Details Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/15/2016 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Board Room Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Agenda packet: Not available Meeting video: Video eComment: Not available   Attachments: Agenda Packet 09-15-2016 Meeting Items (59) 59 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video 16-0975 1 1 Report Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of August 2016, in the amount of $38,192,875.12 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 16-0959 1 2 Report Report of bid opening of Tuesday, August 30, 2016 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 16-0939 1 3 Agenda Item Authorization to accept minimum initial annual rental bid for Contract 16-362-11 Proposal to Lease for 10-years approximately nine (9) acres of District real estate located at 6400 Canal Bank Road in Forest View, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 37.07 from Northfield Block Company in the amount of $160,000.00 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0942 1 4 Agenda Item Authorization for payment to Core Consulting Group, LLC. for tuition fees for four (4) participants to attend a Pilot Leadership Development Program for Emerging Leaders in the Wastewater Utility Industry, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00, Account 101-25000-601100 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0952 1 5 Agenda Item Authorization to enter into an agreement for Contract 16-RFP-18 Health Plan Administrator, with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, a division of Health Care Service Corporation, for a three-year period, effective January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019, Account 101-25000-601250 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0969 1 6 Agenda Item Authorization to amend the agreement and expand the scope of work with the law firm of Thompson Coburn LLP to represent and counsel the District in connection with branding of the District's composted biosolids product and the review of a patented process for nutrient removal, Account 101-30000-612430, Purchase Order 3089335 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0924 1 7 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 16-480-11 Renew and Provide Maintenance and Support for all Existing MWRD Polycom Videoconference Equipment, estimated cost $13,533.14, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1432636 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0929 1 8 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 16-366-11 for public tender of bids for a 39-year lease on portions of the ground floor and outdoor plaza consisting of approximately 10,751 sq. ft. of the 101-111 East Erie Street building in Chicago, Illinois. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $45,000.00 (Deferred from the September 1, 2016 Board Meeting) Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0930 1 9 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 17-678-11 Locksmith Services at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $82,500.00, Account 101-69000-612680, Requisitions 1427320, 1427351, 1427352 Deleted   Action details Not available 16-0938 1 10 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 16-367-11 for public tender of bids the sale of an approximately 25’x 125’ parcel of District real estate located at 3548 South Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The minimum sale price bid shall be established at $50,000.00 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0947 1 11 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 16-608-21 Furnish and Deliver Concrete Erosion Control Block Mats to SEPA 4, estimated cost $80,000.00, Account 201-50000-645600, Requisition 1430718 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0953 1 12 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 10-883-CF, Cherry Creek East Branch Flood Control Project, estimated cost $4,860,035.00, Accounts 401-50000-645620 and 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1434173 (Deferred from the Board Meeting of September 1, 2016) Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0955 1 13 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 16-051-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hand Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $45,000.00, Account 101-20000-623680 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0918 1 14 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 16-RFP-12, Professional Services for Biostatistician Support, with Sustainable Systems LLC in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00, Account 101-16000-612430, Requisition 1419638 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0923 1 15 Agenda Item Issue purchase order to DLT Solutions, LLC to Furnish and Deliver New Licenses and Renewal of the Autodesk Subscription and Advanced Support Program for AutoCAD Software, in an amount not to exceed $73,864.81, Account 101-27000-612820 Requisition 1425947 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0925 1 16 Agenda Item Issue purchase order to CDW Government, LLC to Furnish and Deliver Symantec Software License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $16,196.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1428919 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0941 1 17 Agenda Item Issue purchase order to Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc., for furnishing Fiduciary Liability Insurance for the Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust, in an amount not to exceed $8,946.00, and authorization for payment by direct voucher to Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc., for furnishing Fiduciary Liability Insurance for the Retiree Health Care Trust (OPEB), in an amount not to exceed $6,254.00, Accounts 101-25000-612290 and P802-11000-798200 respectively, Requisition 1431710 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0951 1 18 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hach Company, for preventive maintenance, repair and consumable supplies for Lachat QC8500 Flow Injection Analyzers and Peripheral Accessories, in an amount not to exceed $43,640.