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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 No. 6003971 to piggyback City of Detroit Contract 6002274 with Harris & Harris, Ltd., to provide 3rd Party Collection Services for all DWSD facilities for a duration of 15 months. This is a revenue contract with no payments made to the vendor. The vendor is compensated by retaining 13.2% of all amounts collected. This 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 June 15, 2022
Item No.: 22-0829
Contract No: 6003971
Contractor: Harris & Harris, Ltd., 111 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60604
Contract Amount: $0.00
Contract Term: 7/1/22 - 9/30/23 (15 months)
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Proposed DWSD Contract No. 6003971
3rd Party Collection Service
Harris & Harris, Ltd.
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Marqaicha Welch, Procurement Manager, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract No. 6003971 to piggyback City of Detroit Contract 6002274 with Harris & Harris, Ltd., to provide 3rd Party Collection Services for all DWSD facilities for a duration of 15 months. This is a revenue contract with no payments made to the vendor. The vendor is compensated by retaining 13.2% of all amounts collected. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND / JUSTIFICATION
Third-party collection agencies are in business to collect debts on behalf of others, and represent a wide variety of creditors, such as hospitals, car dealers, and others. Collection agencies specialize in collecting the balance-in-full from the debtor while ...
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