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Resolution to Approve a Change Order with Bidigare Contractors, Inc. for 2006 Curb Drain Construction Project ($1,815,491.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your approval is a resolution to approve a change order with Bidigare Contractors, Inc. for the 2006 Curb Drain Construction Project. This change order will add 30,000 feet of curb drain to the existing contract. The City’s adopted FY08 Capital Budget includes the approved project budget in the amount of $5,000,000.00. Funds will be advanced from the Sewage Disposal System Operating Fund Balance pending the sale of Sewer Revenue Bonds.
On August 20, 2001, the City Council approved Ordinance No 32-01 for the implementation of a citywide footing drain disconnection (FDD) process. An Administrative Consent Order (ACO) was signed with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to work toward the elimination of sanitary sewer overflow and compliance with Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, Part 31.
On July 3, 2006, after a competitive bid process, the City Council awarded the 2006 Curb Drain Construction Project to Bidigare Contractors, Inc. (R-321-7-06). Bidigare is ahead of schedule (currently over 75% complete) and is expected to meet all contract requirements by the end of 2007. Bidigare has agreed to hold their unit prices for installation of an additional 30,000 feet of HDPE curb drain, despite the volatility in oil prices that in recent years have led to substantial increases in pipe prices. By approving this change order, the project would benefit from 2006 material and labor costs and is guaranteed a pipe price regardless of the fluctuation in oil prices.
As a result of many homes experiencing wastewater back-ups from the sanitary sewers through basement floor drains, the City formed the Sanitary Sewer Overflow Prevention Advisory Task Force in 1999 to understand the causes of these backups and develop solutions to the problem. The SSO Task Force st...
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