WS-735
The Project includes the following Work:
The scope of work includes identifying existing Lead (Pb) service lines, meeting with customers to get
access and permission to do work on private residential or commercial property, delivering water quality
information, replacing existing Lead (Pb) service lines, and recordkeeping. The approximate locations of
the replacements that will be assigned to the Contractor will be identified by the Engineer on an “asneeded”
basis pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents. There is no guarantee
as to the number of replacement locations that will be assigned under this Contract. However, about
2,500 lead service line replacements are expected to be assigned throughout the life of this Contract. A
more detailed description of the work is stated in Exhibit A of the Agreement.
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) has prepared this contract for the purpose of
replacing full lead service lines, from the existing water main to the meter inside the home/property,
and at locations where unplanned work results in the disconnection of any Lead service, on either the
private property or within the public Right-of-Way (ROW). Detroit has an estimated 80,000 lead service
lines (LSLs), connected to an aged and historically under-maintained water network, with high incidences
of water main breaks. Main breaks and service leaks frequently affect LSLs and require disconnecting the
LSL to make a repair.
The contractor hereby agrees to perform all work assigned by the Engineer no matter where located, at
the unit price established in the bid schedule. The contractor will be responsible for following DWSD’s
Full Lead Service Line Replacement (FLSLR) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and specification to
efficiently, effectively, and safely remove full LSLs. Because this contract will be providing work for
unplanned service replacement, not all of the locations of the work are defined at this time. Also,
no design drawings will be provided by DWSD. DWSD expects the contractor to complete about 2,500
LSL replacements through this contract. Restoration of each LSR site will be in accordance with
DPW standards. This standard can be found at: https://detroitmi.gov/document/standardspecifications-
paving-and-related-construction.
The Bidder agrees that any work including unmarked underground utilities that may be required to
complete any specific item shall be considered incidental and no claim for additional compensation will
be made. The work adjacent to any Wayne County, MDOT, and Detroit DPW road jurisdictions shall be
in accordance with the requirements of the Wayne County, MDOT, and Detroit DPW Authorities
respectively.
Due to the extreme inconvenience to Detroit Water and Sewerage water service customers and the
public in general, and also due to the impossibility of performing prompt, permanent
restoration during the winter season, work on the Contract shall be temporarily halted after the
second week of November or as authorized by the Engineer. The Contract work shall promptly resume
during the third week of April of the following year or as authorized by the Engineer.
The Project has an expected duration of 1095 calendar days.
