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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/1/2016 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Not available
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Attachments: agenda packet, Errata Correction
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16-1239 11ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-11 Financial Advisory Services Related to the District Financing Program for a three-year period, estimated cost $100,000.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Requisition 1443107Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1240 12ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-04 Professional Services to Assist with the Development of Odor Control Strategies at the Egan and O’Brien Water Reclamation Plants, estimated cost $250,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition 1440275 (As Revised)Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1252 13ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, November 15, 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1270 14ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 16-612-21, Furnishing and Delivering Bio-P Control Equipment, estimated cost $142,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1273 15ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 16-618-12 (Re-Bid), Inspecting, Repairing and Pressure Testing of Fire Suppression Systems at Various Locations, estimated cost $164,400.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1275 16ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, November 22, 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1276 17ReportReport on rejection of proposals for 15-EOI-03, Expression of Interest, Beneficial Use of Biosolids and Composted BiosolidsPublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1242 18Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of April 21, 2016, regarding Authority to advertise Contract 16-618-11 Inspecting, Repairing, Recharging and Pressure Testing of Fire Suppression Systems at Various Locations, estimated cost $164,400.00, Account 101-69000-612780, Requisition 1422518, Agenda Item No. 15, File No. 16-0427ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1266 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 16-363-11 Proposal to Lease for 35-years 1.18 acres of District real estate located at 12900 South Throop Street in Calumet Park, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 16.04 from Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. in the amount of $10,260.00 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1278 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to rescind Board Order to issue purchase orders and enter into an agreement with ABB, Inc., to Provide ABB ServiceGrid Coverage at the O’Brien and Stickney Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount not to exceed $435,420.00, Accounts 101-67000, 69000-612650, Requisitions 1403588 and 1403263, Agenda Item No. 19, File No. 15-1406ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1221 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-670-11 Repair and Maintenance of Debris, Pontoon and Skimmer Boats, estimated cost $120,000.00, Account 101-66000-612790, Requisition 1434139ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1222 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-360-11 for public tender of bids a 10-year lease on 5.95 acres of District real estate located at 3154 S. California Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcels 42.05 and 42.16. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $195,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1223 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-361-11 for public tender of bids for a five (5) year lease on approximately 3 acres of District real estate located at 4100 West 41st Street in Forest View, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 38.11. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $85,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1230 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 15-124-3P Conversion of Two Gravity Concentration Tanks to Primary Sludge Fermenters, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $1,900,000.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1439576ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1243 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-640-11 Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Bisulfite, estimated cost $2,834,770.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000-623560, Requisitions 1436259, 1436260, 1437174 and 1445217ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1249 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-012-11 Furnish and Deliver Paint, Brushes, Solvents and Stains to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $53,500.00, Account 101-20000-623190ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1217 117Agenda 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 1443954ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1218 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to SHI International Corporation to Furnish and Deliver Adobe Acrobat Pro Software License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $17,250.00, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 623800, Requisition 1425941ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
16-1225 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Avaya Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Avaya Aura Foundation and Core Licensing in an amount not to exceed $65,751.96, Accounts 101-27000-623800, 612840 Requisition 1444831ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
16-1237 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AutoClear, LLC, to provide maintenance for the MWRD Police AutoClear X-Ray Machine at MOB, in an amount not to exceed $13,068.00, Account 101-15000-612800, Requisition 1443943ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1238 121Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with 3M Cogent, Inc., for the MWRD Police to utilize the 3M Cogent LiveScan Systems used by MWRD Police; and provide maintenance services for the equipment at Stickney and the Main Office Building, in an amount not to exceed $13,566.00, Account 101-15000-612490, Requisition 1443957ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1245 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to GIC 101 Erie LLC, for maintenance and operation of the common areas of the 101 Erie Street Buildings for the period of January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, Account 101-15000-612390, Requisition 1445213ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
