile Industrial Vacuum and High Pressure Jet Rodders:
1. Four, Mobile Industrial Vacuum and High Pressure Jet Rodders (Fan type) $1,842,699.72 ($460,674.93 cost per unit)
2. One, Mobile Industrial Vacuum and High Pressure Jet Rodders (PD type) $462,674.93 for a total amount of $2,305,374.65, and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
JUSTIFICATION
These units are utilized to clean sewer lines and catch basins throughout the City of Detroit. Due to the emergency response nature of these vehicles, DWSD tries to keep the entire fleet of jet rodders as up-to-date as possible. Any of our operators may be required to operate any jet rodder in adverse conditions including darkness, so they must be in good working order. These vehicles will replace curr...
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