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Meeting Name: Committee of the Whole Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/19/2015 10:05 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
Published agenda: Not available Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Not available
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15-1274 11ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of October 2015, in the amount of $48,148,799.72RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1293 12ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, November 3, 2015RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1296 13ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 14-811-21, Furnish, Deliver and Install a Boiler System at the 125th Street Pumping Station, estimated cost $455,400.00 (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
15-1303 14ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, November 10, 2015RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1218 15Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into an agreement with Microsoft, under the State of Illinois Master Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (CMS6926470) for Microsoft Software and Software Maintenance for a three-year periodRecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1272 16Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of October 15, 2015, regarding Authority to advertise Contract 10-882-DF, Flood Control/Streambank Stabilization Project for Tinley Creek, estimated cost $793,375.00, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1404306, Agenda Item No. 16, File No. 15-1139RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1287 17Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of August 6, 2015, for Authority to advertise Contract 15-640-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Bisulfite, estimated cost $2,835,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000-623560, Requisitions 1397298, 1395267, 1396239 and 1393045, Agenda Item No. 19, File No. 15-0865RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1302 18Agenda ItemAuthorization to increase and extend Contract 14-942-11, Job Order Contracting Services, with Meccor Industries Ltd., for an additional twelve month period (first term), in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00, from $8,000,000.00 to $12,000,000.00, Accounts 101, 201, 401, 501 and 901 FundsDeletedPass Action details Video Video
15-1306 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to increase cost estimate for Contract 15-655-11 Manhole and Infrastructure Repairs, from $625,000.00 to $900,000.00, Account 101-66000-612600, Requisition 1387968RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
15-1264 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 11-052-3F, Streambank Stabilization Project for the West Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River, estimated cost $448,752.00, Account 401-50000-645720, Requisition 1409350Deleted  Action details Not available
15-1292 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 16-012-11 Furnish and Deliver Paint, Brushes, Solvents and Stains to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $47,000.00, Account 101-20000-623190RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1295 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 16-002-11 Furnish and Deliver Cylinder Gases and Bulk Liquid Argon to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $38,000.00, Account 101-20000-623840RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1260 113Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Early Morning Software, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver EMS PRISM Compliance Software On-Line Subscription License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $24,047.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1401081RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1262 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government, LLC to furnish and deliver Microsoft Software and Software Maintenance, in an amount not to exceed $1,728,303.12, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1401479RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1263 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to SHI International Corporation to Furnish and Deliver Adobe Acrobat Pro Software Maintenance, in an amount not to exceed $13,181.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1400769RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1265 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Southwest Conference of Mayors, for administrative assistance related to coordination of Watershed Planning Councils in Cook County, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1408745RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1266 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with West Central Municipal Conference, for administrative assistance related to coordination of Watershed Planning Councils in Cook County, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1408742RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1267 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, for administrative assistance related to coordination of Watershed Planning Councils in Cook County, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1408744RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1268 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Northwest Municipal Conference, for administrative assistance related to coordination of Watershed Planning Councils in Cook County, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1408743RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1275 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Laboratory Synergy L.L.C. to furnish and deliver maintenance, parts and supplies for Schott Titration Systems at various locations, in an amount not to exceed $43,200.00, Account 101-16000-612970, Requisition 1407163RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1276 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Environmental Resource Associates to furnish and deliver Proficiency Testing Standards, in an amount not to exceed $17,800.00, Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1407835RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1281 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, 2016 through December 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $110,000.00, Account 101-15000-612390, Requisition 1409567RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
15-1288 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing Excess Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Excess Casualty Insurance Coverage for the District in an amount not to exceed $1,072,550.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1409589RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1294 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 15-045-11, 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, to Sun-Times Media Productions, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $76,260.00, Account 101-20000-612360, Requisition 1403267RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