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition 1432949 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0958 1 19 Agenda Item Issue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with DHI Water & Environment, Inc. for professional engineering services for Contract 16-835-3C Energy Neutrality Feasibility Study at the Egan and the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount not to exceed $353,841.97, Account 401-50000-612440, Requisition 1429750 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0972 1 20 Agenda Item Issue purchase order for Contract 16-107-11, Furnish and Deliver American Sigma Flowmeters, to Atlas and Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $42,500.00, Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1410209 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0973 1 21 Agenda Item Issue purchase order for Contract 16-641-11, Furnishing and Delivering Liquid Carbon Dioxide to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Air Liquide Industrial US, LP, in an amount not to exceed $1,032,000.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1426350 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0956 1 22 Agenda Item Authority to award Contract 15-072-3D, Safety Railing Around Tanks, Terrence J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to Fence Masters, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,400,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $70,000.00, for a total amount not to exceed $1,470,000.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1423508 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0957 1 23 Agenda Item Authority to award Contract 16-025-11, Furnish and Deliver Plumbing Pipe, Fittings and Valves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A, D, E, and G to Marco Supply Company, Inc., d.b.a Johnson Pipe & Supply Company, Inc., in a total amount not to exceed $79,155.92, Groups B and I to Griffith Windustrial Company in an amount not to exceed $17,623.80, and Groups C, F, and H to Columbia Pipe & Supply Company, in an amount not to exceed $133,150.82, Account 101-20000-623090 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0960 1 24 Agenda Item Authority to award Contract 16-049-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Work Gloves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A, B, C & D to Fairmont Supply Company, in an amount not to exceed $55,708.51, Account 101-20000-623700 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0961 1 25 Agenda Item Authority to award Contract 16-056-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hardware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups B & C to Liberty Fastener Company in an amount not to exceed $27,139.57, Account 101-20000-623700 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0979 1 26 Agenda Item Authority to award Contract 16-673-13 (Re-Bid), Heavy Equipment Repairs at Various Locations, Group A to Howell Tractor & Equipment, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $119,770.00, and Group B to Stevenson Crane Service, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $615,960.00, Accounts 101-66000, 68000-612760, Requisitions 1404751, 1407147 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0919 1 27 Agenda Item Authority to decrease purchase order and amend agreement with CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc. for professional engineering design services for Contract 10-716-3P Lemont Pumping Station, Force Mains, Reservoir, and Wet Weather Treatment Facility in an amount of $1,529,294.51, from an amount of $6,774,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $5,244,705.49, Account 401-50000-612450, Purchase Order 3070835 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0920 1 28 Agenda Item Authority to decrease purchase order and amend agreement with Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. for professional engineering services for Contract 08-867-3P Digester Gas Utilization and Storage Facilities at the Stickney, Calumet, and Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants in an amount of $4,501,481.77, from an amount of $8,256,435.00, to an amount not to exceed $3,754,953.23, Account 401-50000-612450, Purchase Order 3061152 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0921 1 29 Agenda Item Authority to decrease purchase order and amend agreement with Donahue and Associates, Inc. for professional engineering design services for Contract 06-023-3P Stop Logs and Diversion Pumps at Wilmette Pump Station and Evanston Pump Station Rehabilitation in an amount of $388,305.71, from an amount of $1,199,449.00, to an amount not to exceed $811,143.29, Account 401-50000-612470, Purchase Order 3069162 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0922 1 30 Agenda Item Authority to decrease purchase order and amend agreement with CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc. for professional engineering services for Contract 11-241-3P Disinfection Facilities, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in an amount of $205,636.07, from an amount of $6,308,396.00, to an amount not to exceed $6,102,759.93, Account 401-50000-612470, Purchase Order 3073427 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0926 1 31 