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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/6/2016 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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16-1033 11ReportReport on the sale of $426,260,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds of 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-0996 12ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 16-RFP-28, Procurement of Energy Advisory Services, estimated cost $350,000.00, Account 101-66000-612430, Requisition 1434140Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1021 13ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 16-RFP-21, Professional Services for the Development of Phosphorus Removal Feasibility Studies for the Kirie, Egan, Hanover Park and Lemont Water Reclamation Plants, estimated cost $800,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition 1432067Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1026 14ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, September 13, 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1027 15ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, September 20, 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1028 16ReportReport on rejection of proposals for 16-RFP-27, Pre-Employment Physical Examination and Drug/Alcohol Testing Services, estimated cost $140,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1036 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, September 27, 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1006 18Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for 2017 membership dues in the amount of $66,460.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1013 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of September 1, 2016, regarding Issue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, for professional engineering services for Contract 16-078-2C, Development of a Scalable Flow-through Algal Wastewater Treatment System for Sustainable Nutrient Removal, O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $210,831.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition 1432460, Agenda Item No. 31, File No. 16-0863ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1018 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend the scope of work for Contract 13-805-2S Television Inspection and Recording of Sewers and Manholes at Various Locations to National Power Rodding, Account 201-50000-612600, Purchase Order 5001482ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0987 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 16-481-11 Furnish and Deliver Six Leica ZENO 20 GIS Collection Units, estimated cost $88,000.00, Account 201-50000-634600, Requisition 1434174ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1003 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 16-815-21 Furnish and Deliver One Gear Reducer to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $225,000.00, Account 201-50000-634620, Requisition 1436946ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1004 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-617-11, Inspection and Repair of Cranes and Hoists at Various Locations, estimated cost $418,488.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612240/612680/612760, Requisitions 1436434, 1436433, 1436436, 1436437, 1436932, and 1436933ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1029 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 16-045-11 Publish Invitations to Bid for Contracts, Legal Notices for Original Entrance and Promotional Civil Service Examinations, and Other Legal Notices for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $59,500.00, Account 101-20000-612360ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0985 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 16-RFP-23, Specialized Auditing Services, with Plante & Moran, PLLC, in an amount not to exceed $49,540.00 for a two-year period. Account 101-40000-612430, Requisition 1427345.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1007 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to IDenticard Systems, to Furnish and Deliver a visitor management system for the Main Office Building Complex (MOBC) under General Services Administration (GSA) Joint Purchasing Contract GS-25F-0046M, in an amount not to exceed $11,736.94, Accounts 101-15000-623800/623810, Requisition 1435800Deferred  Action details Not available
16-1012 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CommVault Systems, Inc. for maintenance renewal for CommVault’s Backup Software and Premier Maintenance Package, in an amount not to exceed $142,723.04, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1435830ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1037 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 16-810-21, Furnish and Deliver Six Submersible Grit Pumps to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Atlas & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $96,000.00, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisition 1420662ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1030 119Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 16-036-11, Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium Chloride to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Russo Hardware, Inc., D/B/A Russo Power Equipment, in a total amount not to exceed $26,889.00, Account 101-20000-623130ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1039 120Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 16-032-11, Furnish and Deliver Coveralls, Rainwear and Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and B to R.S. Hughes Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $27,610.98, Account 101-20000-623700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1040 121Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 15-122-3P, Aeration Tanks Air Valves Automation in Batteries A, B, C and D, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $6,566,307.