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Resolution to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Old World Construction LLC for Roof Repair and Replacement Services Related to Bryant Neighborhood Decarbonization Work ($300,000.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and consideration is a Professional Services Agreement with Old World Construction LLC to complete roof repair and replacement service work in homes within the Bryant Neighborhood as part of the City's neighborhood decarbonization work there.
As background, for over four (4) years, City staff have been working with the residents of the Bryant Neighborhood and Community Action Network (CAN) to determine what it would look like to make Bryant one of the nation's most sustainable and resilient existing neighborhoods. Ideas emerging through these engagements informed a scope of services and fundraising efforts by both the City and CAN. This includes two relatively recent grants the Office of Sustainability and Innovations won from the Michigan Public Service Commission (totaling $3.1 million) to implement solutions such as weatherization, flood remediation, appliance replacements, electrical upgrades, solar, and energy storage solutions in the Bryant neighborhood and a $5 million award from the State of Michigan to test a Virtual Power Plant in Bryant.
Originally, these awards did not include any funding support for roofing. However, after doing initial assessments for weatherization services and for solar services, it was discovered that many homes were in need of roof repair and/or replacement in order to benefit from the energy improvements being made. As such, the City requested an amendment to the award with the Michigan Public Service Commission to include roof repair and roof replacement as allowable expenses.
After an initial discussion, the Michigan Public Service Commission agreed to the change and allowed the City to reallocate its budget as follows:
Budget Category Current Budget Amended Budget
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