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase order to CDW Government, LLC to Furnish and Deliver Microsoft Software and Software Maintenance in an amount of $31,896.50, from an amount of $1,728,303.12, to an amount not to exceed $1,760,199.62, Account 101-27000-623800, Purchase Order 3087702 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0927 1 32 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with RSM US LLP (formerly McGladrey LLP), for Contract 14-RFP-36 ,Professional Auditing Services, in an amount of $244,450.00, from an amount of $258,750.00, to an amount not to exceed $503,200.00, Accounts 101-40000-601170 and P802-11000-798200, Purchase Order 3086839 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0931 1 33 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 16-691-11, Truck Hauling of Processed Solids for LASMA and CALSMA, Group A, to Ox Cart Trucking, Inc., in an amount of $325,687.00 from an amount of $4,413,075.30 to an amount not to exceed $4,087,388.30, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001544 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0932 1 34 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 16-691-11, Truck Hauling of Processed Solids for LASMA and CALSMA, Group B, to Gosia Cartage, Ltd., in an amount of $72,958.00 from an amount of $2,594,716.38 to an amount not to exceed $2,521,758.38, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001545 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0934 1 35 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 14-690-11, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from LASMA, CALSMA and the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to Stewart Spreading, Inc., in an amount of $1,521,738.00, from an amount of $14,743,840.00, to an amount not to exceed $13,222,102.00, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001472 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0935 1 36 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 98-RFP-10 Design, Build, Own, Finance, Operate and Maintain a 150 Dry Tons Per Day Biosolids Processing Facility at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and Beneficially Use the Final Product for a Period of 20 years, to Metropolitan Biosolids Management, LLC, in an amount of $2,654,497.50 from an amount of $208,100,750.65 to an amount not to exceed $205,446,253.15, Account 101-69000-612590, Purchase Order 5000950 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0936 1 37 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 16-625-11, Diving Services at Various Locations, to Ballard Marine Construction, Inc., in an amount of $21,960.00 from an amount of $222,560.00 to an amount not to exceed $200,600.00, Account 101-66000-612490, Purchase Order 5001555 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0937 1 38 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 14-692-12, Utilization and Transportation of Air Dried Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, to Synagro Central, LLC, Option C, (Items 1 and 4), in an amount of $552,200.00 from an amount of $4,164,494.43 to an amount not to exceed $3,612,294.43, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Orders 5001457 and 5001458 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0943 1 39 Agenda Item Authority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Carlson Environmental, Inc., for professional environmental consulting services, including Phase II environmental site investigations of MWRDGC-owned land, in an amount of $14,100.00 from an amount of $600,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $585,900.00, Account 101-66000-612430, Purchase Order 3088388 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0944 1 40 Agenda Item Authority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Huff & Huff, Inc., for professional environmental consulting services including Phase II environmental site investigations of MWRDGC-owned land, in an amount of $14,100.00 from an amount of $600,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $585,900.00, Account 101-66000-612430, Purchase Order 3087956 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0945 1 41 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase order and exercise an option to extend agreement for a one-year period, for Contract 16-RFP-01 Perform Federal Legislative Consulting Services, with O’Connell & Dempsey, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $360,000.00, from an amount of $382,800.00, to an amount not to exceed $742,800.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Order 3088453 Deferred   Action details Not available 16-0946 1 42 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase order and exercise an option to extend agreement for a one-year period, for Contract 15-RFP-02 State Legislative Liaison Consulting Services, with Kevin J. Fitzpatrick, in an amount not to exceed $102,000.00, from an amount of $204,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $306,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Order 3084016 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0948 1 43 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase orders and exercise an option to extend agreements for a one-year period, for Contract 15-RFP-03 State Legislative Consulting Services, with Charles R. Vaughn, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, Ado Leo Rugai, Attorney and Counselor at Law, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, Paul L. Williams & Associates, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, and Miguel A. Santiago Consulting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, from an amount of $168,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $252,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Orders 