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Resolution to Approve Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with CDM Smith Michigan, Inc. (Formerly CDM Michigan, Inc.) for the Footing Drain Disconnection Program ($143,440.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is a resolution to approve Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with CDM Smith Michigan, Inc. (CDM) in the amount of $143,440.00 for construction management services for the Footing Drain Disconnection (FDD) Program. This amendment will be funded by the approved sewer fund capital budget.
Since the inception of the FDD Program in October 2001, approximately 1,834 footing drains have been disconnected through the City program and approximately 848 footing have been disconnected through the Developer Offset Mitigation (DOM) program.
On December 4, 2006, City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with CDM for construction management services for the Footing Drain Disconnection Program (R-502-12-06). CDM was selected through a competitive process and has consistently proven to be reliable, comprehensive, responsive, and able to complete the work efficiently.
On September 17, 2012, City Council passed a resolution temporarily suspending the City's Footing Drain Disconnection (FDD) Program efforts within the Glen Leven and Morehead (Lansdowne Neighborhood) areas (R-12-435). While this resolution suspended the City's FDD program in the Glen Leven and Morehead areas, it directed the continuation of the DOM Program.
On February 4, 2013, City Council authorized a Professional Services Agreement with Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. (OHM) for the Sanitary Sewer Wet Weather Evaluation (SSWWE) Project. The Sanitary Sewer Wet Weather Evaluation project will: measure how much the Footing Drain Disconnection program has reduced stormwater flow into the sanitary system; assess the risk of sewer backups in the City; research and evaluate new ways to control the impacts of stormwater...
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