Title
Proposed Amendment No. 1
GLWA-CS-168
Rehabilitation of Conveyance System Interceptors and Trunk Sewers
CIP# 260500
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Agenda of: May 27, 2020
Item No.: 2020-131
Amount: Original Contract $2,999,986.00
Proposed Amendment No. 1 1,509,950.00
Total Revised Contract $4,509,936.00
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: Proposed Amendment No. 1
Contract No. GLWA-CS-168
Rehabilitation of Conveyance System Interceptors and Trunk Sewers
Vendor: FK Engineering Associates
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. GLWA-CS-168 Proposed Amendment No. 1 "Rehabilitation of Conveyance System Interceptors and Trunk Sewers" with FK Engineering Associates, at an increased cost of $1,509,950.00 for a total cost not to exceed $4,509,936.00, and an increased duration of 36 months for a total contract duration of 72 months; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The GLWA Wastewater Conveyance System consists of over 180 miles of trunk sewers and interceptor and includes over 70 separate outfalls along the Rouge and Detroit Rivers. The trunk sewers and interceptors collect and transfer wastewater to the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF). There are three major interceptors - Detroit River Interceptor (DRI), North West Interceptor (NWI), and North Interceptor East Arm (NIEA). The conveyance system generally consists of pipes ranging in diameter from 4 feet to 19 feet and composed of numerous materials, including pre-cast concrete cylinders, cast-in-place concrete, brick, stone, and more.
As part of general efforts to systematically inspect and a...
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