Tunnel project moves forward: Connecting with local businesses for one of Michigan’s largest infrastructure projects
The Great Lakes Tunnel, a private investment by Enbridge in Michigan, will be bored deep under the Straits of Mackinac and house a replacement segment of Line 5.
Company gauging interest, expanding database of local businesses for project
June 22, 2022
Proactive, prepared and responsive—hallmarks of most successful companies, including North America’s largest pipeline operator: Enbridge.
As plans and work to obtain applicable permits advance for the Great Lakes Tunnel Project, Enbridge is seeking to build its list of local Michigan businesses and service providers interested in supporting the contractor selected for construction of the Great Lakes Tunnel. The Tunnel will house a replacement section of Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac, buried below the lakebed.
“The selected contractor and Enbridge will want to engage our local resources as much as possible and put Michiganders to work.”
—Amber Pastoor, Enbridge project manager
“Identifying local qualified resources to help in what undoubtedly will be the largest infrastructure project in northern Michigan will be beneficial,” said Amber Pastoor, Enbridge project manager.
“The selected contractor and Enbridge will want to engage our local resources as much as possible and put Michiganders to work.”
Seeking to expand its database of local businesses—from truckers to food providers—Enbridge has placed advertisements in area newspapers. Enbridge encourages those interested in potentially working on the project send an email to: line5info@enbridge.com and include:
- Business name and address
- Primary contact with phone number and email address
- Brief description of services with available quantities (for example, 15 wash stations, meals for 20 people delivered daily)
“We view this outreach to area businesses as being prepared, proactive and responsive.”
—Paul Meneghini, Enbridge manager of community engagement
The company says those interested should also identify whether they are a diverse supplier and provide associated certifications and documentation.
“We are too early in the process to accept proposals,” said Paul Meneghini, Enbridge’s manager of community engagement, “though we view this outreach to area businesses as being prepared, proactive and responsive. Equally important, we are providing them potential opportunity to be a part of a phenomenal project: the Great Lakes Tunnel will enable this region to continue to receive safe, reliable energy from Line 5. It’s very important work for this State and the region.”
Meneghini added that many local vendors have expressed to Enbridge’s outreach team their eagerness to work on the Tunnel Project.
