Council awards $527,720 contract for District 3 sanitary sewer lining project

The St. Clair Shores City Council voted March 2 to award the District 3 sanitary sewer CIP lining contract to Inland Water Pollution Control for $527,720, including a 10% contingency.

City Engineer Mike Freckleton briefed the council on the program, saying crews used CCTV inspections to select pipes that require lining and that the trenchless resin liner creates a new internal pipe without open-cut replacement. "It's epoxy that they put down in there and they line it through and then they like, you know, kind of like put steam through it to help it adhere and cure it," Freckleton said, adding the lining is expected to extend service life by roughly 20 years under normal conditions.

Council members asked about traffic and bypass pumping for two sections that run underneath I‑94. Freckleton said the bypass pumping plan has MDOT approval and explained temporary piping and pump setups to keep the sewer live during lining operations. "Essentially ... there needs to be some temporary pipe and pumping ... set up prior to the start of the lining section in order to take that flow," he said.

Councilmember Frederick moved to award the contract to Inland Water Pollution Control in the amount of $527,720, including contingency; the motion passed on a unanimous voice vote recorded as 7-0.

Staff said the project will include resident notifications about service limitations during work and that crews typically restore service the same day after cutting service laterals open following lining operations. The city also plans to provide public outreach materials and consider posting video or samples that demonstrate the lining process to help residents understand the work.