MDOT and authority outline consultant contracts; independent quality-assurance contract to be presented in June
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MDOT told the authority two consultant contracts are outstanding: Delve Underground for independent quality-assurance services and Craig Brownlee PE LLC for pipeline advisory services. MDOT said scopes will be finalized and both contracts will be presented for authority approval at the June meeting; staff clarified funding sources, including a
MDOT and authority staff updated the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority on two outstanding consultant contracts and the project advisory budget.
Talia Belo of MDOT said the authority has two contracts to finalize: an independent quality-assurance (IQA) contract for Delve Underground and a pipeline advisory services contract for Craig Brownlee PE LLC. “The selection was previously made for Delve Underground and we are working to finalize the scope of work,” Belo said. She said both contracts would be prepared and presented to the board for approval at the June meeting.
Board members asked about funding sources for the advisory contracts. Staff said the legislature appropriated money that is currently funding some advisers. Staff also said the IQA service is funded differently: the tunnel agreement provides that the IQA costs will be reimbursed by Enbridge. Staff noted that in the budget PDF an asterisk next to the Delve Underground IQA entry denotes that difference and that final meeting materials will clarify which advisors are funded by state appropriations and which are reimbursed by Enbridge.
Nut graf: MDOT expects to bring contract scopes and pricing to the authority in June; staff pledged clearer budget-line distinctions between services paid by the legislature and the IQA services that will ultimately be reimbursed by Enbridge under the tunnel agreement.
Details and context: MDOT said it has received a price proposal from Craig Brownlee PE LLC for pipeline advisory services. The authority’s project-advisory budget summary was included in the member packet and lists proposed contractors and remaining budget amounts; staff cautioned Delve Underground and Craig Brownlee contract terms remain to be determined and will be finalized before the June presentation.
No vote was taken; staff said they will include clearer notes in the final meeting minutes and packet to show which contracts are state-funded versus reimbursed by Enbridge.