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Committee approves emergency demolition, environmental testing, public-lighting amendment and DWSD vehicle purchases
Summary
The Public Health and Safety committee approved multiple contracts and grant items Feb. 23, including an emergency demolition make-safe contract ($68,977.11), a $200,000 environmental testing training contract, a $1.5 million amendment to a public lighting decommissioning contract, and a $2,049,920 DWSD purchase for 10 hydrant utility trucks; all were approved without recorded objection and sent to formal council.
The Detroit City Council Public Health and Safety standing committee approved a package of contracts and grant-related items at its Feb. 23 meeting, sending the measures forward to the full council for formal consideration.
Emergency demolition: The committee approved contract #3088921 to Domino Demolition Company for emergency make-safe after fire response at a McCormick address in Detroit. Planning staff said the work responded to a fire-department request and was procured as an emergency; the contract period runs through June 30, 2026, for a total of $68,977.11. "We got a letter from the fire department, so we had to have people mobilize fairly quickly," said Gert Malil, planning and strategy specialist.
Environmental training and reaccreditation: The committee approved contract #6007672, a three-year agreement (total $200,000) with Environmental Testing and Consulting, Inc. to provide environmental instruction, educational services and reaccreditation for current and incoming staff. Committee members were told the contract supports compliance with EGLE and OSHA training requirements.
Public Lighting Department amendment: Committee members approved amendment #6006963-A1 to increase a public-lighting decommissioning contract with Energy Group by $1,500,000 to a new total of $4,500,000. Public Lighting Department staff said the contractor harvests and sells scrap metals (copper, aluminum, etc.) recovered during decommissioning; revenues from scrap sales are used to fund future decommissioning costs. Dan from the department said theft of materials has declined and state monitoring of scrap yards has improved.
DWSD hydrant fleet replacement: The committee approved contract #3089584 to Bob Maxey Ford for the purchase of 10 upfitted hydrant utility trucks for DWSD (total $2,049,920), replacing vehicles deemed inoperable due to age and high repair costs. DWSD staff said the purchase had been approved by DWSD’s capital-improvement plan and the Board of Water Commissioners and noted procurement received two bids; Bob Maxey was the lowest responsible bidder.
Other items: The committee approved a set of Ryan White and Ending the HIV Epidemic subrecipient agreements (covered separately) and several other grant awards and administrative requests; most were recorded as "approved and sent to formal" without recorded objections.
Votes and outcome: Each listed contract and amendment was approved "without any objections" at the committee level and referred with a recommendation to formal council for final action. No roll-call or named vote tallies were recorded in the committee transcript.
Quoted from the meeting: "We had to have people mobilize fairly quickly," said Gert Malil explaining the emergency make-safe procurement. "So far this fiscal year, we paid Energy Group 1,000,003 and sold 2,300,000 of scrap copper, aluminum..." said a Public Lighting Department representative.
Next steps: Each item is scheduled to proceed to formal council for final approval and any further public record.
