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Detroit committee advances multiple public‑works, transit and demolition contracts, seeks corrections to some finance documents
Summary
The Public Health & Safety Committee reviewed and moved multiple contracts and amendments — including a $18 million DWSD stormwater contract and a $2.0 million sidewalk contract — approved several approvals to be sent to formal session or new business and asked for corrections and bond documentation where records were unclear.
The Detroit City Council’s Public Health & Safety Committee reviewed a broad slate of contracts on June 16, approving or forwarding many items to formal session while flagging a small set of corrections and follow-up items for procurement and the clerk’s office.
Stormwater contract: The committee heard an overview of contract #6007080, a Detroit Water and Sewer Department (DWSD) stormwater infrastructure program-management agreement with Orchard Hills and McClements Inc. intended to support green stormwater infrastructure in the Upper Rouge tributary and the Near East Side. Staff described the contract as funded by DWSD capital dollars, extending through May 31, 2030, and the contract total listed in the agenda as $18,000,000 with an estimated $3,000,000 spend over five years for a particular scope component.
Sidewalk replacement and blight-related contracts: Members discussed contract #6006862 (sidewalk replacement joint venture, three-year term, contract amount cited ~ $2,000,875) and questioned contractor…
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