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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 6002625 for three years with Motor City Pipe & Supply Co. to provide Soft Type K Copper Pipe for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $185,352 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 15, 2020
Item No.: 20-0002
Contract No: 6002625
Contractor: Motor City Pipe & Supply Co.
Address: 12389 Schaefer, Detroit, MI 48227
Contract Total Amount: $185,352
Contract Term: 2/1/2020 - 1/31/2023 (3 years)
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: DWSD Contract No. 6002625
Soft Type K Copper Pipe
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Mamata Burgi, Procurement Manager, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract 6002625 for three years with Motor City Pipe & Supply Co. to provide Soft Type K Copper Pipe for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $185,352 and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION
The DWSD warehouses are responsible for stocking service items for the maintenance and repair of water distribution infrastructure. Type K copper pipe is commonly used to connect water mains and meters and is also used for deep underground water service such as under sidewalks and streets.
DWSD uses Soft Type K copper tubing because it remains free from rusting and is highly resistant to corrosion and scale formation. It is used for underground installations because its thickness helps it withstand the pressure from backfilled earth in trenches and its conductivity enables thawing.
PROCUREMENT METHOD
The purchase was pro...
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