15-1304 125Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 15-036-12, 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 an amount not to exceed $27,853.75, Account 101-20000-623130RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1305 126Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 16-003-11, Furnish and Deliver Laboratory Disposable Gloves and Flexible Tubing to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Bushnell Incorporated, in an amount not to exceed $8,457.50, and Group B to Fisher Scientific Company, LLC in an amount not to exceed $28,584.04, Account 101-20000-623570RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1219 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to CDW Government, LLC to Furnish and Deliver Microsoft Software and Software Maintenance for a three-year period in an amount of $7,163.12, from an amount of $1,582,537.31, to an amount not to exceed $1,589,700.43, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 623800, Purchase Order 3075051RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1269 128Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 73-161-DH McCook Reservoir Expanded Stage 2 Overburden Removal, to Lane Construction Corporation in an amount of $322,465.20, from an amount of $18,897,817.00, to an amount not to exceed $19,220,282.20, Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 5001388RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1273 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase orders and amend the agreements for Contract 15-RFP-11 Legal Services for Workers’ Compensation Defense for the period June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2017 with Dennis Noble & Associates, P.C. in an amount of $27,000.00, from an amount of $170,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $197,000.00, Account 101-25000-601170, Purchase Orders 3085891RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
15-1282 130Agenda 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 $31,000.00, from an amount of $2,669,449.18, to an amount not to exceed $2,700,449.18, Account 101-15000-612860, Purchase Order 3070364RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1289 131Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease the purchase order and amend the agreement with Transportation Resource Associates, Inc., for Contract 11-RFP-04 Multi-Year Safety Management System Solution, in an amount of $10,596.60, from an amount of $55,420.75, to an amount not to exceed $44,824.15, Account 101-25000-612820, Purchase Order 3068587.RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1290 132ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of October 2015RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
15-1270 133Agenda ItemAuthority to accept and execute Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways Permit 14-09-4949-C for Contract 11-239-3S, Calumet Intercepting Sewer 19F Rehabilitation, CSARecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1277 134ReportReport on Public Notification of Significant Industrial Users Having Exemplary Compliance Records and Industrial Users Significantly Violating Pretreatment Standards or Other RequirementsRecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1271 135ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of October 2015RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1299 136Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend the Board Order of October 15, 2015, granting to the Northwest Suburban Municipal Joint Action Water Agency a 50-year non-exclusive easement on 31,521± sq. ft. of District real estate and a one (1) year temporary construction easement on 11,688± sq. ft. of District real estate located within the Majewski Reservoir site in unincorporated Elk Grove Village to construct a 72” water main by reducing the size of the 50-year easement to 10,849± sq. ft., by increasing the size of the temporary easement to 14,080± sq. ft., reducing the consideration for the 50-year easement from an annual fee of $36,250.00 to $12,476.00 per year, and increasing the consideration for the one (1) year temporary construction easement from $13,418.00 to $16,192.00 (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1300 137Agenda ItemAuthority to commence statutory procedures to lease approximately 9 acres of District real estate located at 6400 Canal Bank Road in Forest View, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 37.07 (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1291 138Agenda ItemAuthority to assist the Villages of Berkeley and Riverside with shovel ready projects under the Stormwater Management Phase II ProgramRecommendedPass Action details Not available
R15-008 139Right of Way OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance No. R15-008 amending Ordinance No. R15-002 Establishing the Right-of-Way for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of the Farmers and Prairie Creeks Flood Control Project in Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Niles and Maine Township (Contract 12-056-3F) in part of Sections 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 21, & 22 Township 41 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, IllinoisRecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1310 140Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Muenchmeyer Associates, LLC for Trenchless Technology Inspection Training, in an amount not to exceed $23,880.00, Account 101-50000-601100, Requisition 1410222RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1312 141Agenda ItemRequest for Order approving and adopting Hearing Officer’s Report Consisting of Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order, Following Expedited Hearing to the Board of Commissioners in the matter of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. DeNormandie Towel & Linen Supply Company a/k/a DeNormandie Towel & Linen, Inc., Enforcement Action No. 91652RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1313 142Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Augustus (“Gus”) Alexander Savage RecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1314 143ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating Commissioner Frank Avila and his wife Sherry on their 50th Wedding AnniversaryRecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1315 144ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of the Village of Franklin Park’s Natural Lawn Care PolicyRecommendedPass Action details Not available
15-1316 145ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 15-640-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Bisulfite, estimated cost $2,835,000.00 (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
15-1317 146ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners proclaiming that the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District stands with FranceRecommendedPass Action details Not available