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Meeting Name: Committee of the Whole Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/18/2014 10:05 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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14-1065 11ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 14-RFP-34, Furnish, Deliver and Configure an Odor Monitoring System, estimated cost $350,000.00, Account 201-50000-634990, Requisition 1383888RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1093 12ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, September 9, 2014RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1048 13Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of August 7, 2014, regarding Issue a purchase order to McLarens Young International, Inc. for claims adjuster services and related expenses incurred as a result of the operating emergency that was declared on May 15, 2014 in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00, Account 901-30000-667220, Requisition 1383190RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1087 14Agenda ItemAuthorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 14-365-11 Proposal to Lease for 39-years 13.74+/- acres of District real estate located at 2801 South Leavitt Street, Chicago, Illinois; Main Chanel Parcel 43.03 from Swift Transportation Company of Arizona, LLC., in the amount of $750,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1025 15Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 14-474-11 Furnish and Deliver One-Year Site License Software Maintenance Renewal of FileMaker Pro Software to the MWRDGC, estimated cost $31,050.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1381928RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1045 16Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 14-674-11 Furnish and Deliver Repair Parts and Services for Trucks and Trailers at Various Locations, estimated cost $331,400.00, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612860/623250, Requisitions 1373890, 1375062, 1375059, 1375076, 1375070 and 1375423RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1046 17Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 15-633-11 Furnish and Deliver Polymer, estimated cost $16,692,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1385006, 1375761 and 1377820RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1049 18Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 15-697-11, Services of Tractors with Rotavators and Sludge Pumps with Operators, estimated cost $1,830,000.00, Account 101-66000-612520, Requisition 1379120RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1050 19Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 15-696-11, Services of Tractor Mounted Paddle Aerators and Rotavators with Operators, estimated cost $2,950,000.00, Account 101-66000-612520, Requisition 1379142RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1054 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 15-695-11 Services of Tractor Mounted Paddle Aerators with Operators, estimated cost $1,250,000.00, Account 101-66000-612520, Requisition 1379143RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1058 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 14-707-21 Furnish and Deliver Water Quality Instruments and Related Equipment to the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $164,000.00, Account 201-50000-634990, Requisition 1382869RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1066 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 15-021-11 Furnish and Deliver Unleaded Gasoline to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $413,200.00, Accounts 101-20000, 16000, 66000-623820 Requisitions, 1382494, 1382495, 1384944 and 1384953RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1067 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 15-003-11 Furnish and Deliver Laboratory Disposable Gloves and Flexible Tubing to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $73,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1069 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 15-027-11 Furnish and Deliver Glass and Plastic Labware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $159,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1088 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 14-366-11 for public tender of bids a thirty-nine (39) year lease on approximately 11.66 acres of District real estate located at 3301 S. California Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 42.03. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $601,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1023 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Governmentjobs.com, Inc., D.B.A. NEOGOV, for Annual Maintenance and Support of the AMS 5 Enterprise Software (Sigma 5), in an amount not to exceed $13,430.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1380482RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1024 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to National Fire Protection Association to Furnish and Deliver National Fire Codes On-Line Subscription License, in an amount not to exceed $33,000.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1380229RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1026 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to SHI International Corporation to Furnish and Deliver Adobe Acrobat Pro Software Maintenance under State of Illinois Statewide Master Contract CMS4744070, in an amount not to exceed $13,181.