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Amendment to DTE Letter Agreement Regarding Third Electrical Feed
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Agenda of: June 23, 2021
Item No.: 2021-222
Amount: $2,066,000
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: June 4, 2021
RE: Amendment to DTE Letter Agreement Regarding Third Electrical Feed
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Navid Mehram, Chief Operating Officer-Wastewater, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to finalize and execute an Amendment to the Letter Agreement with DTE pertaining to a third electrical feed for the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF); and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
GLWA is required by Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), to have two redundant feeds for the WRRF. To provide additional operational protections, GLWA has determined that adding a third electrical feed at the Facility is necessary (the Project). GLWA (then DWSD) contracted with Weiss Construction for building of a third electrical feed, PC-783. The work within the WRRF necessary for the installation of the third electrical feed has been completed. As a part of PC-783, DTE was subcontracted to perform certain services related to land acquisition for the Project.
In 2016, GLWA conducted its own land acquisition efforts, and the Board approved a Resolution of Necessity regarding the use of eminent domain for this Project.
The project is included in the GLWA Capital Improvement Plan with an overall budget of $7,000,000. Of this budget, a substantial port...
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