Title
Proposed Amendment No. 3
Contract No. 1067
Parts & Repair Service for Various Pumps and Grinders
Vendor: Detroit Pump & Mfg. Co.
Body
Agenda of: June 22, 2022
Item No.: 2022-232
Amount: Original Contract $607,118.00
Amendment No. 1 200,000.00
Amendment No. 2 0.00
Proposed Amendment No. 3 292,882.00
Total Revised Contract $1,100,000.00
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: May 27, 2022
RE: Proposed Amendment No. 3
Contract No.1067
Parts & Repair Service for Various Pumps and Grinders
Vendor: Detroit Pump & Mfg. Co.
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Navid Mehram, Chief Operating Officer - Wastewater Operating 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. 1067, Proposed Amendment No. 3, "Parts & Repair Service for Various Pumps and Grinders" with Detroit Pump & Mfg. Co., with an increase of $292,882.00 for a total cost not to exceed $1,100,000.00 and an increased duration of 199 days for a total duration of 2,027 days; and authorizes the ICEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The Wastewater Team operates and maintains many pumps to convey wastewater including dewatering tanks, provide flushing water, etc. The wastewater that these pumps convey contains abrasive materials like rocks, gravel, and many other solids that originate from the combined sewer systems that are upstream of the WRRF and CSO facilities. The solid-bearing wastewater that our pumps convey increases the frequency of wear and damage that our pumps experience.
JUSTIFICATION
Wastewater pump failures can occur at any time based on the amount of gravel and solids that enter a facility, especially during a storm event. GLWA uses contractors ...
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