Title
Contract No. 1803538
Ford Road Booster Station Improvements
CIP#/BCE Score: 132006 / 43.4
Body
Agenda of: April 24, 2019
Item No.: 2019-151
Amount: $2,530,866.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: April 16, 2019
RE: Contract No. 1803538
Ford Road Booster Station Improvements
Vendor: Weiss Construction Co., LLC
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Cheryl Porter, Chief Operating Officer - Water and Field Services, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into Contract No. 1803538 "Ford Road Booster Station Improvements" with Weiss Construction Co., LLC, at a cost not to exceed $2,530,866.00 for a duration of 450 days; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The Ford Road Booster Station was constructed in 1961. The station receives pressure and flow from the Springwells intermediate pressure discharge header and provides boosted pressures to the wholesale customers to the west including Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Westland, and Inkster. The station also provides suction pressure and flow to the Joy Road Booster Station, which provides service to Canton Township, City of Plymouth, Plymouth Township, and the Ypsilanti Communities Utilities Authority (YCUA).
Several issues have impacted the operation of the Ford Road Booster Station. The original design of the Ford Road Booster Station did not include a system such as variable speed control or discharge control valves to control discharge pressure from the station. The station control relies on cycling of pumps to maintain reasonable pressures downstream of the station. The station's normal suction pressures range from 40 to 55 psi with typical discharge pressures ranging from 70 to 85 psi. However, there are conditions wh...
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