Title
Proposed Amendment No. 1
Contract No. GLWA-CS-282
Design and Construction Assistance Services for the Springwell's Administrative Building & Underground Fire Protection Loop Replacement
CIP# 114005
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Agenda of: July 22, 2020
Item No.: 2020-226
Amount: Original Contract Price $1,306,152.40
Proposed Amendment No. 1 109,297.00
Total Revised Contract $1,415,449.40
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: July 1, 2020
RE: Proposed Amendment No. 1
Contract No. GLWA-CS-282
Design and Construction Assistance Services for the Springwell's Administrative Building & Underground Fire Protection Loop Replacement
Vendor: WSP Michigan, 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. GLWA-CS-282 Proposed Amendment No. 1 "Design and Construction Assistance Services for the Springwell's Administrative Building & Underground Fire Protection Loop Replacement" with WSP Michigan, Inc., at an increased cost of $109,297.00 for a total cost of $1,415,449.40, and no increase in duration for a total duration of 1,305 days; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The existing buried fire protection system at the Springwells Water Treatment Plant was installed around 1930 and needs replacement to restore its reliable function. The buried fire protection piping has had numerous breaks, leaks and many of the existing yard hydrants are not operable. Furthermore, the existing buried fire protection system does not surround some of the larger campus buildings that were constructed in the mid-1950s. The entire existing buried fire protection system will be replaced with ne...
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