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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/5/2017 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
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17-0048 1 MotionMOTION to nominate Mariyana T. Spyropoulos as President of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0049 1 MotionMOTION to nominate Barbara J. McGowan as Vice-President of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0050 1 MotionMOTION to nominate Frank Avila as Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Not available
17-0036 11ReportReport on the investment interest income during October 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0037 12ReportReport on the investment interest income during November 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0038 13ReportReport on investments purchased during October 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0039 14ReportReport on investments purchased during November 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1366 15ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, December 13, 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0008 16ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-16 Flexible Spending Account Administrator, estimated cost $195,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0031 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, December 20, 2016Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
16-1365 18Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of December 1, 2016, regarding Report on Advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-04 Professional Services to Assist with the Development of Odor Control Strategies at the John E. Egan and Terrence J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plants, estimated cost $250,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition 1440275 (As Revised), Agenda Item No. 2, File No. 16-1240ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1369 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of November 3, 2016, regarding Authority to advertise Contract 17-604-11 Furnish and Deliver Air Handling Coils to Various Locations, estimated cost $110,485.00, Account 101-67000/68000/69000-623270, Requisitions 1424442, 1424447 and 1425110, Agenda Item No. 16, File No. 16-1114ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0001 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend the Master Agreement with the Board of Regents of the Iowa State University to extend the agreement termination date from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2018ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0009 111Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of October 20, 2016, regarding Authority to increase purchase order and amend an agreement with RedVector, LLC. in an amount of $14,200.00, from an amount of $19,200.00, to an amount not to exceed $33,400.00, Account 101-25000-612820, Purchase Order 3087719, Agenda Item No. 40, File 16-1064ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0021 112Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the Chicago Wilderness Trust for Executive Council - Legacy Partner membership dues in the amount of $17,000.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0023 113Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the U.S. Water Alliance for the 2017 annual membership dues and the 2017 Value of Water Campaign Sponsorship in the amount of $35,000.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0033 114Agenda ItemAuthorization to ratify and approve payments made to Global Knowledge in the amount of $20,145.00 in budget year 2015ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0035 115Agenda ItemAuthorization to rescind Board Order to issue purchase order and amend the agreement with Gartner, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver General Information Technology Consulting Services, Research and Advisory Services, in an amount not to exceed $127,800.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1433969, Agenda Item No. 27, File No. 16-0854ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0003 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-613-11 Scavenger Services at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $3,994,900.00, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1445212, 1437175, 1449772, 1440568, 1449774, 1449775 and 1449762 (Deferred from the January 5, 2017 Board Meeting)"ADOPTED AS AMENDED, REFER TO FILE ID#17-0003A"Deferred  Action details Not available
17-0004 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-362-11 for public tender of bids a 39-year lease on 5.65± acres of vacant District real estate located at 4101 South Cicero Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 40.01. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $177,500.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0005 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-363-11 for public tender of bids a 60-year lease on seven (7) acres of District real estate located south of the Cal-Sag Channel and west of Cicero Avenue in Crestwood, Illinois; eastern portion of Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 11.04. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $260,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0014 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-605-21, Cofferdam Construction and Removal at the Lockport Controlling Works, Estimated cost $375,000.00, Account 201-50000-645720, Requisition 1439609 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0028 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-027-11 Furnish and Deliver Glass and Plastic Labware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $170,500.00, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0029 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-028-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Laboratory Supplies to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $64,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0030 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-002-11 Furnish and Deliver Cylinder Gases and Bulk Liquid Argon to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $77,500.00, Account 101-20000-623840ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0011 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Kofax, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Software Maintenance and Support for the Kofax Network Fax Software, in an amount not to exceed $24,997.00, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1446948ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0012 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 16-RFP-06 Internet Services, with AT&T Corp. in an amount not to exceed $290,958.48, Account 101-27000-612210, Requisition 1414646ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0013 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, to Furnish and Deliver Hewlett Packard Maintenance for HPE Servers and SANs, in an amount not to exceed $114,725.38, Account 101-27000-612810, Requisition 1450842ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0025 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Arizona Instrument LLC to Furnish and Deliver Jerome Hydrogen Sulfide Analyzers and Necessary Support Equipment in an amount not to exceed $66,905.00, Account 201-50000-634990, Requisition 1450834ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0027 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 16-RFP-09, Design, Build, Operate and Maintain a Native Plant and Tree Nursery at the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, Fischer Farm, with Industria, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,675,775.00, Accounts 401-50000-645680 and 101-67000-612530, Requisition 1449777DeletedPass Action details Not available
17-0034 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 16-480-11, Renew and Provide Maintenance and Support for All Existing MWRD Polycom Videoconference Equipment, to CDW Government LLC., in an amount not to exceed $14,119.54, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1434636ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0032 129Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 15-118-3M, Main Sewage Pump Seal Water System Modification, Mainstream Pumping Station, Hodgkins, Illinois to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,121,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $56,050.00, for a total amount not to exceed $1,177,050.00, Account 401-50000-645600, Requisition 1425926ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0042 130Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-003-11, 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 $8,179.90, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1364 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to Canon Solutions America, Inc., for the leasing of multifunctional photocopier devices in an amount of $60,000.00, from an amount of $1,443,008.56, to an amount not to exceed $1,503,008.56, Account 101-27000-612330, Purchase Order 3079801ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0016 132Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 11-195-AP Phosphorus Recovery System, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Black & Veatch Construction, Inc. in an amount of $12,994.43, from an amount of $32,078,638.23, to an amount not to exceed $32,091,632.66, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001478ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0018 133Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 06-212-3M Calumet TARP Pump Station Improvements, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Sollit/Sachi/Alworth JV in an amount of $42,016.00, from an amount of $35,698,618.93, to an amount not to exceed $35,740,634.93, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order 5001404ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0024 134Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement for Contract 15-RFP-02 State Legislative Liaison Consulting Services, with Kevin J. Fitzpatrick, in an amount of $102,000.00, from an amount of $306,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $204,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Order 3084016ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0019 135Agenda ItemAuthority to make payment of $6,033,000.00 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the non-federal sponsor’s share of the costs associated with the Chicagoland Underflow Plan McCook Reservoir, Project 73-161-2H, Account 401-50000-645630ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0010 136Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Kevin Jentsch vs. MWRDGC, Case 15 WC 016188 in the sum of $41,860.94, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0015 137Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Brandie Edwards vs. MWRDGC, Case 11 WC 37087 in the sum of $18,641.82, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0017 138Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims of Kevin Kane vs. MWRDGC, Cases 09 WC 40684, 10 WC 11793, and 12 WC 3627 in the sum of $35,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1368 139ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of November 2016.Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-0006 140Agenda ItemAuthority to amend Easement Agreement dated January 5, 2012, between the District and Commonwealth Edison Company on 20.50 acres of District real estate located south of 135th Street in Romeoville, Will County, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 18.03, to allow for the installation, maintenance, operation and removal of underground electrical transmission lines. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0002 141Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate a Project Partnership Agreement with the Department of the Army, represented by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), to collaborate on flood control improvements to the Lyons LeveeApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0026 142Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate a Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement with the Department of the Army, represented by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), to collaborate on flood control improvements to the McCook LeveeApprovedPass Action details Not available
16-1293 143MotionMOTION to re-appoint retiree to Retirement Board of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Pension FundAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
17-0043 144MotionMotion to suspend Article III, Section 3.2 (A) of the Rules of the Board of Commissioners of the MWRDGC and move the appointment of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of each standing Committee to the next Regular Board MeetingAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
17-0045 145ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Samantha Crump for her fight against cancerAdoptedPass Action details Not available