Wayne County public services committee approves package of contracts, park agreements and a lease; forwards July complaint report

The Wayne County Committee on Public Services approved a slate of contracts, intergovernmental park agreements and a seven‑year lease for the Indigent Defense Services Department and received the county’s July 2025 complaint-log report during a meeting where a single motion covered items 2 through 13 and to receive and file item 1.

The committee’s motion — made by Commissioner Baydoun and supported by Commissioner Palamara — was recorded as “motion carried”; a numerical roll call or tally was not specified in the transcript.

Why it matters: The approvals authorize vendor work on county infrastructure (pump motors, pavement legends, corrugated pipe), fund park improvements through intergovernmental agreements, continue mowing and herbicide services, and place indigent defense staff on a consolidated office floor under a new lease. Together the items cover routine maintenance and capital support that county divisions rely on.

Votes at a glance: - Item 1 — Forward July 2025 complaint report to file: received and filed (no vote tally specified). - Item 2 — Amendment 1 to a three‑year contract (with a two‑year option) with Spine Electric Company for preventative maintenance and as‑needed repairs to vertical‑shaft pump motors serving MDOT pump stations, Wayne County pump stations and Wayne County Airport Authority pump stations: amount referenced as $300,000; approved. Steve Shadd, division director, Wayne County Roads, noted Spine Electric’s rapid response capability and that the county oversees 117 MDOT pump stations, 32 Wayne County pump stations and 13 Airport Authority pump stations. - Item 3 — Amendment 2 to a three‑year contract (with two 1‑year options) with PK Contracting LLC for placement of cold‑plastic legends (heavy‑duty pavement markings used at crosswalks, stop bars, arrows): amount referenced as $500,000; approved. Steve Shadd described the material as heavy‑duty tape used for traffic control markings. - Item 4 — Three‑year professional services contract (with one‑year option) with Orchard, Hilton & Clement Inc., DBA OHM Advisors, for construction engineering services on Evergreen Road (Michigan Avenue to Hubbard Drive) in the City of Dearborn: contract approved. - Item 5 — Two‑year purchase order (with one‑year option) with Core & Main LP for corrugated pipe and piping components for departmental stock: amount referenced as $217,000; approved. Eric Ludwig, assistant division director for equipment, said the order included a variety of pipe fittings and counts (400 pipes and 800 end sections were cited). - Item 6 — Seven‑year lease with ID 4 LLC for 13,195 square feet at the Fort Washington Plaza Building to house the Indigent Defense Services Department (IDSD); lease described as gross with an annual renewal option for IDSD and a rent of $17 per square foot; approved. Staff said the move consolidates IDSD from two suites on separate floors of the Guardian Building onto one floor, includes furniture, is a reduced rate relative to current chargebacks (roughly $32.50 per square foot at the Guardian), and should accommodate six additional positions or recent hires. Staff also stated employees will continue to use the First Street parking garage. - Items 7–11 — Intergovernmental agreements with local units for park improvements funded by park millage: Plymouth Township (Plymouth Township Park); City of Wayne (Rotary 2 Park); Charter Township of Huron (Latchco Park — addenda); City of Lincoln Park (Lincoln Park Community Center — addenda); Charter Township of Northville (Marv Gans Community Park — addenda): approved. - Item 12 — Three‑year professional services agreement (with one‑year option) with Shriver Corporation to replace the roof at the medical examiner’s office and provide on‑demand roof repairs for other county buildings. (Staff later said a bidder named Schreiber was the lowest responsible bidder for the roof replacement—see separate article focused on Item 12.) Contract approved. - Item 13 — Retroactive amendment 2 to a three‑year contract (with two 1‑year options) with RNA Michigan Holdings LLC (dba RNA Facilities Management) to continue mowing and herbicide applications; approved. Staff said the contractor mows about 161 acres of boulevard and that the amendment was retroactive while procurement clarified company name changes and MDOT‑related language in the solicitation.

Discussion and clarifications: Committee members asked operational questions during several items. For the pump‑motor contract (Item 2), commissioners received counts of MDOT, county and airport pump stations served. For the IDSD lease (Item 6) staff explained the lease’s gross structure, the $17 per‑square‑foot rate compared with current chargebacks, annual renewal flexibility for IDSD depending on funding, parking arrangements and that furniture is included. For the mowing contract (Item 13) procurement staff and DPS administration explained a bid reissue was required after solicitation language suggested—but did not require—MDOT certification; the retroactive amendment addressed a contractor name change and legal registration issues while staff completed the solicitation process.

What the record shows: The committee approved the listed items on a single motion by Commissioner Baydoun with support from Commissioner Palamara; the meeting record says only “motion carried” with no detailed vote breakdown recorded in the transcript.

Ending: Staff indicated follow‑up procurement and funding steps will proceed, including pending solicitations for landscape mowers and internal fund transfers where needed. The committee received no public comment during the meeting and adjourned.