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1380230RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1033 119Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Ciorba Group, Inc. for professional engineering services for Contract 14-111-5C Preliminary Engineering for a Flood Control Project on 1st Avenue from Roosevelt Road to Cermak Road, in an amount not to exceed $651,696.70, Account 501-50000-601410, Requisition 1384978RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1037 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC., to Furnish and Deliver Cisco SmartNet service and support for Cisco routers and switches, in an amount not to exceed $173,805.17, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1382887RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1039 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 13-RFP-03 (Re-Bid) Professional Services for Biostatistician Support, with MC Consulting, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $72,000.00, Account 101-16000-601170, Requisition 1354052RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1042 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 14-705-21, Furnish and Deliver a Primary Sludge Pump with VFD to the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to Pro-Pump, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $69,309.00. Account 201-50000-645650, Requisition 1372508.RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1068 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 14-317-11, Furnish and Deliver Gas Detectors, Bump Test Stands and Electronic Cylinder Holders with Accessories for a Two-Year Period, to Five Star Safety Equipment, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $429,088.00, Account 101-25000-623780, Requisition 1377481RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1075 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 13-817-21, Furnish and Deliver One Diesel Tractor with End Loader to the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois, to A. C. McCartney Equipment, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $36,965.00, Account 201-50000-634860, Requisition 1349633RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1094 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 14-602-21, Furnish and Deliver Platform Lifts, to T & N Chicago, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $68,937.48. Account 201-50000-634990, Requisitions 1371153 and 1377217RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1095 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Precision Control System of Chicago, Inc., to Provide Parts and Service for the HVAC and Mechanical Intelligent Automation (I/A) Systems at the Calumet Water Reclamation TARP Pumping Station in an amount not to exceed $29,988.00, Account 101-68000-612680, Requisition 1369665RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1072 127Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 14-665-13 (Re-Bid), Landscape Maintenance, to Classic Landscape, Ltd., in an amount not to exceed $30,460.00, Account 101-67000-612420, Requisition 1364354RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1029 128Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior, for the Streetscape Project in an amount of $32,000.00, from an amount of $70,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $102,000.00, Account 501-50000-612490, Purchase Order 3080762RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1030 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 09-176-3P Sludge Thickening Facilities, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to McHugh Construction in an amount of $19,703.05, from an amount of $166,354,653.19, to an amount not to exceed $166,374,356.24, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001115RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1031 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 73-161-DH McCook Reservoir Expanded Stage 2 Overburden Removal, to Lane Construction Corporation in an amount of $29,150.00, from an amount of $18,666,667.00, to an amount not to exceed $18,695,817.00, Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 5001388RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1032 131Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 04-128-3P Westside Primary Settling Tanks 1-9 and Aerated Grit Facility, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Greeley and Hansen in an amount of $122.96, from an amount of $19,609,237.00, to an amount not to exceed $19,609,114.04, Account 401-50000-601420, Purchase Order 3043016RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1035 132Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 09-365-5F Heritage Park Flood Control Facility, to F.H. Paschen/Lake County Grading, A Joint Venture in an amount of $17,594.73, from an amount of $29,608,064.45, to an amount not to exceed $29,625,659.18, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 5001339RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1036 133Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Black and Veatch, Inc., for professional engineering services in an amount of $100,000.00, from an amount of $1,926,103.00, to an amount not to exceed $2,026,103.00, Accounts 401-50000-601410 and 601420, Purchase Order 3079474RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1041 134Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Microsystems, Inc., for Contract 12-RFP-17, Microfilming and Scanning Services for a Three-Year Period, in an amount of $13,500.00, from an amount of $158,836.00, to an amount not to exceed $145,336.00. Account 101-15000-612090, Purchase Order 3075218RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1044 135Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and exercise an option to extend the agreement for thirty-six (36) months, with