Title
Contract No. 2202164
Screenings & Grit Transportation and Disposal from WRRF &
CSO Facilities
Vendor: Waste Management of Michigan
Body
Agenda of: September 28, 2022
Item No.: 2022-394
Amount: $1,998,900.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: September 2, 2022
RE: Contract No. 2202164
Screenings & Grit Transportation and Disposal from WRRF & CSO Facilities
Vendor: Waste Management of Michigan
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 Contract No. 2202164, "Screenings & Grit Transportation and Disposal from WRRF & CSO Facilities" with Waste Management of Michigan, at a cost not to exceed $1,998,900.00 for a duration of two (2) years; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
As wastewater enters the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF), the influent pump stations lift the wastewater to an elevation allowing it to flow by gravity through the preliminary and primary treatment processes. The preliminary treatment consists of a bar rack to remove rags, sticks, leaves, etc. They are collectively known as screenings from the wastewater stream. Once the screenings are removed, the inorganic material such as sand will settle in large tanks as grit. The screenings and grit are transported by process equipment and temporarily staged in waste storage bins while awaiting final disposal for the landfill. The scope of work for this contract involves the contractor furnishing all labor, material, supplies, equipment, and disposal sites (landfills) necessary for safe transport and disposal of all screening and grit generated, into a state approved, licensed landfill.
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