Title
Contract No. 1903312
14 Mile Transmission Main Loop - Phase I
CIP# 122013 / BCE: 70.6
Body
Agenda of: May 27, 2020
Item No.: 2020-155
Amount: $5,978,000.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: May 1, 2020
RE: Contract No. 1903312
14 Mile Transmission Main Loop - Phase I
Vendor: Major Cement Company
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. 1903312
"14 Mile Transmission Main Loop - Phase I" with Major Cement Company, at a cost not to exceed $5,978,000.00 for a duration of 424 days; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The 14 Mile water transmission main that currently serves West Bloomfield Township, Farmington Hills, Commerce Township, Novi, Walled Lake, and Wixom is a single feed transmission system. If a disruption to service were to occur on this transmission main, many of the users along this main would experience a complete loss of pressure and water supply. This project would provide a transmission main loop to the 14 Mile transmission system to provide redundancy on this branch of the system.
Completion of the 14 Mile Road Transmission Loop will eliminate a single feed to over 250,000 people, including major health care facilities, schools and businesses. The construction work for the 14 Mile Transmission Loop Project will be executed in two phases. Phase I, as described above, involves construction of approximately 1 mile of 24-inch diameter transmission main, associated 24-inch, 20-inch, and 16-inch gate valves, blow-off and air valves, and additional tie-ins to master meters WA-01, NV-04, and CM-01. Phase II will involve construction of...
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