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Hamtramck council approves multi-item infrastructure and budget package including alley and pavement contracts
Summary
The Hamtramck City Council on June 10 approved a series of resolutions to adjust utility pavement repair funding, award an alley replacement contract under a $1.5 million state earmark, and approve related construction supervision and administrative authorizations. Council debated increases for the utility pavement program and whether set-aside
The Hamtramck City Council on June 10 approved several finance and construction resolutions to fund street and utility repairs and to complete state grant requirements.
The council approved Resolution 2025-69 to sign Michigan Department of Treasury form L-4029 (final millage certification) for 2025 and then approved a set of related construction and contract actions: an increase to the 2024–2026 Utility Pavement Repair program (Res. 2025-70), a corresponding increase in construction supervision fees (Res. 2025-71), the award of a state-earmarked alley replacement contract to the lowest bidder (Res. 2025-72), and a construction supervision agreement for that alley project (Res. 2025-73). The council also approved a change to the authorized signatory for disbursement requests to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (Res. 2025-74).
The utility pavement repair program was the most extensively discussed item. Staff and project consultants said the program is reactive emergency work tied to water-main breaks and other utility failures; the original three-year contract had a baseline value of $417,559.52. Staff reported spending roughly $280,000 in 2024 and sought council approval to increase the set-aside amount so purchase orders would not run to zero during emergency repairs. “If that amount goes to 0, we will not have the authority to carry out any emergency repairs,” a staff member said. Council members raised questions about forecasting, fairness to other bidders, and how the set-aside would be drawn from the water and sewer fund.
Councilman Musa and others questioned why the council should pre-authorize a large quantity rather than amend the budget later if needed. Staff responded that the increase preserves the contractor's awarded unit rates and provides flexibility for emergency repairs; any unused funds would remain in the fund and be returned or reflected in future budgets.
On alley repairs, the council approved using a $1,500,000 state earmark to replace nine alleys. Bids opened May 22 produced six responses; the lowest responsive bid was $972,702 from Mark Anthony Contracting. The council approved awarding the work and separately approved a construction supervision agreement for approximately $87,000 tied to that grant.
Resolutions were adopted by recorded voice votes at the meeting. Staff and the council said the pavements and alley work will be paid from specific capital and utility funds or the identified state earmark; council members asked staff to return with updates if actual expenditures deviate from the estimates.
Votes at a glance: Resolutions 2025-69 through 2025-75 were moved and approved at the June 10 meeting. The utility pavement increase and related supervision fees (Resolutions 2025-70 and 2025-71) were the subject of sustained debate; alley award (Resolutions 2025-72 and 2025-73) and the signatory change (Res. 2025-74) were approved with less debate.
The council instructed staff to monitor expenditures, report back if purchase orders approach their limits, and to return for any necessary budget amendments.
