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Brighton awards $128,800 contract for storm structure cleaning to meet MS4 requirements
Summary
Council approved a contract with Safeway Environmental Services not to exceed $128,800 to clean roughly 1,400 storm structures on a 4- to 5-year rotation; the city will seek a $66,800 budget amendment to fund the work.
Brighton City Council voted to award the 2025 storm structure cleaning contract to Safeway Environmental Services for an amount not to exceed $128,800 and approved related budget adjustments.
Superintendent Schroeder told the council the program began in 2019 and is intended to maintain storm structures across the city on a roughly four- to five-year rotation to comply with the MS4 (municipal separate storm sewer) permit and reduce pollution entering local waterways. "This is a program that ... is to help keep our waterways, rivers, creeks, lakes, from dirty water runoff through the storm sewers," Schroeder said. He said Brighton has about 1,400 storm structures and that cleaning the structures reduces debris and sediment that can cause backups and pollute Brighton Lake, Mill Pond and downstream systems.
Schroeder said seven bids were opened and Safeway Environmental submitted the lowest overall bid. The current 2025 budget includes $62,000 for storm cleaning; staff requested a budget amendment from the general fund to the street fund for an additional $66,800 to cover the contract. Schroeder also said that the contract contains separate line items for optional CCTV inspection work and that the city has two TV cameras and can perform some inspections internally to avoid extra costs.
Council member Albert moved to award the contract; Council member Schmank seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote; the clerk recorded the motion as passed. Council members encouraged public participation in the Huron River Watershed Council's "Adopt a Drain" program to supplement city efforts by removing surface debris safely.
Schroeder said the cleaning program helps identify failing structures for repair so the city can rebuild targeted structures rather than waiting for failures to require larger repairs.