16-1250 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to the Illinois Central Railroad Company (ICRR), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway Company, to Provide Railroad Track Maintenance for the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, Account 101-69000-612670ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1274 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to LAI, Ltd., to Furnish and Deliver Process Equipment and Parts to Various Locations for a Three-Year Period, in an amount not to exceed $555,000.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070, 623090, 623270 and 623780ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1279 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Gardner Denver Nash, LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Pump and Compressor Parts for the Nash Digester Compressors and Nash Gas Booster Compressors, to the Calumet, Stickney and North Side Water Reclamation Plants, in a total amount not to exceed $55,000.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623270ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1280 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to the Hach Company, to Furnish and Deliver Hach Company Analyzer Materials and Equipment to Various Locations for a Three-Year Period, in an amount not to exceed $313,500.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, and 69000-623070ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1269 127Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 16-051-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hand Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and B, to Choctaw - Kaul Distribution Company, in an amount not to exceed $48,789.62, Account 101-20000-623680ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1271 128Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 16-005-12, Furnish and Deliver Pallets to Various Locations, for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Rose Pallet, LLC., in an amount not to exceed $31,340.40 Account 101-20000-623130ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1234 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase the purchase order and to exercise an option to extend the agreement for an additional twenty-four (24) month period for Contract 13-RFP-15 for A Risk Management Information System, with Origami Risk L.L.C., in an amount of $148,600.00 from an amount of $271,900.00 to an amount not to exceed $420,500.00, Accounts 201-50000-601170, 101-27000-612820, Purchase Order 3081150ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1235 130Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Networkfleet, Inc., for Maintenance of the Vehicle Location System for District Vehicles, in an amount of $27,500.00, from an amount of $47,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $19,500.00, Account 101-15000-612860, Purchase Order 3088368ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1236 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Leaseplan USA, Inc., for Contract 11-RFP-19 Fleet Vehicle Management Services for a 36-Month Period, in an amount of $28,800.00, from an amount of $2,696,542.69, to an amount not to exceed $2,725,342.69, Account 101-15000-612860, Purchase Order 3070364ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1241 132Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 16-666-11, Hazardous Waste Disposal at Various Locations, to Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC, in an amount of $20,000.00 from an amount of $195,675.65 to an amount not to exceed $215,675.65, Account 101-66000-612520, Purchase Order 5001558ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1244 133Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 13-610-12, Furnish and Deliver Boiler Repair Parts and Recertified Safety Relief Valves to Various Locations, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount of $20,618.15 from an amount of $318,704.82 to an amount not to exceed $298,086.67, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612240/623070/623090, Purchase Orders 3079608 and 3079609ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1246 134Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 15-416-11 Providing Operating Engineering Services to the Main Office Building Complex for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, to Anchor Mechanical, Inc., in an amount of $52,000.00, from an amount of $3,183,089.18, to an amount not to exceed $3,235,089.18, Accounts 101-15000-612370/612390, Purchase Order 5001528ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1247 135Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2016 departmental appropriations in the amount of $14,000.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1255 136Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into intergovernmental agreements with municipalities for the use of Global Positioning System units to complete sewer mappingApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1272 137Agenda ItemAuthority to amend a Sewer Service Agreement with the Village of BartlettApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1277 138Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Rodger Hilger vs. MWRDGC, Case 07 WC 36053, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $190,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1228 139ReportFinal report on emergency Contract 16-700-01, Emergency Repairs to the North Side Main Switchgear, to Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc., Purchase Order 3091592, Account 201-50000-645650Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1224 140Agenda ItemAuthority to amend Lease Agreement dated September 15, 2016, between the District and the Chicago Department of Transportation on 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 for the construction, maintenance and operation of a suspended aerial bridge spanning the River from Clark Park to California Park to add an additional 0.273 acres for the extension of the path to Irving Park Road. Consideration shall be $10.00Deleted  Action details Not available
16-1227 141Agenda 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 profits (Deferred from the December 1, 2016 Board Meeting) "ADOPTED AS AMENDED. REFER TO FILE ID #16-1227A"Deferred  Action details Video Video
16-1267 142Agenda ItemAuthority to commence statutory procedures to lease 14.494 acres of District real estate located at 3426 South Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 41.07ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1268 143Agenda ItemAuthority to amend Lease Agreement dated September 15, 2016, between the District and the Chicago Department of Transportation on 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 for the construction, maintenance and operation of a suspended aerial bridge spanning the River from Clark Park to California Park to add an additional 0.415 acres for the extension of the path to Irving Park Road. Consideration shall be $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1282 144ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Commissioner David J. Walsh’s fourteen months of service to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
16-1283 145ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating Mother McAuley High School for winning the Illinois State Volleyball ChampionshipAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
16-1284 146ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Commissioner Michael A. Alvarez’s six years of service to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation DistrictAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
16-1232 147Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with the Iowa State University for professional engineering services for Contract 14-062-AP Evaluation of Revolving Algae Biofilm System for Recovery of Nutrients Phase 2, O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $219,514.00, Account 201-50000-601170, Requisition 1444817ApprovedPass Action details Not available