Title
Proposed Amendment No. 3
Contract No. GLWA-CS-216
Third Party Facilitators - Customer Outreach Program
O&M
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Agenda of: December 14, 2022
Item No.: 2022-563
Amount: Original Contract $1,280,350.00
Amendment No. 1 1,300,000.00
Amendment No. 2 1,400,000.00
Proposed Amendment No. 3 2,700,000.00
Total Revised Contract $6,680,350.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: December 2, 2022
RE: Proposed Amendment No. 3
Contract No. GLWA-CS-216
Third Party Facilitators - Customer Outreach Program
Vendor: Bridgeport Consultants, LLC
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Jody Caldwell, Chief Planning Officer, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into Contract No. GLWA-CS-216, Proposed Amendment No. 3, "Third Party Facilitators - Customer Outreach Program" with Bridgeport Consultants, LLC, at an increased cost of $2,700,000 for a total cost not to exceed $6,680,350 and an increased duration of (4) four years for a total contract duration of (10) ten years; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The GLWA Member Outreach Program started under the leadership of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) in 1997 with a partnering program with Suburban Wholesale Wastewater customers to implement a Combined Sewage Overflow (CSO) Plan and develop a fair and equitable approach for allocating $1.2 Billion to execute the plan. Based on achieving a court approved CSO funding plan, DWSD initiated a similar partnership process in 2003 with its 80 plus Wholesale Water Customers in conjunction with the development of a 50 Year Comprehensive Water Master Plan. These partnerships, now more than 20 years old, have proven highly effective in decr...
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