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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to enter into Contract No. CS-1874, "Public Relations and Communication Services" with Mort Crim Communications, Inc. (Consultant), at a cost not-to-exceed $2,999,280.00 (including $1,000,000.00 for media buys) for a duration of two (2) calendar years, 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 January 17, 2018
Item No.: 18-0009
Proposed Contract No. CS-1874
Project Length: Two (2) calendar years
Amount: Not-To-Exceed $2,999,280.00 (including $1,000,000.00 for media buys)
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Proposed DWSD Contract No. CS-1874
"Public Relations and Communication Services"
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Debra Pospiech, Chief Administrative Officer, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to enter into Contract No. CS-1874, "Public Relations and Communication Services" with Mort Crim Communications, Inc. (Consultant), at a cost not-to-exceed $2,999,280.00 (including $1,000,000.00 for media buys) for a duration of two (2) calendar years, and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
JUSTIFICATION
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) is one of the largest water and sewer utilities in the United States serving more than 200,000 Detroit residential and commercial accounts for a city of nearly 680,000 residents. DWSD's water network consists of more than 2,700 miles of transmission and distribution mains and nearly 3,000 miles of sewer collection piping.
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