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Meeting Name: Committee of the Whole Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/6/2017 10:35 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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17-0572 11ReportReport on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due on July 1, 2017RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0683 12Agenda ItemAuthority to add Project 15-074-3D, Installation of Baffle Plates in Final Settling Tanks, Terrence J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to the Engineering Department Capital Improvement Program and the Capital Improvements Bond Fund, estimated cost of the project is $1,700,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0695 13Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of April 6, 2017, regarding Authority to add Project 17-609-21, Furnish and Deliver Enhanced Bio-P Control Equipment to the Construction Fund, estimated cost of the project is $240,000.00, Agenda Item No. 1, File No. 17-0352RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
17-0703 14Agenda ItemAuthority to Approve Travel for David St. Pierre, Executive Director, in the estimated amount of $670.00, for travel to St. Louis, Missouri, to attend the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Fall Strategic Leadership Retreat and to Cincinnati, Ohio, to meet with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Accounts 101-15000-612010/612030RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
17-0672 15ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-30, Professional Services to Conduct Phosphorus Removal Feasibility Studies for the Stickney, Calumet, and Terrence J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plants, estimated cost $850,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisitions 1464229, 1464230, and 1464231RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0685 16ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-32 Insurance Broker Services for the purpose of contracting with a qualified firm or firms to provide the District with insurance brokerage and professional services for a three-year period, estimated cost $772,725.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1466266RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0696 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 13, 2017RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0697 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 20, 2017RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0700 19ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 16-803-21, Furnish, Deliver and Install HVAC Systems at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $180,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0722 110ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-35 to engage a consultant for services pertaining to the recruitment, implementation and establishment of Small Business Enterprises (SBE) Program for increased participation on certain District contracts, estimated cost $30,000.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Requisition 1467952RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
17-0704 111Agenda ItemAuthorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 17-360-13 (RE-BID) Proposal to Lease for 10-years 5.95 acres of District real estate located at 3154 South California Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcels 42.05 and 42.16 from Connelly-GPM Environmental, LLC, in the amount of $118,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0718 112Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of June 15, 2017, regarding Authority to increase purchase order to Suez Treatment Solutions, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Parts for Coarse Screens at Various Locations, in an amount of $92,500.00, from an amount of $101,100.00, to an amount not to exceed $193,600.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623270, Purchase Order 7001225, Agenda Item No. 32, File No. 17-0621RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0737 113Agenda ItemAuthorization to further amend and revise File No. 17-0411 (Agenda Item No. 12) Authority to advertise Contract 13-370-3F, Buffalo Creek Reservoir Expansion, estimated cost between, $20,074,055.75 and $24,300,172.75, Accounts 401-50000-645620 and 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1461806 (As Revised) (Deferred from the April 20, 2017 Board Meeting) “ADOPTED AS AMENDED REFER TO FILE ID #17-0411A” (Deferred from the July 6, 2017 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
17-0680 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-636-11 Furnishing and Delivering Hydrogen Peroxide, estimated cost $710,000.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1464032RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0687 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 15-074-3D Installation of Baffle Plates in Final Settling Tanks, Terrence J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $1,700,000.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1467960RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0693 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-903-41 Elevator Improvements at the Mainstream Pumping Station, estimated cost $245,000.00, Account 401-50000-645600, Requisition 1457947RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0707 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-009-11 Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $121,000.00, Account 101-20000-623660RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0708 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-029-11 Furnish and Deliver Safety Equipment to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $110,000.00, Account 101-20000-623700RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0709 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-032-11 Furnish and Deliver Coveralls, Rainwear & Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $53,000.00, Account 101-20000-623700RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0710 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-036-11 Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium Chloride to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $30,000.00, Account 101-20000-623130RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0713 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-051-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hand Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $60,800.00, Account 101-20000-623680RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0720 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-942-11 Job Order Contracting Services, estimated cost: $8,000,000.00, Accounts 101, 201, 401, 501, 901-VAR-VARDeferredPass Action details Video Video
17-0669 123Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with the United States Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey Illinois Water Science Center to install, operate, maintain, and report data from a real-time continuous water quality monitoring station in the Des Plaines River, in an amount not to exceed $355,280.00, Account 201-50000-612400, Requisition 1466106RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0677 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Carahsoft Technology Corporation for Annual Acquia Software Maintenance Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $29,315.52, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1464219RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0682 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to HP, Inc. for the purchase of new and replacement computer hardware and replacement toner, in an amount not to exceed $336,500.00, Accounts 101-27000-623810 and 623520 Requisition 1464039RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0686 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to 72 Hour LLC, DBA National Auto Fleet Group, to Furnish and Deliver one 2017 Ford Transit Connect refrigerated van and one 2017 Ford F-350 with snow plow and lift gate under the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 120716-NAF, in an amount not to exceed $89,665.00, Account 201-50000-634860, Requisition 1467945.RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0690 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with DLT Solutions, LLC. for Autodesk Technical Support for AutoCAD, AutoCAD Vertical and Autodesk Revit software applications, in an amount not to exceed $74,880.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1466111RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0698 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Carahsoft Technology Corporation for Annual SAP Software Maintenance in an amount not to exceed $507,887.17, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1440277RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0701 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 17-803-21, Furnish and Deliver a Replacement Variable Frequency Drive for Low Level Pump No. 5 at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Helsel-Jepperson Electrical, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $41,779.00, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisition 1456121RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0702 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc., to provide Emerson Ovation Distributed Control System (DCS) and ControlWave Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Parts to Various Locations, in a total amount not to exceed $1,013,000.