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Amendment to DTE Letter Agreement Regarding Third Electrical Feed
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Agenda of: November 25, 2020
Item No.: 2020-371
Amount: $2,012,000
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: October 22, 2020
RE: Amendment to DTE Letter Agreement Regarding Third Electrical Feed
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Randal Brown, General Counsel, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to finalize and execute an Amendment to the Letter Agreement with DTE pertaining to a third electrical feed for the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF); and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
GLWA is required by EGLE to have two redundant feeds for the WRRF. In order to provide additional operational protections, GLWA has determined that adding a third electrical feed at the Facility is necessary (the Project). GLWA (then DWSD) contracted with Weiss Construction for building of a third electrical feed, PC783. The work within the WRRF necessary for the installation of the third electrical feed has been completed. As a part of PC 783, DTE was subcontracted to perform certain services related to land acquisition for the Project.
After some discussion, in 2016, GLWA determined that it would conduct its own land acquisition efforts, presented good faith offers to adjoining land owners, and the Board approved a Resolution of Necessity regarding the use of eminent domain for this Project.
Over the past several months, GLWA has reviewed the alternatives for construction of this electrical feed from the DTE substation to the WRRF. As a part o...
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