Mount Clemens approves $596,600 MDOT streetscape contract with $196,882 local match

Mount Clemens city commissioners voted to approve a Transportation Alternatives Program contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation to fund a downtown streetscape project.

The contract’s estimated total project cost is $596,600, including a required local match of $196,882, which the commission heard will be paid from the city’s major streets fund. City staff said the work includes ADA crosswalk upgrades, sidewalk repairs, additional landscaping, bike racks and benches.

“The contract has been reviewed by the city attorney,” a city staff speaker said during the presentation, noting the document specifies performance responsibilities and project cost. Commissioner Menser pointed to a Buy American clause and a union-notification requirement in the contract and asked whether Department of Public Service employees could be assigned to the work. Staff replied that the project will be performed by a contractor procured by MDOT and is not intended for in-house DPS crews.

Commissioners voted by roll call to adopt the resolution and authorize the interim city manager, city clerk and assistant city manager/public service director to sign and enter the agreement.

The project’s local match funding source and the contract’s review by city attorneys were noted during the discussion. The motion passed by roll call.