Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
File #: 21-0564    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract Status: Passed
In control: Financial Services
On agenda: 8/18/2021 Final action:
Title: The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract 6003687 (CS-1970) with American Water Resources to provide Water and Sewer Service Line Protection Services for private residential and/or commercial property owners in the City of Detroit for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $0.00 and a term of five (5) years. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
Indexes: Board of Water Commissioners, Finance Committee
Title
The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract 6003687 (CS-1970) with American Water Resources to provide Water and Sewer Service Line Protection Services for private residential and/or commercial property owners in the City of Detroit for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $0.00 and a term of five (5) years. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.

Body
Agenda of September 15, 2021
Item No. 21-0564
Contract No. 6003687 (CS-1970)
Contractor: American Water Resources, 1 Water Street, Camden, NJ 08102
Contract amount: $0.00
Contract Term: 10/4/21 - 10/3/26 (5 years)

TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan

FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department

RE: Proposed DWSD Contract No. 6003687 (CS-1970)
Service Line Warranty Services for DWSD Customers


MOTION

Upon recommendation of Mamata Burgi, Operations Resource Manager, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract 6003687 (CS-1970) with American Water Resources to provide Water and Sewer Service Line Protection Services for private residential and/or commercial property owners in the City of Detroit for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $0.00 and a term of five (5) years. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.


BACKGROUND / JUSTIFICATION

The City of Detroit has approximately 250,000 privately-owned properties and approximately 30,000 commercial properties. Each property owner is responsible for maintaining their water and sewer service lines on private property - specifically, the area of customer responsibility for maintenance of the water service line extends from the stop box to the house/meter and ...

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