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 69000-623270RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0719 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 17-936-12 (Re-Bid), Furnishing and Delivering Citric Acid, to H-O-H Water Technology, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $141,166.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1437850RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0715 132Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-601-31, Painting of Final Tanks at Various Locations, to CL Coatings, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,574,000.00, Account 401-50000-645750, Requisition 1460683RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0717 133Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-618-12 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver HVAC and Refrigeration Parts and Services, to Autumn Construction Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $255,977.92, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-612680, 623070, 623270, Requisitions 1446468, 1446472, 1446473, 1446474, 1446475 and 1446931RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0688 134Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease the purchase order for Contract 15-IGA-03, Roberts Road Trunk Sewer and Drainage Improvements from 86th Street to 79th Street in the Villages of Justice and Bridgeview, Illinois, with Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (CCDTH) in an amount of $68,287.25, from an amount of $1,250,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,181,712.75, Account 401-50000-612400, Purchase Order 3087749RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0692 135Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 14-824-3DR Rehabilitation of Bridges, NSA on the North Shore Channel, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $51,563.92, from an amount of $2,187,733.19, to an amount not to exceed $2,239,297.11, Account 401-50000-645720, Purchase Order 4000040RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0694 136Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Schiff Hardin LLP to represent and counsel the District in connection with renewable energy projects, in an amount of $100,000.00, from an amount of $350,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $450,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Purchase Order 3081196DeferredPass Action details Video Video
17-0721 137Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to the Chicago Defender, to Publish Invitations to Bid for Contracts and Legal Notices for Original Entrance and Promotional Civil Service Examinations in a Newspaper Intended to Target the African-American Market, in an amount of $8,100.00, from an amount of $9,900.00, to an amount not to exceed $18,000.00, Account 101-20000-612360, Purchase Order 8008614RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0724 138Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to 72 Hour LLC, DBA National Auto Fleet Group, to Furnish and Deliver four 2017 Ford Escapes, three 2017 Ford Transit Medium Roof Vans, and two Chevrolet Suburbans under the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 120716-NAF, in an amount of $11,490.42, from an amount of $264,057.98, to an amount not to exceed $275,548.40, Account 201-50000-634860, Purchase Order 3094017RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0684 139ReportReport on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0676 140Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Christopher Johnson vs. MWRDGC, Claim 15 WC 19563, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $11,030.55, Account 901-30000-601090RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0716 141Agenda ItemAuthority to Remit Self Insured-Retention up to $1,000,000.00 in Connection with the May 17, 2015 CTA Yellow Line Embankment Collapse in Skokie, IL, Account 901-30000-667220RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0691 142Agenda ItemAuthority to extend until August 31, 2017, the terms of the collective bargaining agreements between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and 1) SEIU Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division; 2) the Building Trades Coalition; 3) International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 700; 4) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Instrumentation and Testing); 5) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Operations); 6) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Group); and 7) International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 399.RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0735 143Agenda ItemAuthority to revise Board Order of May 18, 2017 authorizing the District to enter into a new Multi-Project Labor Agreement with the Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council, and as appropriate, the Teamsters Joint Council No. 25, or their union affiliates that become signatories to attach the current MPLA (Deferred from the July 6, 2017 Board Meeting) "ADOPTED AS AMENDED REFER TO FILE ID #17-0735A"Deferred  Action details Video Video
17-0739 144Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a Multi-Project Labor Agreement with the Lake County Building and Construction Trades Council, or its union affiliates that become signatories (Deferred from the July 6, 2017 Board Meeting)"ADOPTED AS AMENDED REFER TO FILE ID #17-0739A"Deferred  Action details Video Video
17-0681 145ReportFinal report on emergency Contract 16-800-01, Installation of Odor Control at Thornton Reservoir Drop Shafts to Nu-Recycling Technology, Inc., Purchase Order 5001570, Account 101-68000-612600RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0706 146Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of May 18, 2017, regarding authority to enter into a Utility Relocation Agreement with Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. to relocate existing cable communication lines and facilities on parcels of real estate recently acquired by the District as part of the Melvina Ditch Reservoir Improvements Project located north of 87th Street and west of Natchez Avenue in Burbank, Illinois, to reflect correct name as Comcast of Illinois IV, Inc. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0714 147Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 25-year, 346,432 + sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to Commonwealth Edison Company to continue to construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair, replace and remove transmission towers and overhead transmission lines on District real estate located along the north side of the Main Channel between Ridgeland Avenue and Pulaski Road in Stickney and Chicago. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $240,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0725 148Agenda ItemAuthority to commence statutory procedures to lease approximately 1.38 acres of District real estate located east of the North Shore Channel, and north and south of the CTA Yellow Line tracks in Skokie, Illinois; part of North Shore Channel Parcel 6.14 RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0727 149Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a perpetual, 12,736 sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to CUNA Mutual Investment Corporation on District real estate located at 2795 West Washington Boulevard in Bellwood, Illinois, for ingress and egress to its adjacent privately owned land. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0723 150Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Robbins to assist the Village in acquiring 20 properties needed to implement the flooding solutions in connection with the Flood Control Project on Midlothian Creek in Robbins, Illinois (17-1GA-02), in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1468507RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0729 151Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Cook County Commissioner Robert SteeleDeleted  Action details Not available
17-0744 152Memorial ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring the memory of David H. ThompsonRecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0728 153ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners affirming the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s support for the Paris Climate AgreementRecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0730 154ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Frank Pasquale’s years of service to the Village of Bellwood and congratulating him on his well-earned retirement RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0742 155ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Dr. Hari Kumar on his contributions to the healthcare communityRecommendedPass Action details Not available