LeasePlan USA, Inc., for Contract 11-RFP-19, Fleet Vehicle Management Services for a 36-Month Period, in an amount of $1,457,800.00, from an amount of $1,251,107.58, to an amount not to exceed $2,708,907.58, Accounts 101-15000-612080, 612860, Purchase Order 3070364 (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1051 136Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 12-696-11, Services of Tractor Mounted Paddle Aerators and Rotavators with Operators at LASMA and CALSMA, to Bechstein-Klatt, in an amount of $300,000.00 from an amount of $2,936,163.81 to an amount not to exceed $3,236,163.81, Account 101-66000-612520 , Purchase Orders 5001331 and 5001332RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1053 137Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Ricoh USA for services to provide maintenance, service, repairs and supplies for 15 Ricoh copiers in an amount of $4,800.00 from an amount of $28,558.67, to an amount not to exceed $33,358.67, Account 101-27000-612810, Purchase Order 8007248RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1055 138Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 12-673-11, Furnish and Deliver Repair Parts and Services for Trucks and Trailers at Various Locations, to B&W Truck Repair, Inc., in an amount of $18,250.00 from an amount of $155,077.57 to an amount not to exceed $173,327.57, Accounts 101-69000-612860/623250, Purchase Order 3070889RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1057 139Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 12-699-11, Services of Heavy Equipment with Operators for Materials Handling at LASMA and CALSMA, to M.A.T. Leasing, Inc., in an amount of $335,000.00, from an amount of $2,031,107.43, to an amount not to exceed $2,366,107.43, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001340RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1091 140Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Quarles & Brady LLP (Quarles) to represent the District's interest in the ComEd appeal of the delivery rate proceeding before the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) as a member of the REACT Coalition, and participate in settlement discussions to remedy the estimation method used by ComEd in their Embedded Cost of Service Study (ECOSS) and to participate in discussions of the ComEd Efficiency Program, in an amount of $125,000.00, from an amount of $166,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $291,000.00, Account 101-66000-601170 Purchase Order 3076742RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1061 141ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the months of July and August 2014RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1034 142Agenda ItemAuthorization to execute a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the design of the McCook Reservoir Des Plaines Inflow Tunnel project (As Revised)Deleted  Action details Not available
14-1060 143Agenda ItemAuthority to approve and execute a permanent stormwater utility easement agreement with the Village of Hanover Park for the construction and perpetual maintenance of storm sewers on the District’s Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant property (As Revised)Deleted  Action details Not available
14-1063 144ReportReport on the Release of Executive Session TranscriptsRecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1089 145ReportReport on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00 (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1064 146Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 25-year, 5’ x 2’,640’ non-exclusive easement to AT&T to install, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, and remove a 1¼-inch diameter underground cable on District real estate located south of Oscar Linn Road in Fulton County, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $2,500.00.RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1073 147Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a five (5) year permit extension to the City of Chicago for the continued use of five TARP dropshafts to receive emergency snowmelt discharges from snow-melting machines as part of the Emergency Snow Removal Plan for the Chicago Loop Area. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00.RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1074 148Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 25-year, non-exclusive easement to Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products US on 0.773± acres of District real estate located at the Gloria Alitto Majewski Reservoir site to construct, operate, maintain, repair and remove two (2) 6-inch pipelines. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $15,153.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1076 149Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 1-year permit to Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products US on 3.287± acres of District real estate located at the Gloria Alitto Majewski Reservoir site for use as a construction staging area for its pipeline relocation project. Consideration shall be $64,441.