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $328,315.35, for a total amount not to exceed $6,894,622.35, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1427329ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0986 122Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Veritext Corp., for Contract 13-RFP-13, Court Reporting Services, in an amount of $105,000.00, from an amount of $293,742.38, to an amount not to exceed $398,742.38, Accounts 101-25000, 30000, 40000-612250 and 401, 501-50000-612250, Purchase Order 3079514, 3079515, 3079517 and 3079516ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0991 123Agenda ItemAuthority to increase and exercise the option to extend agreement with Heartland Bank and Trust Company for Contract 12-RFP-25, Farm Management Support Services, in an amount of $62,000.00 from an amount of $213,140.40 to an amount not to exceed $275,140.40, Account 101-66000-612430, Purchase Order 3074977ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0992 124Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 15-636-11, Furnishing and Delivering Hydrogen Peroxide, to Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC, in an amount of $68,000.00 from an amount of $246,631.96 to an amount not to exceed $314,631.96, Account 101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3086262ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0997 125Agenda ItemAuthority 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 $300,000.00 from an amount of $3,612,294.43 to an amount not to exceed $3,312,294.43, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001457ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0998 126Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 14-630-11, Furnish and Deliver Ferric Chloride to the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., in an amount of $49,203.75 from an amount of $114,757.50 to an amount not to exceed $65,553.75, Account 101-67000-623560, Purchase Order 3081379ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0999 127Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 15-696-11, Services of Tractor Mounted Paddle Aerators and Rotavators with Operators, to Bechstein-Klatt Loading and Shredding, in an amount of $350,000.00, from an amount of $3,833,548.84 to an amount not to exceed $3,483,548.84, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001506ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1001 128Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 15-699-11, Services of Heavy Equipment with Operators, to K.L.F. Enterprises, Inc., in an amount of $150,000.00 from an amount of $2,247,736.47 to an amount not to exceed $2,397,736.47, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001510ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1002 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase 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 $669,000.00, from an amount of $13,222,102.00, to an amount not to exceed $13,891,102.00, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001472ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1010 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 15-935-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hydroxide, to K. A. Steel Chemicals, Inc., in an amount of $146,000.00 from an amount of $679,016.00 to an amount not to exceed $825,016.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3086584ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1011 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 16-685-52, Furnishing, Delivering and Administration of Rain Barrels, to Greenlane Environmental & Recycling Services, Inc., in an amount of $768,450.00 from an amount of $1,536,900.00 to an amount not to exceed $2,305,350.00, Account 501-50000-623990, Purchase Order 3090861ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1023 132Agenda ItemAuthority 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 from the September 15, 2016 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
16-1019 133Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with the DuPage River Salt Creek Workgroup for collaboration on stream restoration projectsApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1022 134ReportReport on Public Notification of Significant Industrial Users Having Exemplary Compliance Records and Industrial Users Significantly Violating Pretreatment Standards or Other RequirementsPublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-0993 135ReportReport on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1017 136Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims of Michael Roman vs. MWRDGC, Cases 14 WC 34137 & 14 WC 34138 in the sum of $90,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1024 137Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a settlement agreement and mutual general release with the trustee for Blue Island Phenol regarding unpaid 2013 User Charges at issue in the Assignment for the Benefit of CreditorsApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1038 138Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Thomas Schultz vs. MWRDGC, Claim W001380113, in the sum of $29,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1031 139Agenda ItemRequesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the appointment of John P. Murray as the Director of Maintenance and Operations for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoApprovedPass Action details Video Video
16-1032 140Agenda ItemRequesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the appointment of Beverly K. Sanders as the Director of Human Resources for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-0988 141Agenda ItemRequest for Authorization to Continue District Employee Participation for the Working in the Schools (WITS) ProgramApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1008 142Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a Termination of Lease Agreement with Chicago Title Land Trust Company, as Trustee Under Trust Agreement 3253, and G & I VII VK Land Western, LLC, Beneficiary Under Trust Agreement 3253 of its lease agreement on 1.234 acres of District real estate located north of the Main Channel and east of Western Avenue in Chicago, Illinois and known as Main Channel Parcel 43.02. Consideration shall be $118,163.36ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1034 143Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 30-month, non-exclusive easement to ACBL across Main Channel Parcel 16.04, the District’s CSSC Controlling Works area and the District’s temporary low water crossing in unincorporated Lockport, Will County, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1035 144Agenda ItemAuthority to amend Lease Agreement dated February 4, 1988, with the City of Palos Heights on approximately 78 acres of District real estate located south of the Cal-Sag Channel between the Northfolk Southern Railway and Ridgeland Avenue in Palos Heights, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 8.08 and 9.04, and commonly referred to as the Lake Katherine Nature Center, to allow additional uses. Consideration shall be a nominal $10.00 fee plus 25% of the net profitsDeleted  Action details Not available
16-1042 145ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners endorsing Our Great Rivers (As Revised)AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
16-1000 146Agenda ItemAuthority 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 $75,000.00 from an amount of $4,087,338.30 to an amount not to exceed $4,012,388.30, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001544ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1016 147Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Greeley and Hansen LLC for professional engineering services for Contract 16-270-3P Covered Composting System, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in an amount not to exceed $4,145,644.00, Account 401-50000-612450, Requisition 1435241ApprovedPass Action details Not available