Committee approves emergency demolition contracts, advances multiple procurement and permit items

At its April 6 meeting the Public Health and Safety standing committee approved emergency residential demolition contracts and acted on several procurement and departmental items.

Emergency demolitions: The committee approved contract 3091173 for a residential emergency demolition at 14744 E State Fair with SC Environmental Services (Detroit) for $18,063. The committee also approved contract 3091361 (100% bond-funded) for emergency demolition at 4742 Fisher with SC Environmental for $18,179; corrected contracts and a correction letter were included in the updated tier report, according to staff.

Procurement and contracts: The committee considered a series of Office of Contracting and Procurement items. Amendment #4 to contract 6001625 (Brooklyn and Outdoor, Detroit) will extend time to complete ad shelters through January 2027 with no additional funds; the original contract amount was recorded in the transcript as $4,104,957.46. A MEDC-funded supplemental grant (contract 6007434) of $100,000 to Eastern Markets (Detroit) for the Toyota Mobility Foundation Sustainability Challenge to deploy clean freight vehicles was approved and sent to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Police uniforms: Two specialty-uniform contracts were discussed: contract 6007746 with Ellie Brothers Uniforms (Livonia) for specialty items (transcribed as $275,324.40) and contract 6007722 with Enterprise Uniform Company (Detroit) for specialty items (amount not clearly specified in the transcript). Captain Jason Adams of the Detroit Police Department’s Management Services division told the committee the department uses multiple vendors for specialty uniform pieces (mounted units, traffic enforcement gear, color guard) because a single vendor can have trouble meeting short-notice demands. The committee approved the uniform contracts and sent them to formal with recommendation to approve, but Vice Chair Denzel Anton McCampbell lodged an objection to moving those items to new business; after discussion the committee left 6.2 and 6.4 in formal session and moved 6.1 and 6.3 to new business.

Other actions: The committee concurred with dangerous buildings findings and orders dated 03/13/2026 and 03/20/2026 (items 6.5 and 6.6). The Department of Public Works petition to hang approximately 182 banners for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (6.8) was approved and sent to new business. Several informational memos (on animal/wildlife enforcement, accessibility of district courts, missing persons responses and demolition procedures) were scheduled to return to committee in one week for further review.

What’s next: Certain contracts (6.1 and 6.3) were moved to new business for formal consideration; 6.2 and 6.4 remain in formal session. The committee asked staff to bring back follow-up memos and corrected contract documents as needed.