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Dept. / Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement
Docket No.: None
Claimant: Jack Doheny Companies, Inc.
Claimant's Attorney: None
Attorney's Address:
Settlement Amount: Fifty-Four Thousand Dollars ($54,000.00)
Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Budget: 038-800-8007-94340 - B2026.
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Water and Sewer Utilities ("the Department") as part of its essential sewer operations owns and utilizes three Vactor trucks, heavy duty combination sewer cleaner and vacuum excavators ("Vactor Trucks") to clear sewer backups thorough out the entire City and vacuum the septic tank at the police range; and
WHEREAS, in or around June 2025, the Vactor Trucks were inoperable and required immediate repairs to bring them back into services; and
WHEREAS, in or around June, 2025, at the request of the Department, the Purchasing Agent entered into a service agreement with Jack Doheny Companies, Inc. (JDC) 777 Doheny Drive, Northville, MI 48167on behalf of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities for the rental of one Combination Sewer Cleaner Mounted on a PE 348 for the period of 3 months, in the amount of $44,000.00 while repairing the City's truck; and
WHEREAS, an additional four (4) months were unexpectedly added to the timeframe necessary for JDC to make the repairs to the City's trucks, however, there is no process for the Purchasing Agent to increase the value of the agreement to cover the additional Fifty-Four Thousand Dollars ($54,000.00) costs; and
WHEREAS, the rental of the truck was necessary to continue to provide sewer clearing services which is an essential part of the Department's operations and services; and
WHEREAS, JDC submitted invoices for rental periods August 29, 2025 to September 26, 2025, September ...
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