The City of Newark sped up contractor timelines, advertised multiple contracts close together to lower costs, and issued varied contract sizes to support local small firms.
The city of Benton Harbor included a pay for success clause in their bid documents that provided contractors with an incentive for each day the work was completed ahead of schedule.
This report explores how to accelerate lead pipe replacement by applying proven efficiencies and encouraging innovative solutions.
This playbook provides a framework for collecting data, applying a version of the lead service lines predictive analytics developed by BlueConduit, and public usage ideas for small to medium communities around developing lead pipe service line inventories.
The City of Chelsea posted a video to guide customers in identifying whether they have lead service lines in their homes.
The City of Detroit included options for contractors to use directional boring in their contract giving preference to this method to minimize impacts on customer properties.
The City of Akron partnered with Service Line Warranties of America to offer service line warranties for LSLs.
Newark’s lead service line replacement program created 500 local jobs, including 250 for previously unemployed residents. It incorporated apprenticeships and mandated local hiring and subcontracting to support community employment.
BlueConduit developed a whitepaper on using statistical methods for lead service line inventory (LSLI) and lead service line replacement (LSLR) planning in partnership with the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA).
The City of Newark employed municipal bonding to pay for lead service line replacement. The unique financing package was nearly $200 million, primarily from a $120 million municipal bond issued on Newark’s behalf by the Essex County Improvement Authority, which took advantage of the Authority’s AAA bond rating. To pay the bond, the city renegotiated a lease agreement on city property that the Port Authority of NYNJ uses for transportation purposes.
The purpose of the Lead Innovation Hub is to empower users to take action by equipping them with the best information, solutions, and resources available to replace lead pipes and improve public health for all.
Milwaukee is one of the few cities in the country with a prioritization plan to ensure neighborhoods likely to suffer the most severe impacts from lead poisoning get their pipes replaced first. In consultation with a community-based group, Coalition for Lead Emergency (COLE), and following a public engagement process, Milwaukee included in an ordinance three indicators to prioritize where LSLs will be removed first:
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