Residents: Call 734.484.4600 ext. 300 (Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)Developer or Business: Call 734.484.4600 ext. 220 or ext. 300 (Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
In person: YCUA Administrative Center:
Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority
2777 State Road
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48198-9112
The applicant shall submit five (5) complete sets of final construction plans for water and sewer to the Township or City Engineer.
Water Mains - In addition to approval by the Township/City Engineer, water mains require the approval of YCUA, the City of Detroit, and the approval of the Michigan Department of Public Health and issuance of a construction permit by this state agency. The applicant shall submit six (6) sets of plans and specifications, signed and sealed by the Michigan Registered Professional Civil Engineer responsible for the preparation of the plans and specifications. In addition, a tabulation of water mains consisting of their size, location, type and length shall be prepared by the applicant’s engineer.
Sanitary Sewers - In addition to approval by the Township/City Engineer, sanitary sewerage plans require the approval of YCUA and the Michigan DNR, and a construction permit issued by the DNR. The applicant shall submit five (5) sets of plans and specifications signed and sealed by the Michigan Registered Professional Civil Engineer responsible for the preparation of said plans and specifications. In addition, design flow computations for the proposed sewers and a tabulation of the capacities of the proposed sewers and the existing outfall sewer shall be submitted by the applicant’s engineer. A minimum of five (5) copies will be required.
2. Plans and Specifications
The applicant shall be responsible for inspection, construction, engineering, and administration fees as reference herein. The applicant shall deposit with YCUA at least 48 hours prior to the start of construction, an inspection fee deposit based on the construction cost for sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and water main improvements computed in accordance with the schedule contained herein. The deposit is an estimate of these fees and may vary based upon the rate of progress of construction. The inspection deposit is determined by the following percentage of improvement value:
| Construction Cost | Deposit of Construction Cost |
|---|---|
| $0 to $25,000 | 10% |
| $25,000 to $100,000 | $2500 +7% of amount over 7% over $25,000 |
| $100,000 to $250,000 | $7000 +5% of amount over 5% over $100,000 |
| over $250,000 | $14500 +4% of amount over $250,000 |
The fee shall cover the cost of actual inspection and/or any administrative engineering time incurred by the Authority’s Engineer in association with the project. Also, another fee is a nonrefundable charge of 1 percent incurred by the Authority. The extent of inspection and field engineering required will be determined by the Authority’s Engineer based upon the Contractor’s performance and the applicant’s engineering involvement. The cost associated with any field design changes, reviews, evaluations or interpretations of the plans due to discrepancies evolving from the construction operation shall be deducted from the inspection fee deposit.
Inspection fees will be invoiced monthly against the inspection deposit based upon the established hourly rate for the Authority’s engineering personnel. The proprietor will be notified in the event the deposit has been depleted and additional funds are required. Prompt attention to reestablishing this deposit will prevent the project construction from being stopped and/or occupancy permits withheld. The account balance upon completion of the project and acceptance of the record plans will be returned to the applicant.
Review of "As Constructed" record drawing shall be invoiced against the inspection account as will any microfilming cost if apperature cards are not submitted. The fee and charges herein contained shall be in addition to those charged for debt service charges, connection charges, and other charges or fees imposed for sanitary sewer and water supply.
4. Insurance
Prior to the construction of subdivision and/or project improvements, the Contractor shall procure and maintain, during the term of the project, public liability and property damage insurance with a responsible insurance company which meets the approval of the Township/City, in such amounts as will be adequate to protect the public, the Township/City, YCUA, their employees, officials, and agents, the Washtenaw County Road Commission, and all parties of interest, and shall not be less than the limits set forth herein.
| Type of Insurance and Limits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Limits | |||
| Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Employer’s Liability | As required by laws of State of Michigan | |||
| Public Liability and Property Damage | Bodily Injury | Each Occurrence - $500,000 | ||
| Aggregate - $1,000,000 | ||||
| Property Damage | Each Occurrence - $250,000 | |||
| Aggregate - $500,000 | ||||
| Owners and Contractors Protective Liability and Property Damage | Bodily Injury | Each Occurrence - $1,000,000 | ||
| Property Damage | Each Occurrence - $250,000 | |||
| Aggregate - $500,000 Or Combined Single limit - $1,500,000 | ||||
| Motor Vehicle (including Owner, Hired, and Non-Owned Vehicles) | Bodily Injury | Each Occurrence - $500,000 | ||
| Property Damage | Each Occurrence - $200,000 Or Combined Single limit $1,000,000 | |||
Policies shall be made available to the Township/City and YCUA for examination as to their validity and any undesirable exclusions deemed improper by legal opinion rendered to the Township/City or YCUA regarding same. Underground construction, where applicable, shall be specified in the coverage. Certificates of coverage signed by the insurance carriers shall include a guarantee that 30 days written notice shall be given by the insurance carrier to the Township/City and YCUA prior to cancellation date and shall not resume until evidence is provided that proper insurance is again in effect. Additional Named Insured under Owners and Contractors Protective Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance shall include the Charter Township or City of Ypsilanti, the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority, its Board of Commissioners, YCUA employees, YCUA Consulting Engineer and his employees, and any and all agents of YCUA.
5. Meetings Regarding Construction Start and Work Stoppages
A pre-construction meeting shall be held prior to the start of construction of projects totaling in excess of $50,000. The pre-construction meeting shall include the Authority’s Engineer or his authorized representatives, the contractor or foreman who will be on the job at all times, any utility company officials whose underground, overhead, or at grade utilities may conflict in any manner with the proposed project, state, county, and local government persons who may be involved, directly or indirectly, with the proposed project, and any other persons who may be able to contribute information in regard to the construction of the project.
It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to contact the Authority’s Engineer ten (10) days prior to construction commencement to arrange for a pre-construction meeting which should occur within five (5) days prior to construction commencement. For projects totaling less than $50,000, the contractor shall contact the Authority’s Engineer forty-eight (48) hours prior to commencement of construction for notification of the Engineer’s work forces.
6. Interpretation
Provisions of these standards shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for promotion and preservation of public health, safety and general welfare of Ypsilanti Township, City of Ypsilanti, and Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority. The standards are not intended to repeal, abrogate, annul or in any manner interfere with existing regulations or laws of the Township / City, YCUA, nor to conflict with any statutes of the State of Michigan or Washtenaw County, except that these standards shall prevail in cases where these standards impose a greater restriction than provided by the existing statutes, laws or regulations. Applicants and their engineers are encouraged to design facilities to provide for actual conditions encountered in their project work area. Where existing conditions warrant, designs which are more substantial than these adopted minimum standards should be developed and utilized by the applicant or his agents.