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City awards Taplin Group low bid for Grand River Lower Reach revitalization
Summary
After 17 years of planning, the city awarded the Taplin Group the low bid for a major Lower Reach project to remove four dams, restore rapids and fish passage, and create river access. Staff described construction impacts, staging at Anabuen Park and federal funding constraints on inclusion goals.
The City advanced the Lower Reach segment of the Grand River revitalization, awarding a construction contract to Taplin Group (low bid $14,562,625.98) and presenting a multi‑year plan to remove four low‑head dams between I‑196 and Fulton Street.
City engineering manager Mike Stahl framed the project as the product of 17 years of planning and described two work streams: a Lower Reach implementation package and additional Upper Reach work (including the Sixth Street barrier associated with sea lamprey control, managed by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission). The Lower Reach…
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