Title
Shared Services Exhibits - Facilities Improvement
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Agenda of: October 22, 2025
Item No.: 2025-325
Amount: $5,146,939.87
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: October 22, 2025
RE: Shared Services Exhibits - Facilities Improvement
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Nicolette Bateson, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute the Shared Services Exhibits - Facilities Improvements at a total cost of $5,146,939.87; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The Shared Services Agreement between the City of Detroit and the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) provides for collaboration between GLWA and the Detroit Water & Sewerage Department (DWSD) for the efficient operation of both systems. An attachment to that agreement, "OPS-006 Shared Services Agreement Schedule - Operations: Shared Facilities Cost", addresses improvements to shared areas. Excerpt is below.
"Phase 2: Commencing on July 1 2016, or such later date as agreed to by the [DWSD] Director and [GLWA] CEO, Facilities Expenses for both 735 Randolph and 6425 Huber will be assessed to each party based on a per square foot basis as determined by the space utilization study.
Any capital improvements to the Randolph and Huber facilities during the Phase 2 cost methodology that exceed $100,000 shall be approved by the Director and the CEO."
It should be noted that 735 Randolph is referred to as Main Office Building (MOB) and 6425 Huber is referred to as Central Services Facility (CSF) in the attachment and exhibits to this report.
The GLWA Procurement Policy Section 4.8 Intergovernmental Agreements and Cooperative Procurements states the following.
"The [GLWA] CEO or the CEO's desi...
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