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File #: 2022-554    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 11/30/2022 In control: Board of Directors Workshop Meeting
On agenda: 12/14/2022 Final action: 12/14/2022
Title: Proposed Change Order No. 3 Contract No. 1802745 Water Transmission Main, Valve and Other Priority Repairs CIP #170503 / BCE Score: N/A
Sponsors: Cheryl Porter
Indexes: Water Operations
Title
Proposed Change Order No. 3
Contract No. 1802745
Water Transmission Main, Valve and Other Priority Repairs
CIP #170503 / BCE Score: N/A

Body
Agenda of: December 14, 2022
Item No.: 2022-554
Amount: Original Contract $15,000,000.00
Change Order No. 1 0.00
Change Order No. 2 0.00
Proposed Change Order No. 3 3,000,000.00
Total Revised Contract $18,000,000.00

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 Change Order No. 3
Contract No. 1802745
Water Transmission Main, Valve and Other Priority Repairs
Vendor: Ric-Man Construction, Inc.


MOTION
Upon recommendation of Cheryl Porter, Chief Operating Officer - Water and Field Services, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into Contract No. 1802745 Proposed Change Order No. 3 "Water Transmission Main, Valve and Other Priority Repairs" with Ric-Man Construction, Inc., at an increased cost of $3,000,000.00 for a total cost not to exceed $18,000,000.00 and an increased duration of one (1) year for a total contract duration of five (5) years; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.


BACKGROUND
The GLWA Water Transmission System consists of a network of approximately 800 miles of large (greater than 24-inch diameter) water mains that serve 3.8 million people across 112 communities in eight counties of southeastern Michigan. There are approximately 10,000 air, blow-off, and isolation valves associated with these mains. The average pipe age is over 60 years old with some exceeding the designed service life. This contract is used to respond to water main breaks, valve repairs, and other urgent projects as necessary to allow GLWA to provide water of unquestionable quality to o...

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