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Council committee advances ARPA demolition and blight‑remediation contract changes; DTE disconnects, basements caused delays and extra costs
Summary
The committee approved sending multiple ARPA‑funded demolition and blight‑remediation contract time extensions and some funding increases to formal business. City staff said most delays stem from waiting for DTE utility clearances and from discovering basements or environmental issues that required additional work.
The Public Health and Safety Standing Committee approved sending a large group of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)‑funded demolition and blight‑remediation contract amendments to formal new business after staff said most delays were caused by utility disconnects and unexpected site conditions.
Group Executive Luan Counts and Sonia Clifton, ARPA project manager with the Office of Contracting and Procurement, told the committee that many contracts required only time extensions while others needed additional funds for backfill or…
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