Detroit Board Clears Macomb Contractor to Bid on Water and Sewer Projects

Macomb Township-based is free to bid on Detroit water and sewer projects once more. 

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Board of Water Commissioners cleared the Macomb Township water-sewer subcontractor late Wednesday, finding that it "is not in possession of sufficient facts or other evidence that would enable it to conclude" that D'Agostini was a non-responsible bidder, according to Crain's Detroit.

This stems from references to D'Agostini in the indictments against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The Macomb company was one of 14 companies barred for three years from bidding on work for the department in December 2011.

D'Agostini filed suit against DWSD in January to have its suspension lifted, claiming that the indictment against Kilpatrick did not implicate the company in any wrongdoing.

of five contractors, including D'Agostini, in January, with permanent reinstatement pending a review of individual appeals by a committee of water board members.

That committee reviewed D'Agostini and DLZ Michigan Inc. last week, with the full board voting Wednesday to fully restore the bidding powers of both.

As for the , Mark McAlpine, attorney for D'Agostini, told Crain's Detroit Thursday "that the company is in discussions with the board on an agreement to dismiss D'Agostini's lawsuit."