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1077 150Agenda ItemAuthority to acquire easement interests in the real estate commonly known as 5533 West 129th Street in Crestwood, Illinois comprising 0.174 acres relating to the construction of the Flood Control/Streambank Stabilization Project on Tinley Creek in Crestwood, Illinois and authority for payment to Glenn A. Fischer and Teresa M. Fischer, the owners of said real estate, in connection with Contract 10-883-AF in an amount not to exceed $47,000.00 plus closing and title costs, Account 501-50000-667340, Stormwater Management FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1078 151Agenda ItemAuthority to acquire easement interests in the real estate commonly known as 5424 and 5428 West 129th Street in Crestwood, Illinois comprising .481 acres related to the construction of the Flood Control/Streambank Stabilization Project on Tinley Creek in Crestwood, Illinois from Mangan Realty, Inc., the owner of said real estate, in connection with Contract 10-883-AF in consideration of repaving its parking lot after the project is completed at a cost of approximately $35,000.00 plus closing and title costs, Account 501-50000-667340, Stormwater Management FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1080 152Agenda ItemAuthority to acquire easement interests in the real estate commonly known as 5501 West 129th Street in Crestwood, Illinois comprising .051 acres relating to the construction of the Flood Control/Streambank Stabilization Project on Tinley Creek in Crestwood, Illinois and authority for payment to Ronald W. Postema and Elizabeth Postema, the owners of said real estate, in connection with Contract 10-883-AF in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00 plus closing and title costs, Account 501-50000-667340 Stormwater Management FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1081 153Agenda ItemAuthority to acquire easement interests in the real estate commonly known as 5441 West 129th Street in Crestwood, Illinois comprising .031 acres relating to the construction of the Flood Control/Streambank Stabilization Project on Tinley Creek in Crestwood, Illinois and authority for payment to Steven L. Jurlow and Paula M. Jurlow, the owners of said real estate, in connection with Contract 10-883-AF in an amount not to exceed $28,000.00 plus closing and title costs, Account 501-50000-667340 Stormwater Management FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1082 154Agenda ItemAuthority to acquire easement interests in the real estate commonly known as 5517 West 129th Street in Crestwood, Illinois comprising .072 acres relating to the construction of the Flood Control/Streambank Stabilization Project on Tinley Creek in Crestwood, Illinois and authority for payment to Beth Martin, the owner of said real estate, in connection with Contract 10-883-AF in an amount not to exceed $24,000.00 plus closing and title costs, Account 501-50000-667340 Stormwater Management FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1083 155Agenda ItemAuthority to acquire easement interests in the real estate commonly known as 5525 West 129th Street in Crestwood, Illinois comprising .089 acres relating to the construction of the Flood Control/Streambank Stabilization Project on Tinley Creek in Crestwood, Illinois and authority for payment to William J. Liberio and Michelle D. Liberio, the owners of said real estate, in connection with Contract 10-883-AF in an amount not to exceed $24,000.00 plus closing and title costs, Account 501-50000-667340 Stormwater Management FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1084 156Agenda ItemAuthority to acquire easement interests in the real estate commonly known as 5433 West 129th Street in Crestwood, Illinois comprising 0.048 acres relating to the construction of the Flood Control/Streambank Stabilization Project on Tinley Creek in Crestwood, Illinois and authority for payment to Robert T. Pehanich, the owner of said real estate, in connection with Contract 10-883-AF in an amount not to exceed $27,000.00 plus closing and title costs, Account 501-50000-667340 Stormwater Management FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1085 157Agenda ItemAuthority to purchase property interests in the real estate commonly known as 5509 West 129th Street in Crestwood, Illinois comprising 0.056 acres relating to the construction of the Flood Control/Streambank Stabilization Project on Tinley Creek in Crestwood, Illinois and authority for payment to David P. Cypser and Karen A. Cypser, the owners of said real estate, in connection with Contract 10-883-AF in an amount not to exceed $32,000.00 plus closing and title costs, Account 501-50000-667340 Stormwater Management FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1086 158Agenda ItemAuthority to acquire easement interests in the real estate commonly known as 5425 West 129th Street in Crestwood, Illinois comprising 0.059 acres relating to the construction of the Flood Control/Streambank Stabilization Project on Tinley Creek in Crestwood, Illinois and authority for payment to Karl D. Rohe and Susan A. Rohe, the owners of said real estate, in connection with Contract 10-883-AF in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 plus closing and title costs, Account 501-50000-667340 Stormwater Management FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1071 159Agenda ItemAuthorization to negotiate and enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Glenview for the acquisition of flood-prone properties, with payment to the Village of Glenview in an amount not to exceed $8,000,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
UC14-001 160User Charge OrdinanceAn Ordinance to Amend the User Charge Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1070 161Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a one-month permit extension to Olympic Oil Company on 3.1 acres of District real estate located at 5200 West 41st Street in Cicero, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 39.09 for staging an environmental cleanup action. Consideration shall be $4,450.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
14-1102 162Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Jesse Donald MadisonRecommendedPass Action details Not available