Title
Proposed Amendment No. 1
Contract No. 1803705
Comprehensive Corrosion Control Optimization Study
O&M
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Agenda of: October 27, 2021
Item No.: 2021-380
Amount: Original Contract $6,931,618.82
Proposed Amendment No. 1 779,000.00
Total Revised Contract $7,710,618.82
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: October 6, 2021
RE: Proposed Amendment No. 1
Contract No. 1803705
Comprehensive Corrosion Control Optimization Study
Vendor: Arcadis of Michigan, LLC
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 Interim Chief Executive Officer (ICEO) to enter into Contract No. 1803705 Proposed Amendment No. 1 "Comprehensive Corrosion Control Optimization Study" with Arcadis of Michigan, LLC, at an increased cost of $779,000.00 for a total cost not to exceed $7,710,618.82 with no increase in duration for a total duration of five (5) years; and authorizes the ICEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The State of Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has revised the administrative rules promulgated under the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act, 1976 Public Act as amended, for lead and copper and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in the process of revising the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) with respect to compliance with the federal Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). In response to these revisions, GLWA is conducting a Comprehensive Corrosion Control Study that will identify an optimized treatment approach to minimize lead and copper concentrations at consumer taps while at the same time averting adverse secondary impacts that can occur when treatment changes are made. The con...
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