Title
GLWA-CON-280
Relocation of Industrial Waste Control Division to WRRF
Body
Agenda of: May 23, 2018
Item No.: 2018-739
Amount: $1,653,600.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: May 4, 2018
RE: Contract No.: GLWA-CON-280
Relocation of Industrial Waste Control to WRRF
Vendor: Tooles Contracting Group
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Suzanne Coffey, Chief Planning Officer, Interim Chief Operating Officer - Wastewater, The Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into Contract No. GLWA-CON-280, "Relocation of Industrial Waste Control to WRRF" with Tooles Contracting Group, at a cost not to exceed $1,653,600.00 for a duration of 210 days; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
GLWA's Industrial Waste Control group (IWC) is responsible for implementing and enforcing city and federal regulations pertaining to the pretreatment of industrial wastewater. IWC has 32 employees and its operation requires a sampling/preparation area, conference/training rooms, file storage, and open offices. Samples are collected in the field and delivered to the Analytical Laboratory on Second Avenue in Detroit for testing. The IWC building, located at 303 S. Livernois, is planned to be demolished to make way for the Detroit River International Crossing Plaza (Gordie Howe Bridge Project) and its operations are planned to be relocated to the GLWA Water Resource Recovery Facility's New Administration Building. GLWA has been working in partnership with DWSD and the Michigan Department of Transportation on this effort. The property transfer has already been approved. The acquisition price of the property of $2,771,520 has already been authorized by the City of Detroit with the proceeds coming to the GLWA....
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