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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. 6001658 "Assistance with automatic meter reader equipment installation and related work (PC-803B)" with Lakeshore Global Corporation, not to exceed $1,884,998.00 for a duration of three (3) years, authorizing the Director to take such action necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of January 16, 2019
Item No. 19-0008
Proposed Contract No. 6001658
Contractor: Lakeshore Global Corporation
7310 Woodward Ave. #500
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Contract Duration: Three (3) year contract
Contract Amount: $1,884,998.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Proposed DWSD Contract No. 6001658, "Assistance with Automatic Meter Reader Equipment Installation and Related Work (PC-803B)"
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Palencia Mobley, Deputy Director/Chief Engineer, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to enter into Contract No. 6001658 "Assistance with automatic meter reader equipment installation and related work (PC-803B)" with Lakeshore Global Corporation, not to exceed $1,884,998.00 for a duration of three (3) years, and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
DWSD's (pre-bifurcation) contract CM-2007 implemented the Itron, Inc. (Itron) fixed-base retail Automated Meter Reading (AMR) system, commercially known as Water SaveSourceTM, to automatically collect the water meter reads from DWSD's retail customers.
Beginning December 2007, the Water SaveSourceTM system began its production, which required Customers to have properly functioning meter reading equipment in order to maintain water service at their residence. Wi...
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