Title
Requisition No. REQ-0003744
Design Services for Disinfection System Improvement at Baby Creek, Belle Isle, and Puritan-Fenkell CSO Facilities
CIP #270007/ BCE Score: 57.00
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Agenda of: February 25, 2026
Item No.: 2026-046
Amount: $6,647,857.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: January 30, 2026
RE: Requisition No. REQ-0003744
Design Services for Disinfection System Improvement at Baby Creek, Belle Isle, and Puritan-Fenkell CSO Facilities
Vendor: CDM Smith Michigan Inc.
Status: New Contract/PO
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 Requisition No. REQ-0003744 "Design Services for Disinfection System Improvement at Baby Creek, Belle Isle, and Puritan-Fenkell CSO Facilities" with CDM Smith Michigan Inc., at a cost not to exceed $6,647,857.00 for a duration of 1,585 days; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
GLWA operates nine (9) Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Facilities. The CSO facilities provide preliminary treatment and disinfection during wet weather while some provide storage for settling. To maintain and enhance the successful operations of these CSO facilities for the long term, the "CSO Facilities Assessment Report" prepared under GLWA Contract No. CS-299 identified a series of repairs and enhancements that are recommended to improve facility reliability, efficiency, flexibility, operation, maintenance, and safety.
JUSTIFICATION
This project will provide engineering services required to meet the disinfection requirements of the "CSO Facilities Assessment Report" for the Belle Isle, Baby Creek, and Puritan Fenkell CSO Facilities. The project w...
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