Title
Proposed Amendment No. 1
Contract No. 2202164
Screening & Grit Transportation and Disposal from WRRF & CSO Facilities
O&M
Body
Agenda of: July 24, 2024
Item No.: 2024-238
Amount: Original Contract Price $1,998,900.00
Proposed Change Order No. 1 2,800,025.28
New Contract Total $4,798,925.28
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: June 28, 2024
RE: Proposed Amendment No. 1
Contract No. 2202164
Screening & Grit Transportation and Disposal from WWRF to CSO Facilities
Vendor: Waste Management of Michigan, Inc.
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 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into Contract No. 2202164, Proposed Amendment No. 1, "Screening of Grit Transportation and Disposal from WRRF & CSO Facilities" with Waste Management of Michigan, Inc., at an increased cost of $2,800,025.28 for a total cost not to exceed $4,798,925.28 and an increased duration of three (3) years for a total duration of five (5) years; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
As wastewater enters the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF), the influent pump stations lift the wastewater, allowing it to flow by gravity through the preliminary and primary treatment processes. The preliminary treatment consists of a bar rack to remove rags, sticks, leaves, etc. They are collectively known as screenings from the wastewater stream. Once the screenings are removed, the inorganic material such as sand will settle in large tanks as grit. The screenings and grit are collected and transported by process equipment and temporarily staged in waste storage bins while awaiting pickup and ...
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