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Dept. / Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement
Docket No.: N/A
Claimant: Mak Group LLC
Claimant's Attorney: N/A
Attorney's Address: N/A
Settlement Amount: $123,366.43
Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Budget: Fund 037 Dept 756 Div/Proj 7565 Account 71960 Budget YR 2025
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WHEREAS, as authorized by 7R12-a adopted on October 2, 2024, the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities executed Contract 07-WS2024 Re-Bid, for Roof Replacement at the Water Pretreatment Building, The Meadowlands Stormwater Pumping Station, and the Way Pumping Station 1 & 2, with Mak Group, LLC ("Mak"), 82 Midland Avenue, Suite D, Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663, in the amount of $839,758.00, with work that commenced on or about December 2024 and was completed on or about September 2025; and
WHEREAS, on or around December 31, 2024, a dangerous, significant water intrusion developed at the Charlotteburg Gate House (Gate House) requiring immediate attention; and
WHEREAS, at the request of the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities ("the Director and/or the Department") the engineering consultant, PCI Consulting Inc., overseeing the roof replacements under Contract 07-WS2024, conducted an inspection of the Gate House, observed the water intrusion, and significant deterioration of the roof and opined immediate replacement of the roof was necessary; and
WHEREAS, the continuing exposure to water posed inevitable damage to the panels responsible for the operation of the dam valves and alarm system such damage would lead to a serious operational emergency, affecting dam safety and response capability; and
WHEREAS, at the time that the dangerous condition was observed by the Department's personnel, Mak was completing the roof replacements under Contract 0...
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