3084096, 3084097, 3084098, and 3084099 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0949 1 44 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 14-425-12, Furnish and Deliver Offset and Miscellaneous Specialty Paper to Various District Locations for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, to Unisource Worldwide, Inc. in an amount of $16,900.00, from an amount of $250,855.98 to an amount not to exceed $233,955.98. Account 101-15000-623520, Purchase Order 3082250 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0950 1 45 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 16-405-12 (Re-Bid), Provide Maintenance and Printing Supplies for Xerox Nuvera 288 and DocuColor 7002 at the MWRDGC Print Shop for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, to Xerox Corporation, in an amount of $12,575.00, from an amount of $251,900.00 to an amount not to exceed $239,325.00, Account 101-15000-612800, Purchase Order 3088797 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0966 1 46 Agenda Item Authority to transfer 2016 departmental appropriations in the amount of $3,700,000.00 in the Capital Improvements Bond Fund Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0954 1 47 Report Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the months of July and August 2016 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 16-0978 1 48 Agenda Item Authority for the Board of Commissioners to review the request by DustCatchers, Inc., 8801 South Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617, for review of the 2015 User Charge Liability Determination made by the Director of the Monitoring and Research Department - Appeal No. 16B-001 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0970 1 49 Agenda Item Authority to settle in the amount of $9,850,000.00 the eminent domain lawsuit entitled The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District v. International Bank of Chicago as Trustee under the Provisions of a Trust Agreement dated the 30th day of December, 2014 and known as Trust No. 2014-4, et. al., Case No. 16 L 050200 in the Circuit Court of Cook County to acquire fee simple title comprising of 21.22± acres for the Addison Creek Reservoir, Contract 11-186-3F located at 2795 W. Washington Boulevard in Bellwood, Illinois. Account No. 401-50000-656010 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0968 1 50 Report Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Acting Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of August 2016. Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 16-0940 1 51 Agenda Item Authority to enter into a 10-year lease agreement with the Village of Willow Springs on approximately 2.13 acres of District real estate located west of Willow Springs Road and south of the Main Channel in Willow Springs, Illinois and known as Main Channel Parcel 29.04 for use as a parking lot. Consideration shall be an initial annual rental fee of $12,000.00 Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0962 1 52 Agenda Item Authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 8618 Natchez Avenue in Burbank, IL for the construction of the Melvina Ditch Reservoir Improvements and authority for payment to Joan L. Schlosser, the owner of said real estate for the purchase price, in an amount of $264,000.00, plus closing costs, and relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $50,900.00, plus closing costs, Account 401-50000-656010, Capital Improvements Bond Fund Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0963 1 53 Agenda Item Authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 8559 Nashville Avenue in Burbank, IL for the construction of the Melvina Ditch Reservoir Improvements and authority for payment to Dwayne A. Cerny and Denise M. Cerny, the owners of said real estate for the purchase price, in an amount of $231,000.00, plus closing costs, and relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $46,760.00 plus closing costs, Account 401-50000-656010, Capital Improvements Bond Fund Deleted   Action details Not available 16-0967 1 54 Agenda Item Authority to amend Board Order of January 8, 2015, authorizing and approving the entry into a 39-year lease with the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Department of Transportation on approximately 0.343 acres of District real estate along the east and west banks of the North Branch of Chicago River, north and south of Addison Street along with the right-of-way necessary for the construction, maintenance and operation of a suspended aerial bridge spanning the River from Clark Park to California Park known as the Addison Street Underbridge Path, to reflect that the lease will be between the District and Chicago Department of Transportation Approved Pass Action details Not available 16-0964 1 55 Motion MOTION to reappoint Commissioner Mariyana T. Spyropoulos to a five-year term as a Commissioner on the Public Building Commission of Chicago Adopted Pass Action details Video 16-0976 1 56 Resolution RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Moravian Day festival Adopted Pass Action details Not available 16-0980 1 57 Resolution RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the “Imagine a Day Without Water” campaign Adopted Pass Action details Video UC16-002 1 58 User Charge Ordinance Request Authority to Amend the User Charge Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Adopted Pass Action details Video 16-0984 1 59 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 16-RFP-17 Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) Solution, with Samanage USA, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $25,993.50, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1423959 Approved Pass Action details Not available